Sergii Pakhomenko (Sustaining Ukrainian Scholarship Fellowship, Oct ‘26 - Jul ‘27) will give a talk on his research topic: The Decolonisation Dimension of Ukrainian Memory Politics: Security Motives and Local Controversies 05 November 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderator: Svitlana Pavlenko
Halit Serkan Simen (Gerda Henkel Fellowship, Oct ‘26 - Feb ‘27) presents his research and methodology on the topic: White-bearded Pashas and Young Servants: Generational Awareness, Dynamics and Networks in the sixteenth century Ottoman Empire 12 November 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderator: Tsvetelina Tsvetkova
Please note: This event is in Bulgarian! The Centre for Advanced Study Sofia continues its discussion series, titled “Politics and leadership in an era of crisis: post-democracy, illiberalism, authoritarianism. Alternatives and activism”, moderated by Prof. Anna Krasteva. The fourth lecture in this series of debates will be presented by Ruzha Smilova on the topic of...
Please note: this event is in Bulgarian! We would like to invite you to the upcoming lecture, part of the seminar “Economic and Social History of Bulgaria: The Future through the Past Culture.” The discusssion series continues with a lecture by Assoc. Prof. Petar Dobrev (Faculty of History, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski") on the...
Tsvetelina Tsvetkova (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Junior Scholars, Oct ‘26 – Jul ‘27) Between Empire, Church, and Nation: Education in Bulgarian Exarchate Schools (1878–1912) 19 November 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderator: Martin Ivanov
Lenka Vojtíšková (Relevance of the Humanities Fellowship, Oct ‘26 - Feb ‘27) will talk about: Rethinking the Materiality of Language: The Prague Linguistic Circle and Avant-Garde Literary Practice 26 November 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderator: TBC
Mila Moshelova (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Junior Scholars, Oct ‘26 – Jul ‘27) will give her first talk on: The Politics of History and Democratic Resilience in Post-Authoritarian Contexts: a comparative perspective on memory, meaning, and political contestation in Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary and Germany 03 December 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderator: Eszter Szabó-Reznek
Miglena Dikova-Milanova (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Academic Diaspora, Oct - Dec ‘26) Embodied Testimony and Cultural Conflict: Gender, Violence, and Memory in Contemporary Bulgarian Literature (Karabash and Elmy in dialogue with Lea Ypi) 10 December 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderator: Mila Moshelova
Alexander Panayotov (Pforzheimer Fellowship for Bulgarian Senior Scholars, Oct ‘26 - Feb ‘27) will present his research on: Religious Identity and Personal Piety among Jews and Christians in the Early Byzantine Balkans and the Aegean 14 January 2027 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderator: TBC
Yevgeniya Ignatenko (Sustaining Ukrainian Scholarship Fellowship, Oct ‘26 - Jul ‘27) will talk about her research on: Byzantinoslavica: The Past that will Change the Future 21 January 2027 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderator: Nadezhda Alexandrova
Svetoslav Malinov (Pforzheimer Fellowship for Bulgarian Senior Scholars, Oct ‘26 - Feb ‘27) will introduce his study: Pro-European Conservatism vs. Conservative Populism. A Radical Defence of the European Union 28 January 2027 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderator: TBC
