Luminosus Limes: Geographical, Ethnic, Social and Cultural Frontiers in Late Antiquity - a CEU summer school in

label Diverse autorenew 2025-09-29, 17:01 history_edu Cristian Ion
What is a frontier? Does it serve to separate or to link countries, peoples, classes, ideas? Frontiers have become increasingly significant in the study of Late Antiquity, the fastest growing historical discipline, as scholars recognized the fundamental importance of shifting barriers in the process of transformation that led from the classical to the post-classical world. People living in the Roman world between the second and the sixth century tore down many walls demarcating cultures, religions, ethnicities. Frontiers once firmly separating empires, ethnic groups, religions, friends and even the sexes have been intensely crossed in late antiquity - a phenomenon comparable only to the recent transition from modernity to post-modernity -- a comparison that we intend to exploit in our methodology. The "Bright Frontier" summer course explores the dynamic transformation of classical frontiers between the second and the sixth century from a multidisciplinary perspective: archaeology, medieval studies, social and cultural history, art, theology, and literature. Offering a groundbreaking approach to the field of border studies including social, gender, ethnic and religious categories with the participation of outstanding scholars in the field, this course will provide students with a solid knowledge of up-to-date international scholarship on frontiers: a strong theoretical background as well as hands-on acquaintance with physical borders and material artifacts excavated along the Danube River (the ripa Pannonica) as well as in the late antique cemetery of Pecs in Hungary.

Period
01-01-2014 - 01-01-2014 (0 weeks)

Target group
Target groupApplications are invited from MA, a PhD students, postdocs or researchers. Undergraduates without a university degree will not be considered.Pre-requisitesParticipants are assumed to hold an MA or a PhD, or to be enrolled in a master or doctoral program in one of the following fields: Late Antique history, Medieval studies, cultural and intellectual history, archaeology, art history, classical philology, religious studies, theology, and literary criticism. Language requirementThe language of instruction is English, thus all applicants have to demonstrate a strong command of spoken and written English to be able to participate actively in discussions at seminars and workshops.

Course aim
The Bright Frontier summer course explores the dynamic transformation of classical frontiers between the second and the sixth century from a multidisciplinary perspective: archaeology, medieval studies, social and cultural history, art, theology, and literature. Offering a groundbreaking approach to the field of border studies including social, gender, ethnic and religious categories with the participation of outstanding scholars in the field, this course will provide students with a solid knowledge of up-to-date international scholarship on frontiers: a strong theoretical background as well as hands-on acquaintance with physical borders and material artifacts excavated along the Danube River (the ripa Pannonica) as well as in the late antique cemetery of Pcs in Hungary.



Credits
1.0 ECTS creditsOur courses offer ECTS points, which may be accepted for credit transfer by the participants' home universities. Those who wish to obtain these credits should inquire about the possible transfer at their home institution prior to their enrollment. The Summer University Office will send a transcript to those who have fulfilled all the necessary course requirements and request one.

Course fee
EUR 300[Convert to USD]Payable until May 28EUR 270[Convert to USD]Payable until April 30

Course leader
Course Directors: Marianne Saghy, Department of Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest, HungaryNoel Lenski, Department of Classics, University of Colorado Boulder, USARita Lizzi Testa, Department of Roman History, University of Pe

Scholarships
Financial aid is available.

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