Events

We would like to invite you to the upcoming lecture, part of the discussion series "Why Byzantium?" The seminar continues with a lecture by Dr Jelena Erdeljan on the "Politics and (visual) identity. Three Serbian royal mausolea of the 14th century revisited (Banjska, Dečani, Holy Archangels by Prizren)". The event will take place at the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia on Wednesday, 10 December 2025, at 16:00.

Maksym Bryukhanov (Sustaining Ukrainian Scholarship Fellowship, Oct ‘25 - Feb ‘26) will present his research on: Social Mobility of Ukrainian Ancestors in the 19th-21st centuries 11 December 2025 (Thursday), at 16:30. Moderated by: Andrii Portnov Abstract: Do surnames reveal anything about social inequality? Evidence from popular academic publications suggests that those with noble surnames maintain high...

CAS Sofia will host a lecture by Prof. Markham J. Geller on the topic of "Ancient Babylonian Medicine versus Magic: the Covid Dilemma" on 19 December 2025, at 15:00.

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 discussions series continues with a lecture by Dr Kabalan Moukarzel on the “Private Initiative in the Neo-Babylonian Era. The House of E-gibi”....

Aleksandra Tobiasz (Relevance of the Humanities Fellowship, Oct ‘25 - Feb ‘26) will give a talk on: (Central) European Self in the Mirrors of the West and the East – Geopoetic, Sensory Topographies of East-Central Europe 15 January 2026 (Thursday), at 16:30 Moderated by: Andrii Portnov

Ivelina Masheva (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Junior Scholars, Oct ‘25 – Jul ‘26): Women’s Work and (Un)equal pay: The Gender Pay Gap in Bulgarian Industry, 1910s–1940s 22 January 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: Nadezhda Alexandrova

Zornitsa Petrova (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Junior Scholars, Oct ‘25 – Jul ‘26) will introduce her research on: Constructing Otherness: New Religious Movements and the Challenge of Pluralism in Post-Secular Bulgaria 05 February 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: Tuba Eldem

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 discussions series continues with a lecture by Dr Yuliy Emilov on “From Monopoly to War: Towards the History of Byzantium in the Last Decades...

Magdalena Slavkova (Pforzheimer Fellowship for Bulgarian Senior Scholars, Oct ‘25 - Mar ‘26) Gendered charisma and Roma female evangelists (20th-21st century) 19 February 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: Zornitsa Petrova

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 discussions series continues with a lecture by Svetlana Muhova on the “New data on the carpenters who worked in Koprivshtitsa during the...