Articles by Alexandra Vukovich
Victors and Vanquished in the Euro-Mediterranean, 2024
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Maritime Exchange and the Making of Norman Worlds, 2023
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Is Byzantine Studies a Colonialist Discipline? Toward a Critical Historiography, 2023
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Medieval Rus' and Early Modern Russia. Texts and Contexts, 2023
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Thinking Through Ruins: Genealogies, Functions, and Interpretations, 2022
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Byzance et ses voisins, XIIIe-XVe siècle. Art, identité, pouvoir, 2021
L'épée du prince : le rite d'intronisation lors du séjour de Vsevolod Iourevitch à Byzance* : Byz... more L'épée du prince : le rite d'intronisation lors du séjour de Vsevolod Iourevitch à Byzance* : Byzance et ses voisins, xiiie-xve siècle Full access 50-64 minutes L'épée du prince : le rite d'intronisation lors du séjour de Vsevolod Iourevitch à Byzance * Alexandra Vukovich Les médiévistes ont depuis longtemps compris l'importance que revêtaient les rituels pour exprimer le caractère sacré de l'office royal. Les cérémonies d'intronisation, de couronnement, d'onction et d'entrée solennelle du prince promouvaient et rendaient visible l'autorité du prince et celle de l'Église. La description littéraire des intronisations des nouveaux princes riourikides-dynastie dont tous les princes russes furent issus jusqu'au xvi e siècle-dans les chroniques russes des xii e et xiii e siècles donne une image différente de celle des rituels, très structurés et structurants, rapportés par les livres de cérémonie byzantins ou définis par l'Église latine en Occident 1. Cependant, partout, à l'époque médiévale, les rites de la royauté, insignes du pouvoir, cérémonies de couronnement, de funérailles, de succession, donnèrent lieu à des interprétations symboliques. Le système de référence prédominant à l'époque médiévale était la Bible, d'où l'on tira des images symboliques du roi vétérotestamentaire et, par analogie, du roi néotestamentaire, à l'image du Christ 2. Ces images furent mobilisées en faveur des rois, des princes et des empereurs pour établir leur autorité, pour manifester le champ symbolique du pouvoir du prince.
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Byzantium in Eastern European Visual Culture in the Late Middle Ages. (eds) Maria Alessia Rossi and Alice Isabella Sullivan, 2020
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Ruthenica, 2019
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Russian History, 2019
For the published version, see:
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Th... more For the published version, see:
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The central question in the comparative history of Rus has been its differential development vis-à-vis its western neighbours and the meaning and reasons for this difference.
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Viking and Medieval Scandinavia 14, 2018
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Forum , 2013
This article examines the translation, transformation, and innovation of ceremonies of inaugurati... more This article examines the translation, transformation, and innovation of ceremonies of inauguration from the principality of Kiev to the principality of Vladimir-Suzdal’ and the city of Novgorod in the early Russian period (twelfth-thirteenth centuries). The ritual embellishment of inauguration ceremonies suggests a renewed contact between early Rus’ and Byzantium.
