Byzantium: Still Surprising in 2015?, inaugural meeting of the British Byzantine Postgraduate Network, Oxford, November 3, 2015 at 5:00pm

The British Byzantine Postgraduate Network is a newly established research network aimed at better integrating the vibrant community of early-career scholars researching all aspects of the Byzantine world. The first meeting will involve several short and thought-provoking presentations, as well as a chance to discuss the network’s practical aims, inter-institutional collaboration, and possible future events.

Program

The Surprising History of Byzantine Choziba
DANIEL NEARY (Corpus Christi College, Cambridge)

Preliminary Assessment of the Manuscript Tradition of St John Climacus’ Ladder of Divine Ascent in Late Byzantium
ELLIOTT MASON (Royal Holloway, London)

Weavers in Byzantium: Unravelling the History of Industry
ANNA KELLY (University of Birmingham)

A Provincial Surprise? Cappadocia's Place in the Medieval Eastern Roman Empire.
NICHOLAS MATHEOU (Pembroke College, Oxford)

Surprising Reasons to Study Late Byzantine Political History
BRIAN McLAUGHLIN (Royal Holloway, London)