Retracing Connections: Byzantine Storyworlds in Greek, Arabic, Georgian, and Old Slavonic (c. 950 – c. 1100), Uppsala University via Zoom, October 23, 2020, 1:15 pm CET

Retracing connections: Byzantine Storyworlds in Greek, Arabic, Georgian, and Old Slavonic (c. 950 – c. 1100) is a long-term international, interdisciplinary research programme funded by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond and administered by Uppsala University, in collaboration with the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul and the University of Southern Denmark. Through the work on narrative materials in four medieval languages, the programme will produce new methodological and technical tools, as well as critical editions and databases to help scholars approach stories that traveled between premodern languages and cultures.

Instead of letting the extraordinary circumstances of the global pandemic hinder our work and isolate us in our homes, the members of the Retracing connections programme want to reach out, bring colleagues closer and inspire discussion. 

Join us on Friday, October 23, 2020 at 13.15 CET on Zoom to meet our team members and hear about the programme! Help us connect the first dots of premodern transcultural storytelling from different corners of the world.

Short presentations of the programme by Ingela Nilsson, Marijana Vuković, Uffe Holmsgaard Eriksen, Sandro Nikolaishvili and Christian Høgel will be followed by a discussion where you can ask questions to all of our team members. The discussion will be moderated by Milan Vukašinović and Myrto Veikou. 

Advance registration required.