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Conference Presentations by Alexandra Vukovich
Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy – Shaping Religious Identity in Medieval Rus’
Early Slavic Thematic Ses... more Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy – Shaping Religious Identity in Medieval Rus’
Early Slavic Thematic Session at the BASEES Annual Conference
Cambridge, Fitzwilliam College, Walker Room 21, 4th April 2016
http://basees2016.org/
09:00-10:30 SESSION 7
7.1. Literature/Cultures: Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy – Shaping Religious Identity in Medieval Rus’ 1
Chair: Simon Franklin (University of Cambridge)
Papers:
Katie Sykes (University of Cambridge) ‘What is a pagan? The usage of the term поганыи in the chronicles of early Rus’
Alexandra Vukovich (University of Cambridge) ‘Mixed Cultural References in Early Rus': the case of promissory rituals’
Jana Howlett (University of Cambridge) ‘The Role of Heresy in Shaping Orthodoxy in Early Muscovy’
11:00-12:45 SESSION 8
8.1. Literature/Cultures: Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy – Shaping Religious Identity in Medieval Rus’ 2
Chair: Jana Howlett (University of Cambridge)
Papers:
Nicholas Mayhew (University of Cambridge) ‘Problematising ‘Orthodoxy’: Paired Saint Culture in Kievan and Muscovite Rus’
Ágnes Kriza (University of Cambridge) ‘The Iconography of Medieval Russian Sanctuary: A Visualized Concept of Orthodoxy’
Olenka Z. Pevny (University of Cambridge) ‘The Visual Rhetoric of Orthodoxy in 17th-century Kyiv: Petro Mohyla’s restoration of the Church of the Savior at Berestovo’
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Symposia, Conferences, Workshops by Alexandra Vukovich
REGISTRATION LINK: https://torch.ox.ac.uk/event/byzantinism-and-the-nation
The scheduled event ... more REGISTRATION LINK: https://torch.ox.ac.uk/event/byzantinism-and-the-nation
The scheduled event ‘Our Daily Byzantium: Medieval Heritage, Nation-building, and Politics in Serbia' brings together an international group of historians, art historians, and cultural theorists to discuss cultural heritage and nationalism in Serbia and the wider Balkans. Using the recent elevation of a colossal monument to Stefan Nemanja (a 12th century ruler of the medieval Serbian principality) in the centre of Belgrade as a discussion prompt, the panel will explore the 'national story' taking form in Serbia. By no means the exception in its use of medieval monuments and medieval characters to shape nationalist narratives, the current Serbian government has not only selectively invested in heritage conservation, but has also been actively constructing heritage monuments. There is a clear medievalism (or byzantinism) in the elevation of the church of St Sava or the new statue of Stefan Nemanja, one that seeks a direct link to an imagined medieval past to make new monuments appear ancient and remote. The panel will discuss these developments, as well as how medievalism and byzantinism developed historically and have been deployed as part of a modern political project, both in Serbia and the wider Balkans.
16:00 INTRODUCTION
Dr Alexandra Vukovich (TORCH, University of Oxford), Heritage (Mis)management
Dr Milan Vukašinović (University of Uppsala), Ink, Bronze, and the Blood of the Nation
16:15 - 17:15 POSITION PAPERS
Prof. Filip Ejdus (Faculty of Political Sciences, Belgrade), Stefan Nemanja and the Cracked Byzantine Helmet
Dr Milena Repajić (Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade), The (not so) Subtle Messages of Monumental Stefan Nemanja: Medievalism and the Reshaping of Historical Memory in Post-Socialist Serbia
Prof. Marko Šuica (Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade), The Challenges of Teaching Medieval History in Serbia’s New History Curriculum
Prof. Aleksandar Ignjatović (Faculty of Architecture, Belgrade), Byzantium Perfected: Nation-building through Architectural Tropes in 19th- and 20th-century Serbia
Dr Višnja Kisić (Europa Nostra Serbia/UNESCO Chair MA in Cultural Policy and Management), Making Serbia Great Again: The (Un)Expected Embrace of Neoliberalism and Nationalism
Prof. Miloš Jovanović (UCLA), Historicism or the Cultural Logic of Postsocialist Capitalism in Belgrade
17:15 - 17:45 DISCUSSION
Discussants:
Dr Mirela Ivanova (University of Oxford)
Prof. Emir O. Filipović (University of Sarajevo)
17:45 - 18:00 Q&A
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The Balkanist, 2020
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Balkan Insight, 2020
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Book Reviews by Alexandra Vukovich
The Journal of Ecclesiastical History
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Articles by Alexandra Vukovich
brill.com/abstract/journals/ruhi/46/2-3/ruhi.46.issue-2-3.xml
The central question in the comparative history of Rus has been its differential development vis-à-vis its western neighbours and the meaning and reasons for this difference.
