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Marianna D. Birnbaum (1934-2025)

March 5, 2025
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On 26 February, close to her 91th birthday, we lost Marianna D. Birnbaum, a former Visiting Professor, benefactor and close friend of the Department of Medieval Studies at CEU, Professor Emerita at the Department of European Languages and Cultural Studies at UCLA.

Spotlight: PhD Research

March 3, 2025
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Doctoral research in the department spans the period from late antiquity to the present day, and geographically ranges across Eurasia and beyond. Nelson Bennett, Ada Kök and Anastasiia Morozova all study late antiquity, whilst Julia Boechat MachadoEmilia CastelaoMarta Haiduchok and Ivana Mihaela Žimbrek work on the second half of the twentieth century. 

Inclusion and Exclusion in Medieval Central Europe - MECERN 2025

February 27, 2025
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Last week, faculty and students from the Department of Historical Studies participated in the Medieval Central Europe Research Network's biannual conference in Munich.

PhD Publication: How the Russian Ambassador Met Chinggisid Envoys in the Seventeenth Century

February 23, 2025
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Boris Fonarkov's newly published article explores the complexities of Eurasian imperial interactions in the seventeenth century. Centering on the diplomatic (scientific, military and ethonographic) adventures of the gloriously named Nikolai Gavrilovich Milescu-Spafariĭ and his meeting with Mongol envoys, Boris highlights "a complicated tapestry of individual interests and exchanges".

Program Published: IV Annual Graduate Workshop of Late Antique and Byzantine Studies

February 20, 2025
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The fourth graduate workshop on Late Antique and Byzantine Studies will be held on Friday, February 28, 2025 at CEU. Co-organized by students from CEU and the University of Vienna, the workshop gives graduate students from both institutions an opportunity to present their research and get feedback from an informal and receptive audience.