Call for Papers: 4th International Late Antique and Byzantine Studies Graduate Conference, Vienna

Central European University and University of Vienna are pleased to announce the 4th International Late Antique and Byzantine Studies Graduate Conference, titled “Otherness in Byzantium: Imagining, Encountering, Excluding”. The conference, to be held in person on May 22 – 23, 2026, will feature keynote addresses by Koray Durak of Boğaziçi University and Ingela Nilsson of Uppsala University.

Organizers invite applications from graduate students at MA and PhD level. Those wishing to have their 20-minute paper considered should send an email to Kok_Ada@phd.ceu.edu, and marieke.verbiest@univie.ac.at with a paper title, a 200-word abstract, and an academic affiliation.

Deadline: February 20, 2026 (Applicants will be notified by March 2.)

May 22: Central European University, Quellenstrasse 51, D001, 1100 Vienna.
May 23: Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, University of Vienna, Postgasse 9, Lecture Hall, 1010 Vienna

For more information:https://historicalstudies.ceu.edu/article/2025-12-22/cfp-otherness-byzantium-imagining-encountering-excluding