Events

Please 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 discusssion series continues with a lecture by Dr Veselin Goranchev on the topic of “Business Relations between the Trading Company "Hadzhi Mincho h. Tsachev and company" and the Tapchileshtov Brothers.” The event will take place at the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia on Tuesday, 31 March 2026, at 17:00.

Dr Elena Boeck will present the topic "Byzantium in the Objectiff: Nikodim Kondakov, Jean-X. Raoult and their Photographic Expedition to Sinai" on 1 April 2026, Wednesday, at 16:30.

Radoslava Kuneva (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Junior Scholars, Oct ‘25 – Jul ‘26) will present her research on "Wild nature in Post-socialist cities – Imaginations and Social Constructions of the Wild Nature in the Context of Climate Change and Environmental Crises in Southeastern Europe. The case of Boyana marsh in Sofia and Văcărești park in Bucharest" on 02 April 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: Ivelina Masheva

Mykola Homanyuk (Sustaining Ukrainian Scholarship Fellowship, Mar - Jul ‘26) will present his research on: Ukraine’s Ethnic Minorities during the War: Adaptation to Crisis, Belonging, Identity Preservation 16 April 2026...

Lena Sadovski (Austrian Academy of Sciences) will give a talk on her recent research "How to get Married Correctly. Inter-Religious Marriages among Bulgarian Catholics between Social Customs, Doctrinal Requirements and Political Pressure (17th-18th Centuries)" on 17 April 2026, Friday, at 17:00. Moderated by: Dr Zozan Tarhan

Please 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...

Please note: this event is in Bulgarian!
Dr Mariana Malinova (New Bulgarian University, Sofia) will present on the topic of "Ibn Taymiyyah’s (d. 1328) Concept of Translation" on 22 April 2026, Wednesday, 17:30 at the American Corner of the Sofia City Library, 4A Slaveykov Square.

Ivelina Masheva (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Junior Scholars, Oct ‘25 – Jul ‘26) will present her research on: Women’s Work and (Un)equal pay: The Gender Pay Gap in Bulgarian Industry,...

Please note: this event is in Bulgarian!

Prof. Theodora Dragostinova (Ohio State University) will speak on the topic of "Spoils of War: The Repatriation of Children in the post-1918 Balkans." The event will take place at the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia on Tuesday, 28 April 2026, at 17:00.

Please note: this event is in Bulgarian! The thirteenth cycle of the CAS Public Lecture Series will be held between 22 April and 20 May at the American Corner of...

Marie DuPasquier (L&G Artistic Fellowship Mar - May ‘26) will present her work on: Talking Streams 30 April 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: Radoslava Kuneva Abstract: Waterways that flow...

João Felipe Gonçalves (Relevance of the Humanities Fellowship, Mar - Jul ‘26) will present his research on: Ghosts and Treasures: The Senses of the Great War in Paraguay 07 Мау...

Tuba Eldem (Gerda Henkel Fellowship, Oct ‘25 - Jul ‘26) will present her research on: Patrimonial Power, Plebiscitarian Legitimation and Post-Truth Politics: Explaining the Resilience of Authoritarian Populism in Turkey...

Zornitsa Petrova (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Junior Scholars, Oct ‘25 – Jul ‘26) will present her research on: Constructing Otherness: New Religious Movements and the Challenge of Pluralism in Post-Atheist...