International interdisciplinary conference “Occidentalism оr the (Bias) “Images” that East Builds to the West”

Bulgarian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies And Center for Advanced Studies Are organizing International interdisciplinary conference Occidentalism Or the (bias) “images” that East builds to the West   The conference will discuss the images of the West in art and literature, in humanities and social sciences, media and mass consciousness. Some of the topics will be:…

Read More

The Enlightened Laughter

Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference The Enlightened Laughter 2-3 April 2004     Nikolay Aretov, The Objects of the Enlightened Laughter (Introduction) Nadia Danova, “Ainsi dit Jean Chrisostome” Snezhana Rakova, The Novel about the Greedy Logothete in Nicetas Choniates Maria Kalicin, De quoi et comment rit l’historiographe ottoman? Penka Danova, Balkan Laughter in Renaissance Venice Cleo Protokhristova,…

Read More

Modernity Yesterday and Today

Interdisciplinary Conference Modernity Yesterday and Today 25 – 26 February 2002 Sofia University   Nadegda Dragova. Les copies de Paissij de Hilendar: mythes et réalités. Lubomir Georgiev. Manifestations of the modern spirit among the Bulgarian Catholics in Transilvania and Banat in the 18th century. Nadia Danova. Les ideés de Lumière et la modernisation des mentalités.…

Read More

Money, Words, Memory

Interdisciplinary Conference MONEY, WORDS, MEMORY 3-4 April 2003 Sofia University   Nadežda Andreeva, Das Geld und die freiheit des Wortes Nadia Danova, Ah! Argent maudit! Ou la biographie de “Mirozrenie” en chiffres Elena Popova, Gold in Bulgarian Folk Culture of the Turkish Period Raïa Zaïmova, La memoire de l’Europe: le cas bulgare Roumiana Radkova, Au…

Read More

Occidentalism

International Interdisciplinary Conference Occidentalism Or the “images” that the East projects of the West University of Sofia 4-5 May, 2005 Programme   Wednesday 4 May, Hall 1 9.30-11.00 Morning session Chair: Raïa Zaimova Welcome Nikolay Aretov, What is Occidentalism and does it have ground at our house? Preliminary theses in search of the literary aspects…

Read More

Roads and borders: Well trodden and New

University of Sofia “St. Kl. Ohridski” 10-11 April 2006 Programme Nadezhda Andreeva, The Big World of History and the Small World of Family in the Play Baldwin, Emperor of the East, Munich 1676 Raïa Zaïmova, La “civilisation” des Lumières et le voyage vers le sud-est Ileana Mihaila (Bucarest), Frontières des Pays Roumains au XVIIIe siècle…

Read More