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Episode 2: Dr. Nadieszda Kizenko

The Orthodox Christian Studies Center of Fordham University

The Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University continues its webinar series highlighting the scholarly insights and academic careers of female scholars whose research and writing explore some facet of the history, thought, or culture of Orthodox Christianity.

This episode features an interview with Dr. Nadieszda Kizenko, Professor of History at the State University of New York at Albany. Dr. Kizenko specializes in Russian history with a focus on religion and culture. Her work has explored topics such as the history of Orthodox Christianity, saints’ lives as a historical source, lived religion, political liturgy, women’s written confessions, and depictions of religion in film. She is interviewed by Center Co-Director Aristotle Papanikolaou.


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Episode 3: Dame Averil Cameron


The Orthodox Christian Studies Center of Fordham University

The Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University is delighted to present the third episode of its webinar series highlighting the scholarly insights and academic careers of female scholars whose research and writing explore some facet of the history, thought, or culture of Orthodox Christianity.

This episode features an interview with Dame Averil Cameron. Dame Averil is one of the world’s most accomplished scholars of late antiquity and Byzantium, with major contributions to our understanding of early Christian historical writing, devotion to the Theotokos, and the intersection of Christianity with the Roman Empire. While teaching at Kings College London from 1965 until 1994, she founded the Centre for Hellenic Studies and served as the editor for the Journal of Roman Studies. In 1994, she was elected warden of Keble College, Oxford, a position she held until her retirement in 2010. She is the author or editor of more than twenty books and, among her many honors, she was named “Commander of the Order of the British Empire” in 1999 and “Dame Commander” in 2006. She has recently written on contemporary appeals to the Byzantine heritage and the concept of orthodoxy in Byzantium. Her most recent book is Byzantine Christianity: A Very Brief History (SPCK, 2017).