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SUMMARY:Fellow seminar: Decolonisation in Ukraine’s Memory Politics: Security Motives and Local Controversies
DESCRIPTION:Sergii Pakhomenko (Sustaining Ukrainian Scholarship Fellowship\, Oct ‘26 – Jul ‘27) will give a talk on his research topic: \nDecolonisation in Ukraine’s Memory Politics: Security Motives and Local Controversies\n05 November 2026 (Thursday)\, 16:30 h. \nModerator: Svitlana Pavlenko \nAbstract: This research examines the state policy of decolonisation in Ukraine as a component of contemporary memory politics\, which is being shaped in the context of the full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war. Although decolonial discourse in Ukraine is unfolding in various spheres- culture\, art\, museum practices\, public history\, as well as in the processes of decolonising academic knowledge -the author focuses specifically on decolonisation as a normatively regulated memory policy\, enshrined in legislation and implemented through state institutions and local self-government bodies. In practice\, this policy is primarily implemented in the field of toponymy and the symbolic redefinition of public space\, focusing on ridding it of its Russian imperial and Soviet heritage. \nThe research shows how the decolonisation dimension of historical policy corresponds with the discourse on mnemonic securitisation\, which implies “making certain historical remembrances secure by delegitimising… or criminalising others” (M. Mälksoo). Drawing on postcolonial theory\, securitisation theory\, and discourse analysis\, the author highlights the complex interplay between security imperatives\, ideological motives\, and identity politics that shape Ukraine’s current memory landscape. \nBuilding on this\, after 2022\, Ukraine’s memory politics have taken an anticolonial turn\, privileging a Ukrainocentric perspective and reducing the space for mnemonic hybridity. On the one hand\, this shift can be understood as a response to the ideological framing of Russian aggression\, which denies the very existence of Ukrainian identity and traditions of statehood. On the other hand\, it sometimes generates tension between the securitised national narrative and locally rooted forms of mnemonic ambivalence. The city of Odesa serves as a case study illustrating these dynamics- a site where imperial\, Ukrainian\, Soviet\, and post-Soviet legacies intersect\, revealing the difficulties of reconciling national and local frameworks of memory within Ukraine’s current decolonisation agenda.
URL:https://cas.bg/en/event/fellow-seminar-the-decolonisation-dimension-of-ukrainian-memory-politics-security-motives-and-local-controversies/
LOCATION:Centre for Advanced Study Sofia\, 7B Stefan Karadzha St\, entr. 3\, Sofia\, ‎ ‎1000‎ ‎\, Bulgaria
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Sofia:20261112T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Sofia:20261112T183000
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CREATED:20261006T130314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261006T131702Z
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SUMMARY:Fellow seminar: White-bearded Pashas and Young Servants: Generational Awareness\, Dynamics and Networks in the sixteenth century Ottoman Empire
DESCRIPTION:Halit Serkan Simen (Gerda Henkel Fellowship\, Oct ‘26 – Feb ‘27) presents his research and methodology on the topic: \nWhite-bearded Pashas and Young Servants: Generational Awareness\, Dynamics and Networks in the sixteenth century Ottoman Empire\n12 November 2026 (Thursday)\, 16:30 h. \nModerator: Tsvetelina Tsvetkova
URL:https://cas.bg/en/event/white-bearded-pashas-and-young-servants-generational-awareness-dynamics-and-networks-in-the-sixteenth-century-ottoman-empire/
LOCATION:Centre for Advanced Study Sofia\, 7B Stefan Karadzha St\, entr. 3\, Sofia\, ‎ ‎1000‎ ‎\, Bulgaria
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Sofia:20261116T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Sofia:20261116T183000
DTSTAMP:20261105T001109
CREATED:20261027T085247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261027T085247Z
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SUMMARY:Discussion Series “Post-Democracy”: Illiberalism and Democratic Sustainability: A Role for Citizens?
