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Back to Blog August 30, 2024

Professor Joseph Kopta Co-organizes Sponsored Panel at the International Medieval Congress

Author: Jane DeRose Evans
Dr. Ugo Mondini (University of Oxford), Dr. Armin Bergmeier (Universität Leipzig), Dr. Joseph Kopta (Temple University), and Dr. Flavia Vanni (Newcastle University)

Assistant Professor of Instruction Joseph Kopta co-organized, together with Dr. Ugo Mondini, a panel at the International Medieval Congress (IMC) in Leeds, UK. The session, "Breaking Points: Reaction to Change in Byzantine Art & Literature, 10th—13th c. CE" investigated the Congress theme of "Crisis" from the perspective of the Byzantine world. The panel was sponsored by the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture, and took place on July 3, 2024. Kopta also presented a paper, "When the Ink Runs Dry: Limitations as Opportunity in Middle Byzantine Manuscript Production," the subject of his ongoing book project.

Photo: left to right: Dr. Ugo Mondini (University of Oxford), Dr. Armin Bergmeier (Universität Leipzig), Dr. Joseph Kopta (Temple University), and Dr. Flavia Vanni (Newcastle University).