ABOUT US
The Canadian Committee of Byzantinists (CCB) was formed in 1965 at the initiative of George Galavaris of the Department of Fine Arts, McGill University. The stated purpose was “to arouse interest in Byzantine Studies and promote their development in Canada.” A detailed article of our history is available in the Bulletin No. 33, pp. 2732 published in 2022.
We are member of the International Association of Byzantine Studies (AIEB, French acronym) and associated with the Byzantine Studies Association of North America (BSANA).
BULLETIN
Each year, our association is publishing a bulletin in order to let our readership know about member’s contribution to the field and alert others. You can find the last bulletin here.
JOIN US
Individuals or institutions who wish to join the Canadian Committee of Byzantinists may do so at any time by paying for membership. The fees are 30$ (15$ for students). There are two ways to do so:
By cheque payable to “The Canadian Committee of Byzantinists” and sent to our treasurer:
Professor Marica Cassis
Department of History
University of Calgary
SS 608
527 Campus Place NW
Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 1N4.
By e-transfer:
Marica Cassis (marica.cassis@ucalgary.ca)
Donations are also welcome.
OPPORTUNITIES
Undergraduate Essay Prize
Each year, the Canadian Committee of Byzantinists organises an Undergraduate Essay Contest in Byzantine Studies, which is designed to celebrate and reward exceptional research undertaken by undergraduate students in Canada who have written essays, in English or French, on any theme relating to Byzantine studies, i.e., concerning the eastern Roman Empire from A.D. 312 to 1453. Applicants do not need to be a major in a pertinent discipline (Archaeology, Art History, Classics, History, Medieval Studies, Near Eastern Studies, etc.) to submit their work. Furthermore, the course for which the essay was written need not be focused specifially on Byzantine Studies. The prize for the winner will be $100. Essays should be submitted electronically (from a university e-mail address) by either the student or the instructor on the student’s behalf. In either case, the student should have the instructor’s endorsement. They should be sent in pdf format to:
Dr. Conor Whately
Department of Classics
University of Winnipeg
515 Portage Ave.
Winnipeg, MB, Canada, R3B 2E9
Tel.: 204-786-9879
c.whately@uwinnipeg.ca
There should be no indication of the student’s identity on the essay document itself. Instead, the required information should be provided on a separate document (also sent electronically) that indicates the student’s name, email address, university affiliation, and the title of the paper. If the essay is being submitted by an instructor the name and email address of the applicant should be included. The essay should be submitted as it was written for its course without revisions, with the exception of typographical corrections. It should be 10-20 pages in length (including bibliography and double-spaced). Students may submit only one essay per year.
The judging is based on both the essay’s content and its form: the winning essay must be well written, clearly organized and free from errors of grammar and syntax; and the contest winner will have made good use of the pertinent sources, have covered their chosen subject thoroughly, and ideally have provided new insights on their chosen topic. The deadline for submitting material to the competition is May 31st, 2019. The winner will be notified in August (2019) and will be announced in a subsequent CAN-BYZ newsletter. It is possible to submit the essay both to this contest and to that organised by SCAPAT (www.scapat.ca).
For further information, please contact Dr. Conor Whately (c.whately@uwinnipeg.ca).
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
University of Ottawa
Department of Classics and Religious Studies
Faculty Member: Geoffrey Greatrex
Language: English or French
Simon Fraser University
SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies
Faculty Member: Dimitris Krallis
Language: English
McGill University
Art History & Communication Studies
Faculty Member: Cecily Hillsdale
Language: English or French
Université de Sherbrooke
Department of History
Faculty Member: Marc Carrier
Language: French