DESCRIPTION:Please note: This event is in Bulgarian! \nThe 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. \nThe fourth lecture in this series of debates will be presented by Ruzha Smilova on the topic of “Illiberalism and Democratic Sustainability: A Role for Citizens?” on Monday\, 16 November 2026\, at 17:00 at the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia. \nDebaters: Prof. Stiliyan Yotov\, Prof. Dimitar Vatsov \nModerator: Prof. Anna Krasteva
URL:https://cas.bg/en/event/discussion-series-post-democracy-illiberalism-and-democratic-sustainability-a-role-for-citizens/
LOCATION:Centre for Advanced Study Sofia\, 7B Stefan Karadzha St\, entr. 3\, Sofia\, ‎ ‎1000‎ ‎\, Bulgaria
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Sofia:20261117T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Sofia:20261117T183000
DTSTAMP:20261105T001109
CREATED:20261027T081837Z
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SUMMARY:Discussion Series “Economic and Social History”: The Fate of the Penchevi Family in Northern Dobrudja: Between Integration and National Homogenization (1878–1905)
DESCRIPTION:Please note: this event is in Bulgarian! \nWe 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 topic of “The Fate of the Penchevi Family in Northern Dobrudja: Between Integration and National Homogenization (1878–1905)”. The event will take place at the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia on 17 November 2026\, Tuesday\, from 17:00. \nThe discussion series is convened by Martin Ivanov and Roumen Avramov.
URL:https://cas.bg/en/event/discussion-series-economic-and-social-history-the-fate-of-the-penchevi-family-in-northern-dobrudja-between-integration-and-national-homogenization-1878-1905/
LOCATION:Centre for Advanced Study Sofia\, 7B Stefan Karadzha St\, entr. 3\, Sofia\, ‎ ‎1000‎ ‎\, Bulgaria
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Sofia:20261119T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Sofia:20261119T183000
DTSTAMP:20261105T001109
CREATED:20261006T130948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261006T130948Z
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SUMMARY:Fellow seminar: Between Empire\, Church\, and Nation: Education in Bulgarian Exarchate Schools (1878–1912)
DESCRIPTION:Tsvetelina Tsvetkova (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Junior Scholars\, Oct ‘26 – Jul ‘27) \nBetween Empire\, Church\, and Nation: Education in Bulgarian Exarchate Schools (1878–1912)\n19 November 2026 (Thursday)\, 16:30 h. \nModerator: Martin Ivanov
URL:https://cas.bg/en/event/fellow-seminar-between-empire-church-and-nation-education-in-bulgarian-exarchate-schools-1878-1912/
LOCATION:Centre for Advanced Study Sofia\, 7B Stefan Karadzha St\, entr. 3\, Sofia\, ‎ ‎1000‎ ‎\, Bulgaria
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Sofia:20261126T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Sofia:20261126T183000
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CREATED:20261006T131426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261006T131426Z
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SUMMARY:Fellow seminar: Rethinking the Materiality of Language: The Prague Linguistic Circle and Avant-Garde Literary Practice
DESCRIPTION:Lenka Vojtíšková (Relevance of the Humanities Fellowship\, Oct ‘26 – Feb ‘27) will talk about: \nRethinking the Materiality of Language: The Prague Linguistic Circle and Avant-Garde Literary Practice\n26 November 2026 (Thursday)\, 16:30 h. \nModerator: TBC
URL:https://cas.bg/en/event/fellow-seminar-rethinking-the-materiality-of-language-the-prague-linguistic-circle-and-avant-garde-literary-practice/
LOCATION:Centre for Advanced Study Sofia\, 7B Stefan Karadzha St\, entr. 3\, Sofia\, ‎ ‎1000‎ ‎\, Bulgaria
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Sofia:20261203T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Sofia:20261203T183000
DTSTAMP:20261105T001109
CREATED:20261006T132100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261006T132100Z
UID:22705-1796315400-1796322600@cas.bg
SUMMARY:Fellow seminar: The Politics of History and Democratic Resilience in Post-Authoritarian Contexts: a comparative perspective on memory\, meaning\, and political contestation
DESCRIPTION:Mila Moshelova (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Junior Scholars\, Oct ‘26 – Jul ‘27) will give her first talk on: \nThe 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\n03 December 2026 (Thursday)\, 16:30 h. \nModerator: Eszter Szabó-Reznek
