Activities

Material Culture Research Group

August 5, 2024

The Material Culture Research Group was set up in Winter Term 2024 as a space where students, faculty and staff interested in the historicity of material culture could come together and discuss their interests. Our research interests are focused in the late antique, medieval and early modern periods, but such a study must necessarily include the modern afterlives of objects. Previous sessions have discussed spolia, stained glass, and archaeological surveys.

Medieval Radio

August 5, 2024

Activities

CEU Medieval Radio is a non-profit oriented initiative to popularize medieval and early modern music, history and culture, and it is so far Central European University’s first and only radio station. CEU Medieval Radio is run by students of the Historical Studies Department, and it plays authentic pre-1700 music, a podcast series and spots promoting medieval aspects of the Historical Studies Department’s public events.

Late Antique and Byzantine Studies Graduate Student Colloquium

August 5, 2024

Activities

The Late Antique and Byzantine Studies Graduate Student Colloquium was formed in 2022 to encourage cooperation between two institutions (CEU and the University of Vienna) which have a strong tradition of fostering academic excellence in the field of Late Antique and Byzantine studies. Since then, the events of the colloquium have branched out, ranging from open reading sessions to graduate student workshops and international graduate student conferences.

Labor History Initiative

July 24, 2024

Activities

Between 2012 and 2020 the History Department at CEU hosted the research and networking initiative, ‘Labor History for the 21st Century in a Global Perspective’, originated and chaired by Marsha Siefert and Susan Zimmermann.