Zeynep Olgun

Ευχαριστώ πολύ!

Thank you!

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Bizans'ı Yönetmek: Demokrasi, Halk ve İktidarın Sınırları - Arkhé Projesi

Bizantolog. ve Arkhe iş birliğiyle 11-16 Ağustos 2025 tarihlerinde Bizans'ta iktidar, halk hareketleri ve demokrasi pratiklerini inceleyeceğimiz bir yaz okulu düzenliyoruz: "Bizans'ı Yönetmek: Demokrasi, Halk ve İktidarın Sınırları."

Detaylı bilgi ve başvuru için: archeprojesi.com/kamp/bizansi...

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Thank you! Will shoot you a DM if that's alright!

Well, I do it myself basically. Raw banana has made the list! Thankfully the reaction is not too severe, so usually an antihistemine helps with the burning.

Turns out it is something called an "oral allergy syndrome" which is great because I am allergic to a mix of mystery raw fruits, vegetables, and nuts, and I won't know until I eat them.

Told my mom. She said "I wish I had one kid without a damn syndrome."

BRIA Project

More than a historical journey, this film is a celebration of cooperation, connection, and our shared human heritage." briaproject.com

emphasizing the power of shared knowledge. Using a multi-sensory approach, the documentary immerses viewers in the landscapes of the past while reflecting on how modern borders shape historical narratives. (+)

"The BRIA Expedition: A Road Trip to Medieval Thrace follows a team of scholars and students from Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey as they explore the rich history of Medieval Thrace. Through cross-border collaboration, they uncover forgotten monuments and communities (+)

The BRIA Expedition: A Road Trip to Medieval Thrace (trailer) The BRIA Expedition: A Road Trip to Medieval Thrace follows a team of scholars and students from Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey as they explore the rich history of…

Trailer for The BRIA Expedition: A Road Trip to Medieval Thrace:
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I checked today's lecture recording and realised that I gave a rather vivid account of Leo V's assassination.

Subtle?? SUBTLE??

I planned to work at the library today, but these beautiful flowers at my desk have completely stolen my attention.

Nationcraft and the Origins of Territory: Experiencing Romanía in the Medieval Empire of New Rome* Abstract. The modernism debate in the historiography of nationhood and nationalism has fizzled out to a curious détente: the idea that nationhood and natio

New on advance access: "Nationcraft and the Origins of Territory: Experiencing Romanía in the Medieval Empire of New Rome"

by Nicholas S M Matheou (@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social)

#OpenAccess

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It's terribly unfair that I develop a nut allergy the year I turn 30.

A bit too old for my liking.

Just some Cambridge PhD students making conference travel plans:

This is such a fitting title for a chapter on the Byzantine finds from the Üsküdar, Sirkeci, and Yenikapı sites, discovered during the Marmaray Project! From Brill's new Constantinople through the Ages.

Delivered my first undergraduate lecture at Cambridge today! Afterwards, a student told me it was so engaging they didn’t check their phone once—a compliment I’ll gladly take.

Tebrik ederim!

I saved this because I can't eat cilantro and it will be useful. Can't wait to use it in Greece!!

According to my slides I will be talking about "martys and aesthetics" in the lecture next week.

Back in Cambridge, and it is FREEZING. The Canadian doesn't seem to be bothered.

"A long time" 2.5 years, long time for a grad student.

Woman in front of a wall with paintings removed.

Today we went to see the Glenn Ligon exhibition at the Fitzwilliam. This is one of the benefits of living in a city for a long time, you get to see your familiar spaces transformed by different artists.