Conference Presentations by Alexandra Vukovich
Early Slavic Thematic Session at the BASEES Annual Conference
Cambridge, Fitzwilliam College, Walker Room 21, 4th April 2016
http://basees2016.org/
09:00-10:30 SESSION 7
7.1. Literature/Cultures: Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy – Shaping Religious Identity in Medieval Rus’ 1
Chair: Simon Franklin (University of Cambridge)
Papers:
Katie Sykes (University of Cambridge) ‘What is a pagan? The usage of the term поганыи in the chronicles of early Rus’
Alexandra Vukovich (University of Cambridge) ‘Mixed Cultural References in Early Rus': the case of promissory rituals’
Jana Howlett (University of Cambridge) ‘The Role of Heresy in Shaping Orthodoxy in Early Muscovy’
11:00-12:45 SESSION 8
8.1. Literature/Cultures: Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy – Shaping Religious Identity in Medieval Rus’ 2
Chair: Jana Howlett (University of Cambridge)
Papers:
Nicholas Mayhew (University of Cambridge) ‘Problematising ‘Orthodoxy’: Paired Saint Culture in Kievan and Muscovite Rus’
Ágnes Kriza (University of Cambridge) ‘The Iconography of Medieval Russian Sanctuary: A Visualized Concept of Orthodoxy’
Olenka Z. Pevny (University of Cambridge) ‘The Visual Rhetoric of Orthodoxy in 17th-century Kyiv: Petro Mohyla’s restoration of the Church of the Savior at Berestovo’
Symposia, Conferences, Workshops by Alexandra Vukovich
The scheduled event ‘Our Daily Byzantium: Medieval Heritage, Nation-building, and Politics in Serbia' brings together an international group of historians, art historians, and cultural theorists to discuss cultural heritage and nationalism in Serbia and the wider Balkans. Using the recent elevation of a colossal monument to Stefan Nemanja (a 12th century ruler of the medieval Serbian principality) in the centre of Belgrade as a discussion prompt, the panel will explore the 'national story' taking form in Serbia. By no means the exception in its use of medieval monuments and medieval characters to shape nationalist narratives, the current Serbian government has not only selectively invested in heritage conservation, but has also been actively constructing heritage monuments. There is a clear medievalism (or byzantinism) in the elevation of the church of St Sava or the new statue of Stefan Nemanja, one that seeks a direct link to an imagined medieval past to make new monuments appear ancient and remote. The panel will discuss these developments, as well as how medievalism and byzantinism developed historically and have been deployed as part of a modern political project, both in Serbia and the wider Balkans.
16:00 INTRODUCTION
Dr Alexandra Vukovich (TORCH, University of Oxford), Heritage (Mis)management
Dr Milan Vukašinović (University of Uppsala), Ink, Bronze, and the Blood of the Nation
16:15 - 17:15 POSITION PAPERS
Prof. Filip Ejdus (Faculty of Political Sciences, Belgrade), Stefan Nemanja and the Cracked Byzantine Helmet
Dr Milena Repajić (Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade), The (not so) Subtle Messages of Monumental Stefan Nemanja: Medievalism and the Reshaping of Historical Memory in Post-Socialist Serbia
Prof. Marko Šuica (Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade), The Challenges of Teaching Medieval History in Serbia’s New History Curriculum
Prof. Aleksandar Ignjatović (Faculty of Architecture, Belgrade), Byzantium Perfected: Nation-building through Architectural Tropes in 19th- and 20th-century Serbia
Dr Višnja Kisić (Europa Nostra Serbia/UNESCO Chair MA in Cultural Policy and Management), Making Serbia Great Again: The (Un)Expected Embrace of Neoliberalism and Nationalism
Prof. Miloš Jovanović (UCLA), Historicism or the Cultural Logic of Postsocialist Capitalism in Belgrade
17:15 - 17:45 DISCUSSION
Discussants:
Dr Mirela Ivanova (University of Oxford)
Prof. Emir O. Filipović (University of Sarajevo)
17:45 - 18:00 Q&A
Papers by Alexandra Vukovich
Book Reviews by Alexandra Vukovich
brill.com/abstract/journals/ruhi/46/2-3/ruhi.46.issue-2-3.xml
The central question in the comparative history of Rus has been its differential development vis-à-vis its western neighbours and the meaning and reasons for this difference.
