Events

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 Abstract: The overarching aim of the research is to...

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 Abstract: The presentation investigates the gender wage gap in Bulgarian industry during the first half of the twentieth century....

Please note that this event is in Bulgarian. We will convene for a lecture on "The Liturgicon Pogod. 37, or Who is Monk Simon and Which are his Manuscripts" Lecturer: Prof. Dr Elissaveta Moussakova, 23 January 2026, Wednesday, 16:00.

Pauli Heikkilä (Relevance of the Humanities Fellowship, Jan - Feb ‘26) will present his research on: Uniting the Divided Continent from Afar. Eastern European Emigrant Attempts Towards European Unification during the Cold War 29 January 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Abstract: The project deals with proposals and ideas about European unification presented by Eastern European emigrant...

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 Abstract: This study explores the structure of the religious field in Bulgaria, with particular...

Please note: this event is in Bulgarian!
Dr Yuliy Emilov will present his topic “From Monopoly to War: Towards the History of Byzantium in the Last Decades of the 3rd Century BC”on 17 February 2025, at 17:00.

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 Abstract: This presentation explores gendered charisma within Roma evangelical communities in Bulgaria, examining how women exercise spiritual power and negotiate authority in male-dominated religious...

Please note: this event is in Bulgarian!
Maria Cheresheva will present her topic "Media and Post-Democracy. Power, AI, Polarization: Is There a Place for Journalism in the Post-Truth Era?" on 25 February 2026 at 17:00. Debaters: Prof. Antoniy Todorov and Assoc. Prof. Vesislava Antonova.

CAS Sofia is hosting a peer-led seminar, organised by a few of our current CAS Fellows which will hopefully be of interest to you! The seminar will be moderated by Dr Radostina Schivatcheva. Thursday, 26 February, at 16:30 GMT+2 at CAS Sofia Empirical Perspectives on Research Methodology: A Peer-Led Seminar This peer-led seminar brings together CAS...

Olena Uvarova (Sustaining Ukrainian Scholarship Fellowship, Feb - Jun ‘26) Life in Forced Migration: Greek Refugees in Odessa and Chișinău during the Greek Revolution of Independence (1821–1829) 05 March 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: Nadezhda Alexandrova

Please note: this event is in Bulgarian!
Svetlana Muhova will present her topic “New Data on the Carpenters who Worked in Koprivshtitsa during the Bulgarian National Revival” on 10 March 2026, at 17:00.

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