Events

Ekaterina Yahyaoui (Gerda Henkel Fellow, Mar – Jul ‘25) will be giving a talk on her research: Equality and Human Rights: Between Identity and Difference on 24 April 2025 (Thursday), at 16:30. Moderated by Yuliya Krylova-Grek. Abstract: The principle of equality is a founding principle of the organization of the United Nations and a core...

The regular discussion series on the topic “Bulgaria after Chernobyl” started in January 2025. The idea of this seminar is to publicise the latest discoveries made by our team of researchers, whose goal it is to shed light on the “management” and consequences of the Chernobyl disaster in Bulgaria. The seminar is co-organised by the Centre...

Please note: this event is in Bulgarian! The CAS Public Lecture Series will be held between 23 April and 11 June at the American Corner of the Sofia City Library at 4A Slaveykov Square. You are cordially invited to attend the lectures of the junior and senior Bulgarian Fellows of the 2023-2024 academic year under...

Miglena Stamberova (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Junior Scholars, Oct ‘24 – Jul ‘25) is presenting her progress on: Politicizing Science: the Impact of Politics on the Bulgarian Archaeology during the Communist Period and the Years of Transition on 08 May 2025 (Thursday), at 16:30. Moderated by: Oleg Rusakovskiy.

The regular discussion series on the topic “Bulgaria after Chernobyl” started in January 2025. The idea of this seminar is to publicise the latest discoveries made by our team of researchers, whose goal it is to shed light on the “management” and consequences of the Chernobyl disaster in Bulgaria. The seminar is co-organised by the Centre...

Please note: this event is in Bulgarian! The CAS Public Lecture Series will be held between 23 April and 11 June at the American Corner of the Sofia City Library at 4A Slaveykov Square. You are cordially invited to attend the lectures of the junior and senior Bulgarian Fellows of the 2023-2024 academic year under...

Please note: this event is in Bulgarian! The Centre for Advanced Study hosts a discussion series under the theme: Why Byzantium? We will convene for a lecture on the following topic: The Mongol Expansion in the 13th Century: Horsemen of the Apocalypse or Harbingers of Globalization Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Dr Konstantin Golev (Institute for Historical...

Polina Dimova (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Diaspora Scholars, May – Jul ‘25) will present on: The Skriabin Century: Aleksandr Skriabin’s Myth and Music in Twentieth-Century Russian Culture on 22 May (Thursday), at 16:30 h. Abstract: This lecture investigates the synaesthetic ideas, multimedia music, and legacy of Russian composer Aleksandr Skriabin in the twentieth century by...

The regular discussion series on the topic “Bulgaria after Chernobyl” started in January 2025. The idea of this seminar is to publicise the latest discoveries made by our team of researchers, whose goal it is to shed light on the “management” and consequences of the Chernobyl disaster in Bulgaria. The seminar is co-organised by the Centre...

Please note: this event is in Bulgarian! The CAS Public Lecture Series will be held between 23 April and 11 June at the American Corner of the Sofia City Library at 4A Slaveykov Square. You are cordially invited to attend the lectures of the junior and senior Bulgarian Fellows of the 2023-2024 academic year under...

The Centre for Advanced Study Sofia (CAS), in partnership with the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), is pleased to announce this year’s Summer Institute for the Study of East Central and Southeastern Europe (SISECSE). CAS and ACLS will convene leading scholars from Eastern Europe and North America for a two-week residency in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria...

Yuliya Krylova-Grek (Sustaining Ukrainian Scholarship, Mar – Jul ‘25) will give a talk on: Media, Language and Society: Propaganda, Manipulation, and Psychological Resistance on 05 June 2025 (Thursday), at 16:30. Moderated by Polina Dimova. Abstract: Language plays a key role in shaping social reality, especially in times of turmoil. The current Russia agresssion demonstrates how...

Деветото издание на семинара "България след Чернобил" ще се проведе на 10 юни от 16:30 часа (вторник). Димитър Щ. Димов ще говори върху Чернобил като взрив в системата за управление на екологичните проблеми в НРБ Чрез представянето на историята на атмосферното замърсяване в Димитровград ще се очертаят дългосрочните институционални, пропагандни, експертни и ежедневни рефлекси по...

Please note: this event is in Bulgarian The CAS Public Lecture Series will be held between 23 April and 11 June at the American Corner of the Sofia City Library at 4A Slaveykov Square. You are cordially invited to attend the lectures of the junior and senior Bulgarian Fellows of the 2023-2024 academic year under...