Famine and Plagues in Byzantium: Archaeology, Documentary and Hagiography in a Comparative Perspective, lecture by Beate Bölhendorf Arslan (Philipps Universitat Marburg), discussants Wıllıam Caraher (University of North Dakota), Antje Fehrmann (Freie Universität Berlin), and  Aneilya Barnes (Coastal Carolina University), ZOOM, July 10, 2020, 7:00 pm

The Byzantine Seminar Series “Byzantium at Ankara” is an event organized and hosted in collaboration by the Department of History at Bilkent University and the Department of History of Art at Hacettepe University. It is now entering its second year of activity with a Global Byzantium Summer Seminar Series in collaboration with scholars from both Europe and the US.

The object of the "Global Byzantium at Ankara from Past to Present Summer Seminar Series" is to engage Byzantine scholars from different backgrounds and areas of expertise in a conversation on issues which relate and resonate with the current socio-political and economic situation. The importance of building these connections should indeed put Byzantium in a global, modern and historical perspective. Discussions will be open to scholars and students as well as Medieval and Byzantine enthusiasts.

All the sessions will be broadcasted via Zoom. Pre-registration is required. A link to attend the seminar will be sent one hour before the start of the meeting.