The Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture

10/23/2026

Join us on November 6 for Asa Eger's East of Byzantium lecture: Re-excavating Antioch: The First New Publication of Princeton’s Excavations of the 1930s. 12:00 pm ET on Zoom. Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_D_Tm3_hKTNKqdlfMVePZOw

10/22/2026

Next week we welcome Justin Mann for his lecture "Decoding the Enigma of the Daphni Monastery: Landscape and Identity in Middle Byzantine Attica." October 29 at 12:00 ET on Zoom. Please join us!

Register: https://maryjahariscenter.org/events/decoding-the-enigma-of-the-daphni-monastery

10/22/2026

Funding opportunity: President’s Postdoctoral Scholars Program, Ohio State University

Applications due November 30, 2026

The President’s Postdoctoral Scholars Program (PPSP), supported by the Office of the President, was launched in January 2018 to recognize highly qualified postdoctoral trainees across all scholarly disciplines, who will become leaders in their fields. The program supports the scholarly efforts and training of terminal degree holders (MFA, PhD, and others) who wish to pursue careers in research and creative inquiry, as well as providing professional development and networking opportunities.

This fellowship opportunity includes up to two years of salary support and full benefits provided by the Office of the President and the scholar’s faculty mentor, department, and/or sponsor college. PPSP Scholars receive dedicated funds each year to support research, creative expression, and professional development-related expenses and also relocation support in the first year to assist with moving to Columbus, OH.

US citizens, US permanent residents, and international scholars are all eligible to apply for this fellowship program. Candidates must have received terminal degree (e.g.,to apply for this fellowship program. Candidates must have received terminal degree (e.g., EdD, MFA, PhD) no more than two years prior to nomination deadline (12/16/26). If the candidate is still in their doctoral/terminal degree training program, they must have received their degree before their proposed start date.

Faculty mentors must submit a form of intent for applicants by 30 November 2026. Faculty mentors must submit full nomination packages by 16 December 2026.

The President’s Postdoctoral Scholars Program (PPSP), supported by the Office of the President, was launched in January 2018 to recognize highly qualified postdoctoral trainees across all scholarly disciplines, who will become leaders in their fields. The program supports the scholarly efforts and...

10/22/2026

Attend: Scripted Women: Female Voices across Text, Liturgy and Theatre, Oriel College, University of Oxford, November 2, 2026

The Centre for the Study of the Bible at Oriel College will host the workshop "Scripted Women: Female Voices across Text, Liturgy and Theatre." The event is organized by Ya’el Nu’emah-Kremer and Rahel Lampérth.

Scripted Women: Female Voices across Text, Liturgy and Theatre, Oriel College, University of Oxford, November 2, 2026 The Centre for the Study of the Bible at Oriel College will host the workshop "Scripted Women: Female Voices across Text, Liturgy and Theatre." The event is organized by Ya’el Nu.....

10/22/2026

Attend: Caskets of Late Antiquity: Materiality, Iconography, and Identity, Austrian Academy of Sciences and Collegium Hungaricum Wien, November 9–10, 2026

This workshop brings together archaeologists, art historians, and archaeometry specialists to discuss these small yet richly decorated objects, whose iconographic programmes juxtapose pagan and Christian imagery and open a window onto the religious plurality and private devotion of late Roman society. Rather than treating caskets merely as decorative artefacts, participants approach them as material evidence of craftsmanship, ritual practice, and identity.

Drawing on new finds, museum collections, and fresh analytical methods, speakers will present the latest research on the production, iconography, find contexts, and material analysis of late antique caskets, offering a comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of this distinctive category of late Roman material culture.

Caskets of Late Antiquity: Materiality, Iconography, and Identity, Austrian Academy of Sciences and Collegium Hungaricum, November 9–10, 2026 This workshop brings together archaeologists, art historians, and archaeometry specialists to discuss these small yet richly decorated objects, whose iconog...

10/22/2026

New Issue of Parekbolai: An Electronic Journal for Byzantine Literature, volume 16 (2026).

Parekbolai: An Electronic Journal for Byzantine Literature, volume 16 (2026). CONTENTS INCLDUE Un’ignorata espressione patristica in Psell., Or. hag. 3A, 7 FisherAlberto Longhi This article examines the variant τοῦ ἐκείνῳ πνεύματος / τοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ πνεύματος...

10/22/2026

New book: Li Tang and Dietmar W. Winkler, eds. Manuscripts, Gravestones, Monastic Remains: Studies on Syriac Christianity in China and Central Asia. orientalia - patristica - oecumenica, volume 25. LIT Verlag, 2026.

Li Tang and Dietmar W. Winkler, eds. Manuscripts, Gravestones, Monastic Remains: Studies on Syriac Christianity in China and Central Asia. orientalia - patristica - oecumenica, volume 25. LIT Verlag, 2026. From LIT Verlag The volume unites twenty-six studies on the history and heritage of Syriac Chr...

10/21/2026

Save the date for the third lecture in our 2026–2027 series: Daniel Reynolds on "Inheritors of Christ: Christian Pilgrimage in Early Islamic Palestine, c.750–c.1099." November 18 at 12:00 EST on Zoom. Register: https://maryjahariscenter.org/events/inheritors-of-christ

10/21/2026

We're excited to announce the first MJC workshop of 2026–2027: GIS Tools for Byzantinists: Visibility Analysis with Becky Seifried. December 11 on Zoom. Registration closes November 19. More info: https://maryjahariscenter.org/events/visibility-analysis

10/21/2026

Opportunity: SoFCB Junior Fellows Program

Applications due November 20, 2026

The Rare Book School (RBS) invites applications to join the Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB). Ten Junior Fellows are selected each year. After completing two years in good standing as Junior Fellows, participants have the option to become Senior Fellows. The Junior Fellows Program is supported by a $1 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

SoFCB Junior and Senior Fellows form a thriving community of scholars working across disciplines to advance the study of texts, images, and artifacts as material objects. They come from a diverse array of institutions and fields, collaborate in a wide range of scholarly and professional contexts, participate in a community of shared research and peer mentorship, and direct the ongoing operations and governance of the Society. Current Junior and Senior Fellows are librarians, archivists, curators, doctoral students, independent scholars, and faculty members who hold tenure-track, teaching, or postdoctoral research positions. They pursue research involving a wide array of objects, including printed books, illuminated manuscripts, coins and medals, carved stones, moveable books, digitized newspapers, and photographic archives.

The Society invites applications from early-career scholars and researchers from all fields, with preference given to first-time Rare Book School participants. We welcome applications from tenure track faculty, Ph.D. candidates, curators, librarians, those in postdoctoral research and teaching positions, and independent scholars. We ask that applicants be Ph.D. candidates or possess the terminal degree appropriate to their field (Ph.D., M.L.I.S., &c.). The Society especially encourages applications from individuals from underrepresented backgrounds, individuals from under-resourced institutions, and individuals working on topics currently underrepresented in the fields of book history and bibliography.

The Rare Book School (RBS) invites applications to join the Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB). Ten Junior Fellows are selected each year. After completing two years in good standing as Junior Fellows, participants have the option to become Senior Fellows. The J...