URL:https://cas.bg/en/event/fellow-seminar-the-politics-of-history-and-democratic-resilience-in-post-authoritarian-contexts-a-comparative-perspective-on-memory-meaning-and-political-contestation/
LOCATION:Centre for Advanced Study Sofia\, 7B Stefan Karadzha St\, entr. 3\, Sofia\, ‎ ‎1000‎ ‎\, Bulgaria
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Sofia:20261210T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Sofia:20261210T183000
DTSTAMP:20261105T001109
CREATED:20261006T132552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261009T084039Z
UID:22712-1796920200-1796927400@cas.bg
SUMMARY:Fellow seminar: Embodied Testimony and Cultural Conflict: Gender\, Violence\, and Memory in Contemporary Bulgarian Literature
DESCRIPTION:Miglena Dikova-Milanova (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Academic Diaspora\, Oct – Dec ‘26) \nEmbodied Testimony and Cultural Conflict: Gender\, Violence\, and Memory in Contemporary Bulgarian Literature (Karabash and Elmy in dialogue with Lea Ypi)\n10 December 2026 (Thursday)\, 16:30 h. \nModerator: Mila Moshelova
URL:https://cas.bg/en/event/fellow-seminar-embodied-testimony-and-cultural-conflict-gender-violence-and-memory-in-contemporary-bulgarian-literature/
LOCATION:Centre for Advanced Study Sofia\, 7B Stefan Karadzha St\, entr. 3\, Sofia\, ‎ ‎1000‎ ‎\, Bulgaria
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Sofia:20270114T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Sofia:20270114T183000
DTSTAMP:20261105T001109
CREATED:20261012T112303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261012T112412Z
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SUMMARY:Fellow seminar: Religious Identity and Personal Piety among Jews and Christians in the Early Byzantine Balkans and the Aegean
DESCRIPTION:Alexander Panayotov (Pforzheimer Fellowship for Bulgarian Senior Scholars\, Oct ‘26 – Feb ‘27) will present his research on: \nReligious Identity and Personal Piety among Jews and Christians in the Early Byzantine Balkans and the Aegean\n14 January 2027 (Thursday)\, 16:30 h. \nModerator: TBC
URL:https://cas.bg/en/event/fellow-seminar-religious-identity-and-personal-piety-among-jews-and-christians-in-the-early-byzantine-balkans-and-the-aegean/
LOCATION:Centre for Advanced Study Sofia\, 7B Stefan Karadzha St\, entr. 3\, Sofia\, ‎ ‎1000‎ ‎\, Bulgaria
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Sofia:20270121T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Sofia:20270121T183000
DTSTAMP:20261105T001109
CREATED:20261012T120752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261012T120752Z
UID:22733-1800549000-1800556200@cas.bg
SUMMARY:Fellow seminar: Byzantinoslavica: The Past that will Change the Future
DESCRIPTION:Yevgeniya Ignatenko (Sustaining Ukrainian Scholarship Fellowship\, Oct ‘26 – Jul ‘27) will talk about her research on: \nByzantinoslavica: The Past that will Change the Future\n21 January 2027 (Thursday)\, 16:30 h. \nModerator: Nadezhda Alexandrova
URL:https://cas.bg/en/event/fellow-seminar-byzantinoslavica-the-past-that-will-change-the-future/
LOCATION:Centre for Advanced Study Sofia\, 7B Stefan Karadzha St\, entr. 3\, Sofia\, ‎ ‎1000‎ ‎\, Bulgaria
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Sofia:20270128T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Sofia:20270128T183000
DTSTAMP:20261105T001109
CREATED:20261012T121304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261012T121304Z
UID:22740-1801153800-1801161000@cas.bg
SUMMARY:Fellow seminar: Pro-European Conservatism vs. Conservative Populism. A Radical Defence of the European Union
DESCRIPTION:Svetoslav Malinov (Pforzheimer Fellowship for Bulgarian Senior Scholars\, Oct ‘26 – Feb ‘27) will introduce his study: \nPro-European Conservatism vs. Conservative Populism. A Radical Defence of the European Union\n28 January 2027 (Thursday)\, 16:30 h. \nModerator: TBC
URL:https://cas.bg/en/event/fellow-seminar-pro-european-conservatism-vs-conservative-populism-a-radical-defence-of-the-european-union/
LOCATION:Centre for Advanced Study Sofia\, 7B Stefan Karadzha St\, entr. 3\, Sofia\, ‎ ‎1000‎ ‎\, Bulgaria
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cas.bg/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/we-the-people.jpg
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