Date of Award
Fall 1-2-2026
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
First Advisor
Elidor Mëhilli
Second Advisor
Seth LeJacq
Academic Program Adviser
Elidor Mëhilli
Abstract
Under Ceaușescu's 1980s Sistematizare program, Bucharest's Orthodox monasteries sustained sacred life through "negotiated resilience": ritual repetition and spatial adaptation under surveillance and constrained visibility. Văcărești, Mihai Vodă, and Antim map a spectrum—erasure, relocation/concealment, and institutional negotiation—complicating binaries of resistance and collaboration.
Recommended Citation
Byrd, Symantha G., "Negotiating Sacred Space: Monastic Endurance and the Spatial Politics of Sistematizare in 1980s Bucharest" (2026). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/1423
