July 8–11, 2025

This conference will gather scholars engaged in research on Greek hymns found in the earliest extant sources of all Eastern liturgical rites. The scope of inquiry includes not only hymns that may be regarded as part of the (pre-)history of the received Byzantine rite but also those composed in Greek for non-Byzantine traditions. We particularly invite contributions on hymns that did not withstand medieval processes of ritual hybridisation and standardisation and those thought to have been composed in Greek but preserved only in ancient translations (e.g. Georgian, Syriac, Armenian). A diversity of methodological approaches is welcomed, and papers that clearly combine philological and palaeographical research with innovative literary or cultural-historical analysis are warmly encouraged. Proposals to present previously unknown and unedited material and those dealing with material aspects of the field will be prioritised.

General inquiries and paper proposals should be submitted to Gregory Tucker (gregory.tucker@ur.de) by 5pm CET on 15th September 2024.

June 4–7, 2025

The deadline for submitting communications is 30th September 2024.

For informations please write to the SEB’s email estudiosbizantinos@gmail.com

October 10–12, 2024

Organized by the National Archives of Georgia in Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia, 1, Vazha-Pshavela Ave.

The scientific directions of the conference are:

• Philology (classical, Byzantine, and modern Greek philology, literature, linguistics, theory of literature, codicology-textual criticism, folklore studies);
• History, source studies, archival studies, ethnology, archaeology, and anthropology;
• Art history (depictive and decorative-applied art, architecture, audio-visual art, theory of art and history, choreography);
• Cultural studies (museology, antiquity studies, theory of culture, and history);
• Digital aesthetics and design;
• Digital archives and databases;
• Conservation and restoration.

For more details see: https://archive.gov.ge/en/ix-saertashoriso-konferentsia-1

September 11-13, 2024

In the framework of the Köln/Leuven research project funded by the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung and launched in 2022, the project team organizes an international conference on The Bible in Middle Byzantine Hagiography (8th-10th century) at the picturesque Arenberg Castle on the outskirts of Leuven.

For details see: https://www.arts.kuleuven.be/grieks/nieuws/biblecongress