Centre for Byzantine Studies
The centre is to conduct research on the culture, history and literature of the Byzantine Empire (330-1453), with a particular focus on animal studies, environmental studies, and ecocriticism.
As an interdisciplinary science, Byzantine Studies covers topics studied by literary scholars, but also art historians and zooarchaeologists. The team will aim to include representatives of other disciplines as well.
Research on the Byzantine Empire has already been conducted at the University of Silesia. The university has organised international conferences on the subject, which have also been attended by foreign experts. The establishment of the centre is intended to increase the international visibility of scholars working on the Byzantine Empire and to enable further development of ongoing research.
Director of the Centre: Prof. Przemysław Marciniak (przemyslaw.marciniak@us.edu.pl)