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Mara Nicosia @mara-nicosia.bsky.social · Sep 8

As a member of its EB, I'm happy to share that the "Journal for the History of Rhetoric" calls for submissions!
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Can't wait!

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Mara Nicosia @mara-nicosia.bsky.social · Jul 11

Bellissimo pomeriggio con gli iscritti e le iscritte alla nostra Scuola Estiva. Grazie!

Mara Nicosia @mara-nicosia.bsky.social · Jul 11

Oggi alle 14.30 terrò questo piccolo seminario per la nostra Scuola Estiva di LOC, ci vediamo al Campus dell'Università Pontificia Salesiana!

Mara Nicosia @mara-nicosia.bsky.social · Jun 26

The volume "Teaching and Learning the Norms of Life and Faith", ed. by C.S. Popa for @mohrsiebeck.bsky.social , appears next month! I contributed with the paper "Antony of Tagrit and His Teaching: Patristic Quotations in the Treatise On Rhetoric"
www.mohrsiebeck.com/buch/teachin...

Teaching and Learning the Norms of Life and Faith

Mittels Fallstudien beleuchtet der vorliegende Band den Einfluss jüdischer, christlicher und islamischer Traditionen auf Wissensvermittlung und Wissenschaft und zeigt auf, wie sich das Zusammenspiel v...

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Mara Nicosia @mara-nicosia.bsky.social · Jun 10

Domani alle 17:30 si terrà il quanto dei Pomeriggi di Syriaca! Margherita Farina ci parlerà di scienze e technai in traduzione. A questo fantastico intervento ho l'onore di fare da respondent!

Vi attendiamo su Zoom (unipd.zoom.us/j/8834182585...)!

Il quinto appuntamento è previsto per l'1 luglio.

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Mara Nicosia @mara-nicosia.bsky.social · May 19

Appuntamento domani alle 17.30 con una nuovo seminario dei "Pomeriggi di Syriaca"! Vi aspettiamo su zoom: unipd.zoom.us/j/8834182585... per parlare di traduzioni filosofichd con Giovanni Mandolino e Vittorio Berti.

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Durham Classics and Ancient History @durhamclassics.bsky.social · Apr 25

🎉 New Spotify podcast has just dropped!

🎙️ Listen to @mara-nicosia.bsky.social (recently completed @britishacademy.bsky.social fellow) about her new book @gorgiaspress.bsky.social

🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/3cT2...

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Gorgias Press @gorgiaspress.bsky.social · Apr 15

We're so excited to see that this #podcast in now live! You can save 20% on @mara-nicosia.bsky.social's book on our website! www.gorgiaspress.com/syriac-lexis... Thanks @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social for another great interview.

Mara Nicosia @mara-nicosia.bsky.social · Apr 14

Fun times with Mike Motia for New Book Network!
@gorgiaspress.bsky.social @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social @durhamclassics.bsky.social

Mara Nicosia, "Syriac Lexis and Lexica: Compiling Ancient and Modern Vocabularies" (Gorgias Press, 2024)

New Books in Language · Episode

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Mara Nicosia @mara-nicosia.bsky.social · Apr 14

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Mara Nicosia @mara-nicosia.bsky.social · Apr 14

Fun times with Mike Motia for New Book Network!
@gorgiaspress.bsky.social @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social @durhamclassics.bsky.social

Mara Nicosia, "Syriac Lexis and Lexica: Compiling Ancient and Modern Vocabularies" (Gorgias Press, 2024)

New Books in Language · Episode

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Mara Nicosia @mara-nicosia.bsky.social · Mar 11

Care amiche, cari amici, io e Giorgia Nicosia abbiamo unito le forze e abbiamo messo insieme questi seminari mensili per conto di Syriaca - Associazione Italiana di Studi Siriaci.
Vi aspettiamo online con il primo appuntamento il 27 marzo alle 17.30 !

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Mara Nicosia @mara-nicosia.bsky.social · Mar 6

I'll miss you too ❤️

Mara Nicosia @mara-nicosia.bsky.social · Mar 6

❤️😭 thank you so much! I'll miss you too!

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Jacob Lollar @jalollar.bsky.social · Mar 5

Send in a paper! It’s going to be a great conference!

