The monk Theophanes presents his book to the Virgin Hodegetria. 
Byzantine Gospel Book, Constantinople, 2nd quarter of the 12th century; an inscription identifies the scribe and illuminator with the donor. 
Felton Bequest 1960 710-2; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

IMPERIUM AND CULTURE: XVTH BIENNIAL CONFERENCE OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION FOR BYZANTINE STUDIES

The Australian Association for Byzantine Studies announces its XVth Biennial Conference.  This meeting's theme will be 'Imperium and Culture', looking at the relationship between imperial patronage and involvement in various aspects of cultural expression. This theme will be interpreted broadly and papers will come from all fields.  Both scholars with academic affiliation and working independently, as well as postgraduate students, are encouraged to attend.

Download and print the conference poster.

The Conference will be held 8-10 February 2008 at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.  Details from:

Dr Geoffrey Nathan
School of History and Philosophy
The University of New South Wales
Sydney, NSW 2052
AUSTRALIA

61 (+2) 9385 8014
61 (+2) 9385 1251 (fax)
g.nathan@unsw.edu.au


2007/2008 SUBSCRIPTIONS DUE

Subscription renewals for membership are now due for 2007/2008.  As before, you can pay for one year (mid 2007-mid 2008) or two, up to mid-2009.  Please download and fill out the form.


Formed in 1977, the Australian Association for Byzantine Studies is a non-profit organisation that aims to foster links between scholars, students and laypersons within Australia and New Zealand who are interested in Byzantium and related fields.

The Australian Association is a member of the Association Internationale des Etudes Byzantines. It also has close working links with Byzantine groups in a number of countries.  The Association supports and promotes three areas of activity:

  • A semi-annual Newsletter, Byzantine Studies in Australia, which contains news of events of interest to members, as well as information about scholarly activity within Australia and overseas.
  • A biennial conference, which offers the opportunity for members to present papers or to hear discussions of interest from scholars within Australia, as well as from overseas. Participation comes from a wide range of disciplines and covers a broad time span, so that papers, even when devoted to a particular theme, are always diverse.
  • The publication of Byzantina Australiensia, an academic series which aims to provide access to texts of the Byzantine period in translation, as well as to relevant scholarship.
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