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May 19 – Zachary Strietelmeier

The Workshop on Late Antiquity & Byzantium is proud to announce its next meeting of Spring 2015! Zachary Strietelmeier (M.A. student) will present “The Destruction of the Alexandrian Serapeum: Phenomenology, Space and the Art of Memory-Making.” Please join us on … Continue reading

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May 12 – Edward Schoolman

The Workshop on Late Antiquity & Byzantium is proud to announce its next meeting of Spring 2015! Edward Schoolman (University of Nevada, Reno) will present “Appropriating Late Antiquity: The Cult of Saint Barbatianus in Post-Byzantine Ravenna”. Please join us on Tuesday, … Continue reading

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May 11 – John Behr **unusual day, time, and location**

The Workshop on Late Antiquity and Byzantium is proud to announce an event co-sponsored with the Early Christian Studies Workshop. John Behr (St Vladimir’s Seminary) will be presenting “The Apocalypse of the Cross: The Gospel of John and the Beginning … Continue reading

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April 28 – Mohamad Ballan

The Workshop on Late Antiquity & Byzantium is proud to announce its next meeting of Spring 2015! Mohamad Ballan (PhD. Student, University of Chicago) will be presenting “Andalusi Crete, 827–961: A Reconsideration of the Medieval Arabic Literary Sources.” Please join … Continue reading

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April 21 – Jas Elsner

The Workshop on Late Antiquity & Byzantium is proud to announce our first meeting of Spring 2015! Jas Elsner, visiting professor of art and religion at the Divinity School of University of Chicago, will be presenting “Relic, Icon and Architecture: … Continue reading

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Spring 2015 Schedule

The Workshop on Late Antiquity and Byzantium is please to announce its Spring 2015 schedule. All workshops unless otherwise noted will meet in CWAC 152 on Tuesdays at 4:30 PM. April 21, Jas Elsner will present “Relic, Icon and Architecture: … Continue reading

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**New Date** March 10 – Jeremy Vecchi

The Workshop on Late Antiquity and Byzantium is pleased to announce its final meeting of the winter quarter. Jeremy Vecchi, PhD. student in NELC, will be presenting “Simeon and the Martyrs of Najran”. Please join us on Tuesday, March 10, at … Continue reading

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February 24 – Karin Krause

The Workshop on Late Antiquity & Byzantium is pleased to announce its next meeting, co-sponsored with Early Christian Studies Workshop. Karin Krause (University of Chicago, Divinity School) will be presenting “What became of the Constantinian labarum?” Please join us on … Continue reading

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February 3 – Henning Börm **Please note unusual meeting place and time**

The Workshop on Late Antiquity & Byzantium is pleased to announce its next meeting. Henning Börm (University of Konstanz) will be presenting “Procopius of Caesarea and the Sasanian Empire.” Please join us on Tuesday, February 3, at 5:00 pm, in … Continue reading

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January 29 – Jessica Mutter **Please note unusual meeting time and place**

The Workshop on Late Antiquity and Byzantium is pleased to announce its next meeting. Jessica Mutter, NELC, will be presenting “Defining Ambiguities: Conversion and Boundary Formation among Christians and Muslims in Seventh- and Eighth-Century Syria.” Please join us on Thursday, … Continue reading

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