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February 9 – Elena Boeck

The Workshop on Late Antiquity and Byzantium is pleased to announce its next meeting. Elena Boeck (DePaul University) will present “Byzantine Beholders and Justinian’s Bronze Horseman in the Middle Byzantine Period.” This presentation charts the key biographical transformations in the life of Constantinople’s … Continue reading

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February 3 – Alexander Beihammer

The Workshop on Late Antiquity and Byzantium is pleased to announce its next meeting. Alexander Beihammer (Notre Dame) will present “Byzantine-Turkish Coexistence, State Building, and the Emergence of Islam in Asia Minor in the Age of Alexios I (1081-1118).” Please join us on … Continue reading

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Winter 2016 Schedule

The Workshop on Late Antiquity and Byzantium is proud to announce our Winter 2016 schedule. All workshops unless otherwise noted will meet in CWAC 152 on Tuesdays at 4:30 PM. **Unusual time** Wednesday, February 3, 4:30 pm – Alexander Beihammer will present “Byzantine-Turkish Coexistence, State … Continue reading

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December 1 – Tasha Vorderstrasse

The Workshop on Late Antiquity and Byzantium is pleased to announce its next meeting. Tasha Vorderstrasse (University of Chicago) will present “Reliquary Crosses in the Middle Byzantine Period.” Please join us on Tuesday, December 1st, at 4:30 pm in CWAC 156. Persons in need … Continue reading

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November 17 – Richard Payne

The Workshop on Late Antiquity and Byzantium is pleased to announce its next meeting. Richard Payne (University of Chicago) will present “The Making of Turan: The Fall and Transformation of the Iranian East in Late Antiquity.” Contemporaneously with the fall and transformation … Continue reading

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November 3 – David Orsbon

The Workshop on Late Antiquity and Byzantium is pleased to announce its next meeting. David Orsbon (PhD. Student, University of Chicago) will present “The Aesthetics of Apotheosis: The Primacy of Aesthesis in Eastern Neo-Platonic Theurgy.” This talk focuses on the concept of neo-Platonic … Continue reading

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October 20 – Jason Osequeda

The Workshop on Late Antiquity and Byzantium is pleased to announce its next meeting. Jason Osequeda (PhD. Student, University of Chicago) will present “Boundaries of Authority between Patriarch and Emperor in Fifth Century Constantinople.” Please join us on Tuesday, October 20th, at 4:30 … Continue reading

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October 9 – Leonora Neville

The Workshop on Late Antiquity and Byzantium is pleased to announce its first workshop of the year. Leonora Neville – Professor of Byzantine History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison – will present “Gender & the Historian’s Voice in Anna Komnene’s Alexiad.” Why didn’t Greek … Continue reading

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Autumn 2015 Schedule

The Workshop on Late Antiquity and Byzantium is proud to announce our Autumn 2015 schedule. All workshops unless otherwise noted will meet in CWAC 156 on Tuesdays at 4:30 PM. **Unusual time** Friday, October 9, 4:30 pm – Leonora Neville will present “Gender … Continue reading

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