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Byzantine Society, University of Oxford
AbbreviationOUBS
Founded atChristchurch College, Oriel College, University of Oxford
Headquarters41-47 George St, Oxford OX1 2BE
Location
  • Oxford, England
  • United Kingdom
FieldsByzantine Studies, Philology, Classics, Greek Philology, Archaeology
President
Alexander Sherborne
Secretary
Tom Alexander
AffiliationsUniversity of Oxford
Websitehttps://oxfordbyzantinesociety.wordpress.com/

The Byzantine Society, also known by the initials OUBS (Oxford University, Byzantine Society)[1] is one of the societies founded at the University of Oxford,[2][3] to spread Byzantine Studies and Medieval and Modern Greek, not only within the university, but also nationally and internationally.[4][5] Even though Medieval and Classical Greek, along with Latin, have been part of the curriculum in humanistic studies for centuries at Oxford,[6][7] the society as such was not founded until the last decades of the 20th century.[8]

Besides, scholars at the University of Oxford have played a relevant role in shaping Byzantium as a modern academic field. Postgraduate students in Late Antique and Byzantine Studies, and society members from around the world have become part of a community comprising over one hundred scholars and students.

The presence of Byzantine Studies at this university is mainly composed of the Oxford Centre for Late Antiquity, and the Oxford Centre for Byzantine Research, which organizes regular seminars and conferences, plus the Oxford University Byzantine Society. Moreover, the society arranges an annual postgraduate research trip to different parts of the former late antique and Byzantine worlds.[9][10]

Along with other notable societies like the well-known Oxford Union Society, members of all constituent colleges, sister colleges, and alumni in general can be part of the institution.[11][12]

Since 2013, the OUBS has organized an annual conference that brings together researchers on the subject from all over the globe, bringing together historians, philologists, archaeologists and scientists from varied fields.[13][14][15]

References

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  1. ^ "Oxford University Byzantine Society: International Graduate Conference – Oxford Medieval Studies". Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  2. ^ "Home". www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  3. ^ "Steinke presents paper at Oxford". thepiercecountytribune.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  4. ^ "Steinke presents paper at Oxford". thepiercecountytribune.com. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  5. ^ Small, Andrew M. (2014-02-16). "Looking Into the Mirror: Some New Reflections on Middle Byzantine Commerce". The Byzantinist.
  6. ^ Jeffreys, Elizabeth (2008). The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies. Oxford - New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 810–819. ISBN 9780199252466.
  7. ^ Ball, Robert J.; Ellsworth, J. D. (1989). "Against Teaching Composition in Classical Languages". The Classical Journal. 85 (1): 54–62. ISSN 0009-8353. JSTOR 3297487.
  8. ^ "OUBS History". Oxford University Byzantine Society (OUBS). 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  9. ^ "MSt in Late Antique and Byzantine Studies | University of Oxford". www.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  10. ^ "Landscapes of Power. Selected Papers from the XV Oxford University Byzantine Society International Graduate Conference". cris.unibo.it. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  11. ^ "MSt in Late Antique and Byzantine Studies | University of Oxford". www.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  12. ^ Cherry, Libby (2017-12-29). "Oxford pays tribute to professor killed in M40 crash". Cherwell. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  13. ^ "26TH OUBS INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE CONFERENCE, 2024 – Early Christian Studies". Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  14. ^ Valente, Rossana (2020). "The archaeology of the Byzantine Peloponnese: new research perspectives". Archaeological Reports. 67: 155–170. doi:10.1017/S0570608421000089. ISSN 0570-6084. JSTOR 27195071. S2CID 245355142.
  15. ^ Macrides, R (2016). MacRides, Ruth (ed.). "History as Literature in Byzantium: Papers from the Fortieth Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies, University of Birmingham". Symposium of Byzantine Studies. April 2003. doi:10.4324/9781315253305. ISBN 978-1-351-93065-9.
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