Department of Historical Studies at CEU
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History, literature, art history, philosophy, cultural heritage, museum studies, languages, and much more at CEU! A global department with students and faculty from more than 30 countries: https://historicalstudies.ceu.edu/
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Concurrences is on the road! We are very happy to be on a study trip in Vienna, meeting colleagues at CEU’s EurAsian Transformation cluster.

This morning we had a decolonial tour at the Museum of Applied Arts & we are spending the afternoon at CEU.
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Listening this morning (and this afternoon) to @fallofcivilizations.com podcast on the Mongols with our Jack Wilson as historical consultant!

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Our recent PhD graduate Dr Emy Merin Joy has won the 2025 Père Paul Scholarship for Eastern Christian Studies. The award encourages and rewards young scholars in Syriac Studies.

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Emy Merin Joy Wins Prestigious Prize | Department of Historical Studies
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Following on from a successful round of applications last academic year, PhD candidates from the department have again been awarded three Marietta Blau Grants, including to @juliaboechat.bsky.social

Congratulations!!

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Three Marietta Blau Grants Awarded | Department of Historical Studies
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New academic year ... new publication. Women's Labour Activism in Eastern Europe and Beyond.

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@robyndoraradway.bsky.social won the 2025 Center for Austrian Studies Book Prize for her monograph *Portraits of Empires: Habsburg Albums from the German House in Ottoman Constantinople*

#ottoman

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Robyn Dora Radway Wins Prestigious Book Prize | Department of Historical Studies
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Second year in a row that @historicalstudies.bsky.social students and alumni are responsible for 40% of our authors and half the Editorial Board 😅 CEU, thanks for the unofficial colab!
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The Carnival Editorial Board and are delighted to announce that Carnival Volume XXIV has been published as open access.
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It is with sadness and gratitude that we say goodbye to Csilla Dobos on the occasion of her retirement today. Csilla's dedication to CEU has, over her many years of service, made a deep impact upon the success of the university.

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Csilla Dobos Retires | Department of Historical Studies
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2025/26 Course Guide now online: ceu.studyguide.timeedit.net/modules?facu...

All language courses are open free of charge to students from the University of Vienna and the University of Innsbruck
Study Guide
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Storys to rede ar delitabill,
Suppos that thai be nocht bot fabill:
Than suld storys that suthfast wer,
And thai war said on gud maner,
Have doubill plesance in heryng.

Stories from our sources:

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Stories from our Sources - Part 1 | Department of Historical Studies
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Highly recommended PhD program in historical studies at the CEU @historicalstudies.bsky.social
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Considering applying to CEU in the coming academic year? We're having online info sessions (via zoom) over the coming months. More sessions to follow in October, November and December.

#studyinvienna

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Info Session for PhD Applications 2025/26 | Department of Historical Studies
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Considering applying to CEU in the coming academic year? We're having online info sessions (via zoom) over the coming months. More sessions to follow in October, November and December.

#studyinvienna

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Info Session for PhD Applications 2025/26 | Department of Historical Studies
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A snippet from our recent info session on the Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies given by Prof. Baukje van den Berg. The full presentation is available on our youtube channel: youtu.be/BbZYEU7_Dmc?...
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The 3rd International Late Antique and Byzantine Studies Graduate Conference, “Receiving Byzantium, Byzantium Receiving,” took place in Vienna on May 16-17, and brought together graduate students from over 15 universities to present their research projects

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Summary of the 3rd International Late Antique and Byzantine Studies Graduate Conference: “Receiving Byzantium, Byzantium Receiving” (May 16-17) | Department of Historical Studies
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CFP for Borders, Boundaries, Barriers: Real and Imagined in the Middle Ages (20-21 April 2026). Deadline 15 September 2025.
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The full program for this year's Central European History Convention (CEH-C) July 17-19 is online!: ceh-c.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/us... The overview: ceh-c.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/us... With 2 keynotes, 54 panels, a roundtable, poster sessions, + a research lab, there's something to interest everyone!
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Interested in applying for doctoral study next year? Join us online on August 21 to find out more about applying for our 10 fully-funded PhD places. Sign up here:

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Online Sessions for Prospective Students 2025/26 | Department of Historical Studies
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It's been a busy inaugural year for us. We launched our MA in Museum Studies; hosted conferences, workshops and lectures; went on field trips; and wrote essays, gave presentations, and successfully defended PhD dissertations and MA theses.

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Our Academic Year in Review | Department of Historical Studies
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I successfully defended my thesis titled "Governing from the Margins: The Emergence of Provincial Press in the Ottoman Empire (1865-1871)" at @historicalstudies.bsky.social. I thank my advisors Brett Wilson and @robyndoraradway.bsky.social, my friends and family for their endless support.
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4-6 June, CEU hosted the international conference ‘Education and Literature in a Medieval Eurasian Context’, a collaboration between CEU (Baukje van den Berg) and the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Panagiotis Agapitos):

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Symposium Report - Education and Literature in a Medieval Eurasian Context | Department of Historical Studies
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We're coming to the end of the first year of our new MA in Museum Studies. Students studied in cooperation with the Wien Museum, undertook internships at museums across Vienna, and curated their own exhibitions:

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Coffee and Classes at the Wien Museum: An Exhibition of Student Experiences | Central European University
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