HF Publications: Touching America

 

The Haemimont Foundation is pleased to share news of the publication of “Dokosvanya do Amerika” authored by Ivan Ilchev and Plamen Mitev, lecturers at Sofia University’s Department of History. This five hundred-plus page illustrated book provides rich and illuminating insight into Bulgaria’s special and hitherto largely unexplored relations with the United States before, during, and after its liberation from Ottoman rule in 1878.

The book was published in 2003 and is divided into three parts:

Part I – American missionaries, Bulgarians and The Gospel (19th Century to the early 20th Century)

Part II – Bulgarians and American educational institutions (during the second half of the 19th Century through the early 20th Century)

Part III – “Balkan Indians” in America

“Why did we decide to call the result of our work and research, “Touching America”? Our reasoning was twofold. On one hand, the title shows our inability to cover everything. On the other hand, it shows sufficiently clearly that during the time period on which we chose to focus, the United States remained too distant a country for Bulgaria; a society whose ideas were still foreign, though not necessarily new, for many Bulgarians; an economy that, despite being one of the most powerful in the world, nonetheless had limited interaction with Bulgaria’s economy; a culture that was being lost in the bright light of English art and culture…” 

“Dokosvanya do Amerika” is currently available from the Haemimont Foundation. Inquiries can be made at adoan@haemimontfoundation.org.

Haemimont Foundation Updates

The Haemimont Foundation blog is currently being updated. Please stay tuned for news on our most recent activities and outreach efforts.

You can also now follow our photo gallery of images from cultural events and travel in Bulgaria via the Haemimont Foundation on Tumblr.

(above: Sunrise on a historic facade in Malko Turnovo, Bulgaria. Photo credit: Abigail Doan).

HF Publications: Thracian Cult Architecture

The publishing of the book, Thracian Cult Architecture, by Malvina Rousseva, RA, PhD, was sponsored and financed by the Haemimont Foundation in 2000. Text translations were provided by Nikolina Panova.

“Thracian Cult Architecture is the first publication of its kind written by an architect. The book addresses issues such as the use and definition of terminology, classification, and interpretation of Thracian Cult Architecture. The author’s unique argument is the first attempt to read, analyze, and interpret the architectural and symbolic semantics of Thracian Cult Architecture, and of eight tombs in particular.”

This detailed study of Thracian cult studies and buildings is divided into three parts:

Part I – Studies of Thracian Tombs

Part II – Thracian Cult Architecture In Tumuli: Considerations

Part II – Cult Buildings In Tumuli

For more information, contact: adoan@haemimontfoundation.org.

Sofia University hosts Logic Colloquium 2009

The Haemimont Foundation is proud to have been a sponsor of the international Logic Colloquium 2009 at Sofia University, held from 31 July to 5 August, 2009.

The Logic Colloquium is the annual European conference on logic, organised under the auspices of the Association for Symbolic Logic (ASL). The gathering provides a forum for presenting and discussing new developments in the area of logic. The conference attracts researchers from logic, with an emphasis on mathematical logic, but also includes researchers from computer science logic and philosophical logic. In previous years, the Logic Colloquium was held in the following locales:

Bern, Switzerland, 2008
Wrocław, Poland, 2007
Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 2006
Athens, Greece, 2005
Torino, Italy, 2004
Helsinki, Finland, 2003

Astea Solutions AD, an entity affiliated with the Haemimont Foundation, was also a sponsor of the Logic Colloquium 2009. Astea’s team of high level software engineers works closely with Sofia University’s Faculty for Mathematics and Informatics and Laboratory for Interactive Multimedia, especially in cutting edge research and development in electronic publishing.

Details for proceedings of the event are available at the following link.

Haemimont Foundation sponsors campus improvements at University of Sofia’s FMI

During the course of 2007, the Haemimont Foundation sponsored two campus improvement projects at the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics (FMI) of the University of Sofia “St Kliment Ohridski”.

The first project was a new ramp that allowed wheelchair access to classrooms at FMI. The surrounding area was also landscaped with rose plantings and outdoor seating for students and faculty.

The second project for 2007 was the restoration of a campus monument and its park-like surroundings. This locale has become a favorite resting and reflection spot for FMI students, faculty, and visitors to the university.

Haemimont Foundation honored by University of Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski”

The Haemimont Foundation is very pleased to announce that it received the Partner #1 for 2007 Award from the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics of the University of Sofia “St Kliment Ohridski”.

The awards ceremony took place at the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics on May 18, 2007, during which the Dean distributed other honors and prizes to members of the faculty and student body. The backdrop for the awards ceremony was the university’s traditional commemoration of May as the Month of Culture and May 24th as the Slavic Day of Literacy.

This honor was bestowed on the Haemimont Foundation in recognition of its recent contributions to and longstanding support of the Faculty for Mathematics and Informatics.

Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics of Sofia University “St Kliment Ohridski”