Rethinking Byzantine Studies in Turkey: Concepts, terms and methods I - (Held in Turkish)

Friday, November 29, 2024 - 09:00

Location: Pera Museum

Host: Boğaziçi University Byzantine Studies Research Center

A year after the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey, Byzantinists of Turkey are convening on 29 November-1 December 2024 to discuss the past, present and future of Byzantine studies in Turkey. The workshop, organized by the Boğaziçi University Byzantine Studies Research Center, will be held in Turkish. Consisting of 10sessions with long Q&A sections, it will explore the subject choices, methods, theories, concepts and terms employed by historians, art and architectural historians and archaeologists from the foundation of Republic up to the present. The major themes to be addressed are historiographical and methodological trends, terminology and periodization, development of reference works and sub-disciplines as well as language education and translation activity.