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Illustration for news: Comics: From the Middle Ages to the 21st Century

Comics: From the Middle Ages to the 21st Century

The 8th Russian Comics Conference ‘The World of Comics’, organised by the HSE Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies, took place online in March 2023. Over the two days of the conference, 44 comics researchers from Russia, France, China, and Malaysia presented their papers on comics history, narratives, visuals, and animation.

Illustration for news: HSE University Hosts Syrian Delegation Led by Minister of Education

HSE University Hosts Syrian Delegation Led by Minister of Education

On October 11, HSE University hosted a delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic at the building on Pokrovsky Bulvar. During the meeting, they discussed education and the continuing cooperation between HSE University and Damascus University.

Illustration for news: A special screening of the film “Powai” by Indian director Kuldip Patel

A special screening of the film “Powai” by Indian director Kuldip Patel

On September, 3 the Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies (HSE University) hosted a special screening of the film “Powai” (2022) by Indian director Kuldip Patel.

Illustration for news: Why Serious Scholars Around the World Study Comics

Why Serious Scholars Around the World Study Comics

What do Maya ceramics and pictures on 18th-century Russian stoves have to do with comics? What are the specific characteristics of Russian, Asian and American comics? How do comics reflect social issues? These and many other questions were discussed at the 7th Russian Comics Conference ‘The World of Comics’, which was held online in March by the HSE Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies.

Illustration for news: CSMECCA on the pages of Middle Eastern Studies

CSMECCA on the pages of Middle Eastern Studies

The British journal Middle Eastern Studies, a flagship journal for the study of Middle Eastern history and culture, has recently published an article by Associate Professor Denis V. Volkov entitled "Bringing democracy into Iran: a Russian project for the separation of Azerbaijan". The article presents the results of a study which is part of a major international project entitled "The Caspian World: Connections and Contentions at Modern Eurasian Crossroads", carried out under the auspices of Yale University (USA) with the participation of scholars from Britain, France and the Netherlands.

Illustration for news: Archaeological excavations and an archaeological school in Agrigento, Italy 2021

Archaeological excavations and an archaeological school in Agrigento, Italy 2021

Archaeological excavations of the expedition conducted by the Centre of Classical and Oriental Archaeology at the Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies, HSE University, were held in the city of Agrigento, on Sicily. The Second Archaeological School, which was based on that expedition, took place from the 4th to the 25th of September, 2021.

Illustration for news: ‘Our Students Were Lucky to Talk to Top Experts’

‘Our Students Were Lucky to Talk to Top Experts’

University of Hamburg professors Denis Nosnitsin and Magdalena Krzyzanowska delivered a series of online lectures dedicated to the study of Ethiopian manuscripts. The course, which was developed for first-year students of the Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies, was held as part of the Digital Professors project. In an interview with the HSE news service, the professors talked about their research, teaching approaches, and impressions of lectures.

Illustration for news: Dr Arkadiy Avdokhin secures funding for a major joint Russian-Austrian research project

Dr Arkadiy Avdokhin secures funding for a major joint Russian-Austrian research project

On 26 March 2021, it was announced that Dr Arkadiy Avdokhin, Associate Professor at the Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies, Senior research fellow at the Centre for Medieval Studies, HSE University, was successful in his application for a research grant to fund a 4-year Russian-Austrian project on pilgrims’ inscriptions in Byzantium and Old Rus’. The project has received funding from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) and the Austrian science fund (FWF Der Wissensсhaftsfond).

Illustration for news: The 6th Russian Comics Conference “The World of Comics” (video)

The 6th Russian Comics Conference “The World of Comics” (video)

On March 19-20, 2021, the 6th Annual Russian Comics Conference “The World of Comics” (Mir Komiksov) was held in online format, organized by the Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies of the National Research University 'Higher School of Economics'.

Illustration for news: “Magic in Mesopotamia”: a lecture by Dr. JoAnn Scurlock

“Magic in Mesopotamia”: a lecture by Dr. JoAnn Scurlock

24 March, Dr. JoAnn Scurlock (Elmhurst College, emerita) presented her lecture “Magic in Mesopotamia” at the seminar “Traditions of Magic in the Near East and Caucasus” (moderator: Alexey Lyavdansky, Senior Lecturer, IOCS HSE).