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The Early Slavs
MARIA DE MOLINA, 11
Aula Magna, Valentín Díez Morodo
Calle de María de Molina, 11, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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Join the IE Editorial Knowledge and IE School of Humanities for a special event celebrating the launch of The Early Slavs: The First Centuries of Eastern Europe by Prof. Susana Torres Prieto, Assistant Professor at IE School of Humanities.
She will be in conversation with Prof. Benjamin Outhwaite, Head of the Genizah Research Unit at Cambridge University Library since 2006. A specialist in medieval Hebrew language and manuscripts, his research explores the use and transmission of Hebrew in the Middle Ages, supported by major academic foundations.
📚 Don’t miss this unique opportunity to explore the origins of Eastern Europe through a fascinating dialogue between two leading scholars.
🥂 A networking cocktail will follow the event.
🗣️ The event will be held in English.
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MARIA DE MOLINA, 11
Aula Magna, Valentín Díez Morodo
Calle de María de Molina, 11, 28006 Madrid, Spain
Speakers
Susana Torres Prieto
Associate Professor of Humanities
IE University
https://www.linkedin.com/in/susana-torres-prieto-b797531b1/?originalSubdomain=es
Professor Torres has developed her academic and research career in the areas of Slavic and Medieval Studies. She has specialized in the literature and culture of Eastern Europe from the Middle Ages until now, as well as in the means and context of transmission of knowledge. She has taught in several universities in Spain and abroad and, after having been member of several international research groups and directing her own, is Research Associate at Harvard University as Scientific Director of a digital humanities research project on Kyivan Rus’. She is also member of several scientific societies worldwide.
Ben Outhwaite
Head of the Genizah Research Unit
Cambridge University Library
Ben Outhwaite has 25 years of experience working with medieval Hebrew, Aramaic and Arabic manuscripts, and teaching at under- and post-grad level. He has been Head of the Genizah Research Unit in Cambridge University Library since 2006, with the enviable responsibility of running a research team dedicated to the world's largest and most important single collection of medieval Jewish manuscripts, the Taylor-Schechter Cairo Genizah Collection.
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Co-hosted with: IE School of Humanities
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