Zozan Tarhan (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Junior Scholars, Oct ‘25 – Jul ‘26) will present her research on: Delegitimising Foreign Rulers: Neo-Assyrian Propaganda in Action 12 March 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: Elena Boeck
John Paul Newman (Maynooth University, Ireland) will give a talk on his recent research: Ramparts of the Nation? National armies and State-and Nation-Building in Bulgaria, Serbia, and Montenegro after 1878 19 March 2026, 16:30 h. My presentation is part of a larger project looking at the role of national armies in state- and nation-building in...
Brian Boeck (Relevance of the Humanities Fellowship, Mar - Jul ‘26) will present his research on: Espionage Triangle or Hegelian Triad? The Hidden Logic of the Georgiev Spy Case 26 March 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: Svitlana Pavlenko
Radoslava Kuneva (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Junior Scholars, Oct ‘25 – Jul ‘26) will present her research on: Wild nature in Post-socialist cities – Imaginations and Social Constructions of the Wild Nature in the Context of Climate Change and Environmental Crises in Southeastern Europe. The case of Boyana marsh in Sofia and Văcărești park in...
Mykola Homanyuk (Sustaining Ukrainian Scholarship Fellowship, Mar - Jul ‘26) will present his research on: Ukraine’s Ethnic Minorities during the War: Adaptation to Crisis, Belonging, Identity Preservation 16 April 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: Zozan Tarhan
Ivelina Masheva (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Junior Scholars, Oct ‘25 – Jul ‘26) will present her research on: Women’s Work and (Un)equal pay: The Gender Pay Gap in Bulgarian Industry, 1910s–1940s 23 April 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: Olena Uvarova
Please note: this event is in Bulgarian!
Prof. Theodora Dragostinova (Ohio State University) will speak on the topic of "Spoils of War: The Repatriation of Children in the post-1918 Balkans." The event will take place at the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia on Tuesday, 28 April 2026, at 17:00.
Marie DuPasquier (L&G Artistic Fellowship Mar - May ‘26) TBC 30 April 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: Radoslava Kuneva
João Felipe Gonçalves (Relevance of the Humanities Fellowship, Mar - Jul ‘26): Ghosts and Treasures: The Senses of the Great War in Paraguay 07 Мау 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: Zornitsa Petrova
Tuba Eldem (Gerda Henkel Fellowship, Oct ‘25 - Jul ‘26): Post-Truth Populism as an Emerging Electoral Strategy: Empirical Evidences from Turkey’s 2023 elections 14 Мау 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: Magdalena Slavkova
Oleksandr Kryvobok (Sustaining Ukrainian Scholarship Fellowship, Mar - Jul ‘26): Holidays in the Military Everyday Life of the First World War (Based on Materials from Ego-Sources of Eastern European Countries) 21 Мау 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: ...
Zornitsa Petrova (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Junior Scholars, Oct ‘25 – Jul ‘26): Constructing Otherness: New Religious Movements and the Challenge of Pluralism in Post-Atheist Bulgaria 28 Мау 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: Andrii Portnov
