Cappadocia in Context 2018, Nevşehir, June 18–July 3, 2018

Koç University's Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (ANAMED) is delighted to announce Cappadocia in Context, an international intensive summer program taught by Prof. Robert Ousterhout and Dr. Tolga Uyar for graduate students in Byzantine Studies. Cappadocia in Context will take place in Cappadocia, Nevşehir from June 18 - July 3 2018.

Through this rigorous program that combines guided site visits and thematic explorations with lectures and seminar presentations, participants will explore ways to “read” the landscape and its monuments, as well as ways to write a regional history based on the close analysis of sites and monuments. Within its breathtaking volcanic landscape, Cappadocia preserves extensive rock-cut features from the Byzantine period, including more than a thousand rock-cut churches and chapels (one-third of which preserve significant elements of their painted decoration), as well as monasteries, houses, villages, towns, cemeteries, and fortresses. The region is unrivaled in terms of its material culture, but because it lacks a written history, the monuments of Cappadocia remain poorly known to most Byzantinists. (see: Program Schedule).

The program is open to students enrolled in MA and PhD programs in Byzantine Studies or a related field.

The fee for the course is $2000 USD. Tuition includes accommodation in Cappadocia (shared double rooms), breakfast and dinner, course materials, and field trip expenses. Scholarships will be given based on need and merit. Please indicate your wish to be considered for a scholarship and make sure to submit the related form.