معرفی
Maria Mavroudi is a Professor in the Department of History at the University of California, Berkeley, specializing in Byzantine and Islamic cultural and intellectual exchanges. Her research spans Byzantium and the Arabs, bilingualism in the Middle Ages, Byzantine and Islamic science, and the survival of Byzantine culture post-1453.
- Education:
- PhD in Byzantine Studies, Harvard University (1998)
- MA in Byzantine Literature, Harvard University (1992)
- BA in Philology, University of Thessaloniki (1990)
Her work focuses on cross-cultural transmission, particularly scientific and literary texts between Byzantium and the Islamic world. Recent publications analyze medieval translations, dream interpretation practices, and historiographical debates.
Key article trends include: comparative studies of Byzantine and Islamic science, analysis of textual transmission mechanisms, and critiques of cultural identity constructions in historiography.
- Scientific Awards:
- MacArthur Fellowship (2004-2009)
- Wolfgang Fritz Volbach Fellowship (2022)
- Townsend Center for the Humanities Fellowship (2004-2005)
- Israel Institute for Advanced Studies Fellowship (2021)
- Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin Fellowship (2016-17)
- Hellman Family Faculty Fund (2004)
- Regents' Junior Faculty Fellowship (2004)
- Dumbarton Oaks Fellowships (2000-2001, 2001-2002)
- Whiting Fellowship (1995-1996)
- Humboldt Foundation Fellowship (2007, deferred)
She has contributed to public debates on cultural heritage preservation, notably participating in discussions about the Thessaloniki Metro archaeological discoveries and the Hagia Sophia conversion.
