Marilena Laskaridis Fellows 2023-2024

The Marilena Laskaridis Fellowships 2023-2024 were awarded to the following two colleagues, who will join the Modern Greek Studies team at the University of Amsterdam in the academic year 2023-2024: 1) Dr. Carl Mauzy  Project title: German occupation photography in WWII Greece. An examination. Summary The project looks at the…

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2 June 2023: Lecture: Instrumentalizing Culture for Collaboration: Athens Radio Broadcasting during the Axis Occupation

Title: Instrumentalizing Culture for Collaboration: Athens Radio Broadcasting during the Axis Occupation (1941-1944) Speaker: Dr. Yannis Stamos, Marilena Laskaridis Visiting Research Fellow 2022-2023, University of Amsterdam Date: 2 June 2023 Time: 16:00 Location: P.C. Hoofthuis (Spuistraat 134), room 1.04 (no registration needed) Language: English Abstract Aside from controlling the country’s…

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26 May 2023: Lezing: Het hellenisme van Kavafis

Titel: Het hellenisme van Kavafis Spreker: dr. Hero Hokwerda, RuG en UvA Plaats: Universiteitsbibliotheek (UB), Doelenzaal, Singel 425, Amsterdam. Datum en tijd: vrijdag 26 mei, 15.30-16.30 uur Taal: Nederlands Abstract ‘Kijk… Zelf ben ik ook Helleens. Denk erom, niet Helleen en ook niet helleniserend, maar Helleens’, zo heeft de dichter…

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23-25 May 2023: Internationale Certificaatsexamens Nieuwgrieks (ΚΕΓ-examens)

De Internationale Certificaatsexamens Nieuwgrieks (ΚΕΓ-examens) 2023 zullen plaatsvinden in Amsterdam als volgt: 23 mei 2023: niveaus A1, A2 24 mei 2023: niveaus B2, C1 25 mei 2023: niveaus B1, C2 De examens worden georganiseerd door KEΓ (Κέντρο Ελληνικής Γλώσσας: Centrum voor de Griekse Taal) te Thessaloniki. De opleiding Nieuwgriekse taal en…

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17 May 2023: Lecture: From History to Activism: Comics in Contemporary Greece

Title: From History to Activism: Comics in Contemporary Greece Speaker: Kristina Gedgaudaitė, Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellow, University of Amsterdam Date: 17 May 2023 Time: 15:30 Location: University Library (Singel 425), room: Belle van Zuylenzaal, (no registration needed) Language: English Abstract When examining the Greek graphic novels of the past decade, one…

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10 May 2023: Lecture: Writing (Greek) Poetry on Facebook: Archives, Networks, Dissemination

Speaker: Dr. Eleni Papargyriou, Marilena Laskaridis Visiting Research Fellow 2022-2023, University of Amsterdam Date: 10 Μay 2023 Time: 15:30 Location: University Library (Singel 425), room: Doelenzaal (no registration needed) Language: English Abstract How is a Facebook poem different from a poem in print? Who reads it? Who reacts and comments…

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21 April 2023: Interview with award-winning Cypriot author Louiza Papaloizou

Title: A conversation with award-winning Cypriot author Louiza Papaloizou Speakers: Louiza Papaloizou (author) & Prof. Dr. Marina Terkourafi  (professor of Sociolinguistics, Leiden University) Welcome address: H.E. Frances-Galatia Lanitou Williams (ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus) Date: 21 April 2023 Time: 15:30 Location: University Library (Singel 425), room: Doelenzaal, (no registration…

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17 February 2023: Lezing: Kiemen van een nieuwe Griekse wereld

Spreker: dr. Pieter Borghart, Neograecus en classicus Titel: Kiemen van een nieuwe Griekse wereld Tijd: 15.30 uur Plaats: Universiteitsbibliotheek (UB), De Doelenzaal, Singel 425, Amsterdam Taal: Nederlands Abstract De Griekse taal en cultuur kent een ononderbroken geschreven traditie van bijna 3000 jaar, maar vanaf wanneer kunnen we van ‘Nieuwgriekse’ geschiedenis…

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23 November 2022: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: M. Laskaridis Visiting Research Fellowships 2023-2024

5th CALL FOR APPLICATIONS for the Marilena Laskaridis Visiting Research Fellowships in Modern Greek Studies at the University of Amsterdam for the academic year 2023 -2024. The fellowships are sponsored by the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation for research (partly) situated in the field of Modern Greek Studies. The fellowships are offered annually on…

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14 October 2022: Documentary screening & ΚΕΓ-Certificate Award 2022

Documentary screening & ΚΕΓ-Certificate Award 2022 Title documentary: Mikis Theodorakis (with English subtitles). Time: 3.30 p.m. Place: University Library, room Doelenzaal, Singel 425, Amsterdam Language: English & Greek The ΚΕΓ-Certificate Award 2022 will take place after the documentary screening and be followed by drinks. About the documentary The screening of…

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Marilena Laskaridis Fellows 2022-2023

