Call for Sessions: Mary Jaharis Center Sponsored Panel, 50th Annual Byzantine Studies Conference
As part of its ongoing commitment to Byzantine studies, the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture seeks proposals for Mary Jaharis Center sponsored sessions at the 50th Annual Byzantine Studies Conference to be held in New York City, October 24–27, 2024. We invite session proposals on any topic relevant to Byzantine studies.
Session proposals must be submitted through the Mary Jaharis Center website. The deadline for submission is April 3, 2024.
If the proposed session is accepted, the Mary Jaharis Center will reimburse a maximum of 5 session participants (presenters and chair) up to $800 maximum for scholars based in North America and up to $1400 maximum for those coming from outside North America. Funding is through reimbursement only; advance funding cannot be provided.
For further details and submission instructions, please visit https://maryjahariscenter.org/sponsored-sessions/50th-bsc
Contact Brandie Ratliff, Director, Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture, with any questions.
Call for Nominations
Join the Governing Board! We are accepting nominations for 4 new members. Candidates should consult the list of those four members whose terms are ending on the BSANA website Leadership page. The Governing Board reflects our mandate for diversity and inclusion, with representation of our diverse fields of study, of early career, independent, tenure-earning and retired members, and of public and private institutions. Each member serves for four years. Make your voice heard!
Please send your nominations and self-nominations to the Chair of the Nominating Committee, Lynn Jones, at lajones@fsu.edu.
We look forward to seeing you in Vancouver!
The Forty-Ninth Annual Byzantine Studies Conference (BSC) will be held at the Wosk Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver from Thursday, October 26 to Sunday, October 29, 2023.
A reminder: the cut-off for the reduced conference hotel rate is Thursday, October 5th. Reservations can be made through
the conference website.
Reminder: Register now for the 49th annual Byzantine Studies Conference in Vancouver! Click here to register for the conference, read the conference program, and find links to the conference hotel. Rooms at the conference rate are filling up; reserve yours today.
All participants are required to be members of BSANA; find your membership category here.
We look forward to seeing you in Vancouver!
Sent on behalf of BSANA President Lynn Jones:
The 49
th annual Byzantine Studies Conference is fast approaching: October 26-29th! Please visit
bsana.net to renew your membership, contribute to our general fund, support graduate student attendance, or help grow our Byzantinists of Color fund.
A reminder: If you are presenting a paper, your BSANA membership must be up to date. Renew or join now! Don’t forget to visit the
conference website: Early Bird rates for registration ends Sept. 15; reduced rates for the Conference Hotel end Sept. 21. Sign up now!
We look forward to seeing you in Vancouver!
2023 Conference announcements:
Call for chairs:
If you are interested in chairing a session (see the openings on the program, highlighted in yellow), please let 2023 Program Chair Brad Hostetler (
hostetler1@kenyon.edu) know your preferred session(s) and he will add you to the official program.
BSANA wishes to convey its deepest concern and sadness at the humanitarian tragedy and loss of life following the earthquake in Syria and Türkiye this week. We wish to extend support for our members and colleagues affected by loss. Interested persons who wish to aid in humanitarian relief may consider donating to an initiative such as the UN Refugee Network, which works with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
February 10, 2023
For an archive of this statement and others, please see the Diversity & Inclusion Committee page.
A message from BSANA President, Lynn Jones:
Help keep BSANA strong by joining or renewing today at one of four levels, including free and reduced-cost memberships. Make a targeted donation to help support graduate students, early career scholars, and/or Byzantinists of Color. Take advantage of all that BSANA membership has to offer by signing up for our listserv.
We begin 2023 with new initiatives, partnering with the Mary Jaharis Center, Dumbarton Oaks, and Smarthistory, to bring new opportunities in Digital Humanities training, BSC support, and new video content, respectively.
We look forward to convening in Vancouver for the 49th Annual Byzantine Studies Conference, hosted by Dimitris Krallis and Lauren Gilbert of Simon Fraser University, from October 26-29th. Look for the Call for Papers to be issued in late February-early March.