Please note that recordings are available for three months after the event end date.
The Concept and Experience of Holy Wisdom in Hagia Sophia
Bissera Pentcheva explores phenomena of light and sound in Hagia Sophia as manifestations of Holy Wisdom.
Where Was Jim Crow? Living in Frank Lloyd Wright’s America
Dianne Harris illuminates architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s role in the history of the divided and segregated American city. Mabel Wilson, Professor of Architecture and Director of the Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia University will join Dr. Harris in a discussion following the lecture.
Heritage and Its Missions
Speakers at this annual day-long colloquium explore the relationship between heritage meanings and pre-Republican Catholic missions.
“The chatter, dialogue, and squabble of the Byzantine corridors of power”: Writing History in the Aftermath of Mantzikert (1071)
Eric McGeer honors John Nesbitt, a distinguished Byzantine historian and scholar in Byzantine sigillography, and discusses their book “Byzantium in the Time of Troubles: The Continuation of the Chronicle of John Skylitzes (1057–1079).”
When Cortés Met Malinche, and Montezuma Met Cortés: Alternative Facts and Disturbing Truths
Matthew Restall offers new theories and perspectives on the Spanish-Aztec encounter, arguing that it is time to upend the traditional tale of the so-called Conquest.
Rethinking Byzantine Masculinities: Gender, Sexuality, Emotions, Devotion
Four scholars engage in conversation about research on gender, sexuality, emotions, and devotion.
Hagia Sophia: The History of the Building and the Building in History
This introductory webinar with leading scholars covers general historical facts on the monument and its uses, Dumbarton Oaks’ involvement, and issues related to its recent reconversion to a mosque.