AISEES Lecture – February 9, 2022 – Ols Lafe

Balkan Journeys. AISEES Lectures in Cultural Heritage

The American Institute for Southeast European Studies is pleased to announce a public online lecture on February 9, 2022, 1:00 p.m. (EST). 

Dr. Ols Lafe (“Aleksander Moisui” University, Durres)

Contract Archaeology in Albania: between Tradition and Innovation

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AISEES Lecture – Vassil Tenekedjiev – January 26, 2022 (12:30 p.m. EST)

Balkan Journeys. AISEES Lectures in Cultural Heritage

The American Institute for Southeast European Studies is pleased to announce a public online lecture on January 26, 2022, 12:30 p.m. (EST). 

Dr. Vassil Tenekedjiev (Varna Regional Museum of History)

The Djanavara Monastery in Varna, Bulgaria: through the Maze of an Early Byzantine Cold Case

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AISEES/ISTROS Lecture: Wednesday, Dec. 15, 6:00 p.m. (EEST – Bucharest)

The “ISTROS” Society for Historical Sciences, the Romanian representative of the American Institute of Southeast European Studies (AISEES) invites you to take part in the inauguration of the “Nicolaus Olahus – Connecting History” lecture series. Our partner is the Center for Compared History of Ancient Societies (CICSA), History Department, University of Bucharest.
Wednesday, December 15 at 6.00 p.m. (EEST – Bucharest)/11:00 a.m. (EST – New York) our guest speakers are:

18.00. Dr. Alexandra Clara Țârlea, Lecturer for the Department of Ancient History, Archaeology and History of Art, Faculty of History, University of Bucharest, Fragile, yet resilient. Ancient glass in the archaeological record of Dobrudja (Romania).

18.40. Dr. Tomasz Gralak, Assistant Professor, Institute of Archeology, University of Wrocław, From the Balkans to Central Europe – wandering of things, ideas, and people in the Early Iron Age. The Northern perspective.

For more details regarding the lectures and the ISTROS project, please, visit and follow our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Societatea-de-%C8%98tiin%C8%9Be-Istorice-Istros-111356484478591.
For the link to the online event, please, contact us at any of the following email addresses:

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AISEES Lecture – Eric De Sena – Nov. 30 2021 at 6:00 p.m. (EST)

Balkan Journeys. AISEES Lectures in Cultural Heritage

The American Institute for Southeast European Studies is pleased to announce a public online lecture on November 30, 2021, 6:00 p.m. (EST). 

Dr. Eric C. De Sena (AISEES)

Constantine in the Imperial Palace at Serdica

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AISEES Lecture by Stefan Peychev, May 12, 2021 2:00 p.m. (EST)

Balkan Journeys. AISEES Lectures in Cultural Heritage

The American Institute for Southeast European Studies is pleased to announce a public online lecture on May 12, 2021, 2:00 p.m. (EST)/8:00 p.m. in Western Europe/9:00 p.m. in Bulgaria/Romania. 

Dr. Stefan Peychev (Boston College)

Water Management and Urban Space in Early Modern Ottoman Sofia

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AISEES lecture by Dhurata Osmani, April 21, 2021, 3:00 p.m. (EST)

Balkan Journeys. AISEES Lectures in Cultural Heritage

The American Institute for Southeast European Studies is pleased to announce a public online lecture on April 21, 2021, 3:00 p.m. (EST)/9:00 p.m. in Western Europe/10:00 p.m. in Bulgaria/Romania. 

Dhurata Osmani (University of California, Berkeley and AISEES Fellow)

Strong Women, Strong Nations: Feminist Organizations and International State-building in Kosovo

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AISEES lecture by Cengiz Haksoz, March 31, 2021, 1:00 p.m. (EST)

Balkan Journeys. AISEES Lectures in Cultural Heritage

The American Institute for Southeast European Studies is pleased to announce a public online lecture on March 31, 2021, 1:00 p.m. (EST). 

Cengiz Haksöz (University of Pittsburgh and Middle East Technical University, Ankara)

Politics of (In)visibilities in a Peripheral Bulgarian Town

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