Five O’clock Tea Seminars
The 5 O'clock Tea Seminars create an informal university-wide occassion where students and faculty can engage in discussion of their work and research.
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Past Events
AY 2009/2010
June 10, 2010
Cities and Intersections in Religio-Historical Perspective: Bagdad: Chapters from the History of the Jews of Bagdad. Presentation by Judith Karpati, Jewish Theological Seminary at the University of Jewish Studies, Budapest.
April 1, 2010
Machiavell's The Prince and Discourses. A discussion group held in cooperation with the Center for Hellenic Traditions.
1 April, 2010
Cities and Intersections in Religio-Historical Perspective: Jerusalem. Presentation by Carsten Wilke, Professor, CEU History Department.
January 28, 2010
Cities and Intersections in Religio-Historical Perspective: Alexandria II. Presentation by Adam Mestyan, Phd candidate, CEU History Department.
December 3, 2009
Cities and Intersections in Religio-Historical Perspective: Alexandria. Presentation by Vedran Bileta, MA Program, CEU Medieval Studies Program.
November 26, 2009
Catherine M. Chin's book Grammar and Christianity in the Late Roman World. A discussion group held in cooperation with the Center for Hellenic Traditions.
November 5, 2009
Cities and Intersections in Religio-Historical Perspective: Carthage. Presentation by Matthias Riedl, Professor, CEU History Department.
October 29, 2009
Christopher MacEvitt's book The Crusades and the Christian World of the East: Rough Tolerance. A discussion group held in cooperation with the Center for Hellenic Traditions.
AY 2008/2009
March 19, 2009
Reforming the Orthodox or the Search for the Middle Way : The Case of the 1567-1568 "Tâlcul Evangheliilor" (The Interpretation of the Gospel), a presentation by Christian Daniel, Phd candidate, Medieval Studies Department.
March 5, 2009
How do You Bury a Deposed King? A Case Study on the Two Burials of King Richard II and the Transmission of Power, a presentation by Kosana Jovanovic, Medieval Studies.
February 5, 2009
Judit Herrin’s New Book, Introduction to Byzantine History, a discussion group held in cooperation with the Center for Hellenic Traditions.
November 27, 2008
Tears and Singularities: The Problem of Evil in Early Modern Romanian Literature, a presentation Alin Vara, Ma Program, History Department.
November 13, 2008
Daily Life in the Ottoman-Habsburg Frontier: What Do Sources Tell Us?, a presentation by Muhammed Calisir, MA program, History Department.
AY 2007/2008
December 14, 2007
The Orthodox-Lutheran Dialogue in the 16th Century: Text and Context. Presentation by Ilona Denes, Ph.D. Student, Dept. of History, CEU.
November 30, 2007
Digging Up the Bible: What is Biblical Archaeology? Presentation by Aaron Gale, Visiting Professor, University of Szeged.
November 16, 2007
The Image of a Seated Ruler as a Presentation of a Deity. Presentation by Tanja Tolar, M.A. Student, Dept. of Medieval Studies.