Events

CAS Sofia will host a lecture by Dr Irina Sotirova and Dr Strahil Panayotov on Wednesday, 10 June 2026, at 16:30 at CAS Sofia. Ghosts: Interdisciplinary Dialogue on Similarities and Differences between Mesopotamia and South Korea Abstract: Ghosts, the disembodied remains of the dead, have accompanied the living in Mesopotamia since the mythical creation of...

Bohdan Tsymbal (Sustaining Ukrainian Scholarship Fellowship, Mar - Jul ‘26) will present his research on:
Mykhailo Drahomanov Between Utopian Socialism and Nationalism: Political Thought and Transnational Cultural Networks in the 19th century Ukraine

Lyudmila Klasanova (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Academic Diaspora, May – Jul ‘26) will talk on her project: Buddhist-Christian Interactions between Tibet, Italy, and Bulgaria: The Wheel of Life in Alphabetum Tibetanum (1762) and Its Possible Influence on Zahari Zograf’s Mural at the Transfiguration Monastery (1849-1850) 18 June 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: João Felipe...

Svitlana Pavlenko (Gerda Henkel Fellowship, Mar - Jul ‘26) will give a talk on her study on: Soviet Counterintelligence in Dnipropetrovsk: Secrecy, Control, and Industrial Espionage (1950s–1960s) 25 June 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: Oleksandr Kryvobok Abstract: Based on declassified documents from the Sectoral State Archive of the Security Service of Ukraine in Kyiv...

Yarsolav Zatyliuk (Sustaining Ukrainian Scholarship Fellowship, March - July 26') will present his research on: The Church Statute by the Prince Volodymyr and the Historical Imaginations about Res Gestae of the Baptizer of Rus’ during the 14th - 17th Centuries

Dear CAS Fellows and colleagues, We are pleased to invite you to a guest seminar. The lecture will take place at the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia on 7 July 2026, Tuesday, at 16:30 GMT+3. The address is 7B Stefan Karadzha St, entr. 3, 2nd floor. Dr Blagoy Blagoev (Institute for Work, Organization, and Transformation at the University...

Max Rosochinsky (L&G Artistic Fellowship, Mar - Jul ‘26) will present his project on: The Poetics of Ruins: Fragmentation and Decomposition in Ukrainian War Poetry 09 July 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: Lyudmila Klasanova Abstract: This presentation examines urban ruination in contemporary Ukrainian war poetry, where destroyed spaces and the lost ways of life...

The Department of Arabic and Semitic Studies at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” hosts Summer School of Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Sofia August 24–28, 2026, Sofia University, Hall No. 1 at the Rectorate The program is designed in collaboration with the University of Innsbruck, the Regional History Museum - Sofia, and the Center for...

Lexi Fleurs (L&G Artistic Fellowship Oct ‘26 – Feb ‘27) will present her undergoing book project: A Book of Short Stories “War and in between” 15 October 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderator: Diana Mishkova

Vessela Atanassova (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Junior Scholars, Oct ‘26 – Jul ‘27) will introduce the first stage of her research on: The Thracians in Ptolemaic Egypt 29 October 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderator: Halit Serkan Simen

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

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