The American Research Center in Sofia (ARCS) was established in 2004 as an organization dedicated to facilitating academic research in Bulgaria for North American scholars and collaboration between scholars from North America and countries in Southeast Europe (Albania, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia).
LECTURES
ARCS SPRING PROGRAM 2010
February 11, Thursday 17:00 - Dr. Maya Vassileva, Center for Thracian Studies: "Mainstream Religious Ideas in Thrace"
February 12, Friday 17:00 - Dr. Aneta Petrova, New Bulgarian University: "Hellenistic Grave Reliefs from Mesambria and Kallatis"
February 15, Monday 17:00 - Dr. Hristo Preshlenov, National Archaeological Institute with Museum: "Integrated Spaces: Romans and Pax Romana at the Southeastern Black Sea Coast, 1st century BC - 6th century AD"
February 18, Thursday 17:00 - Dr. Vanya Lozanova, Center for Thracian Studies: "Constantinos Helios / Zeuxippos Helios: Old Religiosity and New Authority"
February 22, Monday 17:00 - Dr. Elissaveta Moussakova, National Library St. Cyril and St. Methodius: "Visualizing the Text in Bulgarian Mediaeval Manuscripts"
February 23, Tuesday 17:00 - Professor Liliana Simeonova, Institute of Balkan Studies: "Re-thinking the Classical Art of Constantinople. Some Examples from the 10th to 18th Centuries"
February 25, Thursday 17:00 - Orlin Yordanov, National High School of Ancient Languages and Cultures: "The Palamite Doctrine of the Term "Energy" in the Context of Original Sin"
February 26, Friday 17:00 - Professor Serguey Ivanov, American University in Bulgaria: "Introduction to the Topology of the Orthodox Christian Temple"
March 5, Friday 17:00 - Professor Evelina Kelbetcheva, American University in Bulgaria: "The Treatment of Islamic Minorities in Bulgaria under Communism"
March 8, Monday 17:00 - Professor Rositza Gradeva, American University in Bulgaria: "Islam in the Balkans/Bulgaria: Past and Present, Politics and Culture"
March 9, Tuesday 17:00 Dr. Ina Merdjanova, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski: "Religion and Peacebuilding in the Balkans"
March 10, Wednesday - 17:00 Dr. Zdravko Dimitrov, National Archaeological Institute with Museum: "Examples of Corinthian Order: Development in Roman Thrace (1st – 3rd Centuries AD)"
March 11, Thursday 17:00 - Professor Alexei Kalyonski, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski: "Islamization in the Balkans and Bulgaria during the Ottoman Period"
March 12, Friday 17:00 - Professor Ivailo Lozanov, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski: "Roman Cities in Thrace: Structural and Functional Spaces"
March 15, Monday 17:00 - Professor Kyrill Pavlikianov, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski: "The Athonite Archives and Manuscripts and Their Significance for Understanding Minority Groups and Everyday Life in Byzantium"
March 16, Tuesday 17:00 - Dr. Zvi Keren, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem: "The Bulgarian Jews: Where Do They Come From?"
March 18, Thursday 17:00 - Professor Ivan Gatsov, New Bulgarian University: "Lithic Assemblages from Eastern Thrace and South Marmara Region, 7th - 5th Millennia BC"
Lectures on February 11, 12, 15, 18, 22, 23, 25, 26 and March 8, 10, 11, 12, 18 to be held at the American Research Center in Sofia, 75 Vasil Petleshkov Street, Sofia, Telephone (02) 947 94 98, http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/arcs/
Lectures on March 5, 9, 15, 16 to be held at the American Corner at Sofia City Library, 4a Slaveikov Square, Sofia, Telephone (02) 980 66 88, ext. 354, http://bulgaria.usembassy.gov/am_corners.html