Early Slavic Thematic Session at the BASEES Annual Conference
Cambridge, Fitzwilliam College, Walker Room 21, 4th April 2016
http://basees2016.org/
09:00-10:30 SESSION 7
7.1. Literature/Cultures: Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy – Shaping Religious Identity in Medieval Rus’ 1
Chair: Simon Franklin (University of Cambridge)
Papers:
Katie Sykes (University of Cambridge) ‘What is a pagan? The usage of the term поганыи in the chronicles of early Rus’
Alexandra Vukovich (University of Cambridge) ‘Mixed Cultural References in Early Rus': the case of promissory rituals’
Jana Howlett (University of Cambridge) ‘The Role of Heresy in Shaping Orthodoxy in Early Muscovy’
11:00-12:45 SESSION 8
8.1. Literature/Cultures: Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy – Shaping Religious Identity in Medieval Rus’ 2
Chair: Jana Howlett (University of Cambridge)
Papers:
Nicholas Mayhew (University of Cambridge) ‘Problematising ‘Orthodoxy’: Paired Saint Culture in Kievan and Muscovite Rus’
Ágnes Kriza (University of Cambridge) ‘The Iconography of Medieval Russian Sanctuary: A Visualized Concept of Orthodoxy’
Olenka Z. Pevny (University of Cambridge) ‘The Visual Rhetoric of Orthodoxy in 17th-century Kyiv: Petro Mohyla’s restoration of the Church of the Savior at Berestovo’
The scheduled event ‘Our Daily Byzantium: Medieval Heritage, Nation-building, and Politics in Serbia' brings together an international group of historians, art historians, and cultural theorists to discuss cultural heritage and nationalism in Serbia and the wider Balkans. Using the recent elevation of a colossal monument to Stefan Nemanja (a 12th century ruler of the medieval Serbian principality) in the centre of Belgrade as a discussion prompt, the panel will explore the 'national story' taking form in Serbia. By no means the exception in its use of medieval monuments and medieval characters to shape nationalist narratives, the current Serbian government has not only selectively invested in heritage conservation, but has also been actively constructing heritage monuments. There is a clear medievalism (or byzantinism) in the elevation of the church of St Sava or the new statue of Stefan Nemanja, one that seeks a direct link to an imagined medieval past to make new monuments appear ancient and remote. The panel will discuss these developments, as well as how medievalism and byzantinism developed historically and have been deployed as part of a modern political project, both in Serbia and the wider Balkans.
16:00 INTRODUCTION
Dr Alexandra Vukovich (TORCH, University of Oxford), Heritage (Mis)management
Dr Milan Vukašinović (University of Uppsala), Ink, Bronze, and the Blood of the Nation
16:15 - 17:15 POSITION PAPERS
Prof. Filip Ejdus (Faculty of Political Sciences, Belgrade), Stefan Nemanja and the Cracked Byzantine Helmet
Dr Milena Repajić (Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade), The (not so) Subtle Messages of Monumental Stefan Nemanja: Medievalism and the Reshaping of Historical Memory in Post-Socialist Serbia
Prof. Marko Šuica (Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade), The Challenges of Teaching Medieval History in Serbia’s New History Curriculum
Prof. Aleksandar Ignjatović (Faculty of Architecture, Belgrade), Byzantium Perfected: Nation-building through Architectural Tropes in 19th- and 20th-century Serbia
Dr Višnja Kisić (Europa Nostra Serbia/UNESCO Chair MA in Cultural Policy and Management), Making Serbia Great Again: The (Un)Expected Embrace of Neoliberalism and Nationalism
Prof. Miloš Jovanović (UCLA), Historicism or the Cultural Logic of Postsocialist Capitalism in Belgrade
17:15 - 17:45 DISCUSSION
Discussants:
Dr Mirela Ivanova (University of Oxford)
Prof. Emir O. Filipović (University of Sarajevo)
17:45 - 18:00 Q&A