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Mara Nicosia @mara-nicosia.bsky.social · Mar 5

Gratitude and love won't even start to describe the emotions I felt today at my goodbye party at the @durhamclassics.bsky.social. it's been an amazing journey, you have all been amazing. My heart is full of gratitude, love, appreciation and yes, also sadness ❣️
Until next time 💖

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Mara Nicosia @mara-nicosia.bsky.social · Feb 25

What a book launch! Thanks to @albertorigolio.bsky.social for introducing us and to Aaron Butts for leading and commenting so nicely on the book.
Huge thanks to @zoxe.bsky.social, G Kiraz, A Cherkashina, M Farina and H Mutzafi
@gorgiaspress.bsky.social @durhamclassics.bsky.social

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Durham Classics and Ancient History @durhamclassics.bsky.social · Feb 18

💥 Join us for this week's research seminar!

👩‍🏫 @jalollar.bsky.social (@britishacademy.bsky.social International Fellow), "Between Myth and History: Apocrypha, Hagiography and Historiography in Syriac Manuscripts”

📅 1pm, Weds 19 Feb

🔗 Ritson Room / hybrid

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Mara Nicosia @mara-nicosia.bsky.social · Feb 14

Scuola Estiva di Arabo 1 e 2, Armeno, Ebraico 1 e 2, Greco Bizantino, Siriaco 1 e 2.
Iscrizioni:
dal 15/05 al 01/04: 420€ in presenza (520€ remoto)
dal 02/04 al 15/05: 480€ in presenza (580€ remoto).
Per iscriversi, inviare una mail a [email protected], con una breve presentazione.

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Durham Classics and Ancient History @durhamclassics.bsky.social · Feb 10

📚 Book launch for @mara-nicosia.bsky.social edited volume on 'Syriac Lexis and Lexica', published by @gorgiaspress.bsky.social

📅 3:30pm, 25 Feb

🔗 To attend this virtual event, please visit: buff.ly/413SBW7

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Mara Nicosia @mara-nicosia.bsky.social · Feb 5

@gorgiaspress.bsky.social
@durhamclassics.bsky.social

I'm very excited to share that there will be an online book launch for this volume on Feb 25! If you wish to attend, please register via the QR code in the poster!

#syriaclexisandlexica

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Mara Nicosia @mara-nicosia.bsky.social · Feb 3

Of course, if you send me your email address (or email me, as you prefer!) I will send it immediately. Thank you :)

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Durham Classics and Ancient History @durhamclassics.bsky.social · Feb 3

📣 Join us for the next @camne.bsky.social seminar

👩‍🏫 Dr Giorgia Nicosia (Ghent): 'From Apollo to Muhammad: Syriac polemical use of Greek prophecies about Christ'

📅 Tues 4th Feb @ 6pm

🏛️ Ritson Room / message @mara-nicosia.bsky.social for a Zoom link

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Mara Nicosia @mara-nicosia.bsky.social · Feb 3

See you tomorrow at 6!

Centre for the Study of the Ancient Mediterranean and Near East @camne.bsky.social · Jan 9

Our first seminar of 2025: join us, in person or online, to hear Dr Giorgia Nicosia discuss the Syriac reception of Greek prophecies about Christ. 4th Feb, 6pm, in the Dept of Classics & Ancient History, Durham.

A flyer for the CAMNE seminar, 'From Apollo to Muhammad: Syriac polemical use of Greek prophecies about Christ', delivered by Dr Giorgia Nicosia (Universiteit Gent). 4th February 2025, 6pm, Ritson Room (CL007), Department of Classics & Ancient History, Durham University. For online attendance, contact mara.nicosia@durham.ac.uk.

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Durham Classics and Ancient History @durhamclassics.bsky.social · Jan 28

🏛️ Bravo philosophers, for a great workshop last Friday on 'The Afterlife of Aristotle’s Organo'. Speakers reflected on the impact of Aristotle's logic on later traditions, East and West.

🎉 And many congratulations to @mara-nicosia.bsky.social for organising the event!

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Mara Nicosia @mara-nicosia.bsky.social · Jan 27

Curious to see what we did at our workshop on the Afterlife of Aristotle's Organon? Check the gallery with multiple carousels of pictures from Friday!

@imems.bsky.social

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The Afterlife of Aristotle's Organon - Gallery

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