The Marilena Laskaridis Fellowships 2022-2023 were awarded to the following two colleagues, who will join the Modern Greek Studies team at the University of Amsterdam in the academic year 2022-2023: Dr. Yannis Stamos Project title: Culture and Pro-Axis Propaganda at the Athens Radio Station (1941-1944) Summary This project explores discourses…

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20 May 2022: International symposium: Revisiting the Greek War of Independence

International symposium: 1821-2021. Revisiting the Greek War of Independence: Intellectual Landscape and Global Resonances When: Friday, 20 May 2022, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Where: Doelenzaal, Amsterdam University Library, Singel 425, Amsterdam  Organizers: Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation & Marilena Laskaridis Chair of Modern Greek Studies & Department of Modern Greek Language &…

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13 May 2022: Lecture: The Cultural Economy of Emancipatory Practice. Insights from Greece

Title: The Cultural Economy of Emancipatory Practice. Insights from Greece. Speaker: Dr. Dimitris Soudias, Marilena Laskaridis Visiting Research Fellow in Modern Greek Studies at the University of Amsterdam (2021-2022) Time: 3.30-5.00 pm (CET). Location: University Theater (Nieuwe Doelenstraat16-18 1012 CP, Amsterdam); no registration needed. Language: English Abstract Since the financial…

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5 April 2022: Presentation of The CENSUS website

Title: Greek Authors of the 19th-21st centuries. The CENSUS of Modern Greek Literature. Speakers: Dia Philippides, Professor Emerita, Boston College (USA); Maria Boletsi, Endowed Professor, Marilena Laskaridis Chair of Modern Greek Studies, University of Amsterdam; Ben Florin, Web Developer, Boston College Libraries. Date and time: 5 April 2022, 6:00 pm…

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22 March 2022: In memoriam van Paul Auerbach

De Stichting Stolpersteine heeft op verzoek van prof. dr. Arnold van Gemert, emeritus hoogleraar Nieuwgrieks en Byzantinologie aan de UvA, mede namens het Nederlands Genootschap voor Nieuwgriekse Studies (NGNS), op 22 maart 2022 tijdens een bescheiden plechtigheid Paul Auerbach en zijn echtgenote geëerd. Door het plaatsen van twee Stolpersteine bij Paul Auerbachs…

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18 March 2022: Griekse literatuur tussen Ethiopië en Karelië: het voorbeeld van de Koptische martelaarsverhalen

Titel: Griekse literatuur tussen Ethiopië en Karelië: het voorbeeld van de Koptische martelaarsverhalen Spreker: Dr. Ewa Zakrzewska, specialist wetenschappelijke informatie Byzantinologie en Nieuwgrieks, Taalwetenschap, Klassieken, Archeologie en Oude Geschiedenis, Universiteitsbibliotheek UvA. Datum/tijd: 18 maart 2022, 17.00-18.00 uur Locatie: Doelenzaal, UB (University Library UvA), Singel 425, Amsterdam Taal: Nederlands N.B. deze…

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8 December 2021: Lecture: The visual language of anticommunism in post-war Greece

Title: The Emotional Politics of Fear: The visual language of anticommunism in post-war Greece Speaker: Dr. Alexander Kazamias, Marilena Laskaridis Visiting Research Fellow in Modern Greek Studies at the University of Amsterdam (2021-2022) Date/Time: Wednesday December 8, 3.30-5.00 pm (CET) Location*: online (no registration needed). Zoom link: https://uva-live.zoom.us/j/87012490249 Language: English *Please note: This talk was…

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29 October 2021: Variacollege: Bloemlezing van jonge Nederlandse dichters

Title: Bloemlezing van jonge Nederlandse dichters Speaker: drs. Arthur Bot, docent Nieuwgrieks en Byzantinologie, UvA  Time: 15.30-16.30 uur Location: room 1.04, Spuistraat 134, Amsterdam. Language: Dutch Abstract Tijdens dit variacollege zal een presentatie worden gegeven van de in Griekenland uitgegeven tweetalige bundel Ανθολογία νέων ολλανδών ποιητών / Bloemlezing van jonge Nederlandse dichters, een deel…

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28 May 2021: Lecture: Memory work in protest movements: The case of the Greek 1960s

Title: Memory work in protest movements: The case of the Greek 1960s Speaker: Dr. Emilia Salvanou, Marilena Laskaridis Visiting Research Fellow in Modern Greek Studies at the University of Amsterdam (2020-2021) Time: 3.30 pm. Location: https://uva-live.zoom.us/j/86156066567     (Meeting ID: 861 5606 6567) Language: English Abstract Protest movements of the 1960s are usually…

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24 May 2021: Roundtable/Webinar: Rethinking race & ethnicity in contemporary Greece

Title: “We have never been racist”: Rethinking race & ethnicity in modern Greece. Date: Monday, 24 May 2021, 6:00 pm (CET/NL time) The event will be livestreamed via Youtube. You can watch and participate here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWARLgqhOPM About this event The network Greek Studies Now participates in discussions sparked by the bicentennial of the 1821 Greek…

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