Due to the international coronavirus crisis this lecture is postponed. It will be offered online during the academic year 2020-2021. Guest speaker: Prof. Dr. Gonda van Steen, Koraes Chair of Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language and Literature in KCL’s Centre for Hellenic Studies and Department of Classics Title: Adoption, Memory, and…
Lecture on the occasion of the International Day of the Greek Language Friday 7 February 2020, 4.00-5.00 p.m. Title: The Cambridge Grammar of Medieval and Early Modern Greek Speaker: drs. Marjolijne Janssen, researcher and co-author Location: Doelenzaal, UB (University Library UvA), Singel 425, Amsterdam. Language: Dutch Abstract De ontwikkeling van…
Speaker: Dr. Maria Georgopoulou, Director of the Gennadius Library, American School of Classical Studies in Athens (ASCSA). Title: The Art and Architecture of Crete between Venice and Byzantium Time: 11.00-12.30 a.m. (incl. a short break) Location: University of Amsterdam (UvA), Spuistraat 134, room 1.04, Amsterdam Language: English Abstract This talk examines…
Film screening with short films about modern Athens. Location: Cinema of the Dam’d, Overtoom 301, Amsterdam Date and time: 17 December 2020, 7:30 – 9:15 pm. Language: Greek (with English subtitles) For more information see here
The Dept. of Modern Greek Studies of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) is the best Bachelor study (of all 127 Bachelor studies) in Amsterdam and the 3rd best one in the Netherlands in 2020 according to the Keuzegids Universiteiten 2020. The results have been published on 27 November 2019 and…
The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for two visiting research fellowships in the field of Modern Greek Studies for early- and mid- career scholars who wish to pursue (part of) their research at the University of Amsterdam. For the academic year 2020-2021, 1 fellowship will…
1st Lecture Thursday 16 January 2020, 11.00-12.30 a.m. Speaker: Dr. Maria Georgopoulou, Director Gennadius Library, ASCSA (American School of Classical Studies in Athens). Location: PCH, UvA, Spuistraat 134, zaal 1.04, Amsterdam Language: English Title: Venice’s Colonies in the Greek World 2nd Lecture (on the occasion of the International…
Plaats: Podium Mozaïek, Bos en Lommerweg 191, 1055 DT, Amsterdam Datum: zaterdag 23 november 2019 Tijd: 19:00 uur Voorprogramma lezing: 19:00 uur – 19:45 uur (gratis toegang) Muziekprogramma: 20:15 – 22:15 uur Voorprogramma: Lezing ‘Still waiting for barbarians’, Prof. Dr. Maria Boletsi (UvA en Universiteit Leiden) in het Engels met…
Title: “Still waiting for barbarians” (gratis toegankelijk/free access) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Maria Boletsi, Marilena Laskaridis Chair of Modern Greek Studies, University of Amsterdam Language: English Location: Podium Mozaïek, Bos en Lommerweg 191, 1055 DT Amsterdam Date & time: November 23, 2019, 7.00 – 10.00 p.m. Abstract: Short lecture with Q&A questions in English…
Guest speaker: dr. Kristina Gedgaudaite, Laskarides Visiting Research Fellow in Modern Greek Studies 2019, UvA Title: Smyrna in your pocket: Memory of Asia Minor in Contemporary Greek Culture Time: 3.00-5.00 p.m. Location: PCH, UvA, room 1.05, Spuistraat 134, Amsterdam Language: English Abstract This talk will address the long-term legacies of forced migration…
Guest speaker: dr. Pafsanias Karathanasis, Social Anthropology, PhD Laskarides Visiting Research Fellow in Modern Greek Studies 2019, UvA Title: Writing in a city in-crisis: Stencil graffiti in the Old Town of Nicosia Time: 3.30 p.m. Location: Doelenzaal, UB, Singel 425, Amsterdam Language: English Abstract Τhe Old Town of Nicosia, the historic centre…
Speaker: dr. Elias Tempelis, Professor of Philosophy at the Hellenic Naval Academy Title: Dutch influences on the Modern Greek Enlightenment Time: 3.30 p.m. Place: University Library, room Belle van Zuylenzaal, Singel 425, Amsterdam Language: English The ΚΕΓ-Certificate Award 2019 will take place after the lecture in the same room. Abstract During the…
Speakers: dr. Isidoros Pachoundakis & dr. Efstratios Spyrou Vice-Presidents of Council at the St. Thomas Polytechnic in Singapore & Academic Coordinators of Maritime Studies LLP – University of Patras Title: Crisis, Recovery and Innovation in the Greek Shipping Industry after WWII Place: PCH, room 1.14, Spuistraat 134, Amsterdam Time: 1.00-3.00 p.m.…
Spreker: dr. Pieter Borghart, Neograecus en classicus Titel: De literatuur van de Griekse crisis Tijd: 15.30 uur Plaats: Belle van Zuylenzaal, UB, Singel 425, Amsterdam Taal: Nederlands Samenvatting Sinds het derde pakket van Europese noodleningen op 20 augustus 2018 afliep, verkeert Griekenland – althans officieel – niet meer in economische…
Lezing 1 Vrijdag 13 september, 15.30 uur dr. Pieter Borghart, Neograecus en classicus Taal: Nederlands Titel: De literatuur van de Griekse crisis Plaats: Belle van Zuylenzaal, UB, Singel 425, Amsterdam Lezing 2 Dinsdag 8 oktober, 13.00-15.00 uur dr. I. Pachoundakis en dr. E. Spyrou, Vice-Presidents of Council at the St.…
On the evening of May 15 there will be a program with Greek short films that address the theme of the International Workshop “Urban Crisis-Scapes: On Walks and Ruins” in different ways. Organisation: Prof. Dr. Maria Boletsi (Marilena Laskaridis Chair of Modern Greek Studies, Universiteit van Amsterdam ) & Dr. Eva…
NEW DEADLINE FOR APPLYING: MARCH 30, 2019 Η προθεσμία για την υποβολή αιτήσεων για τις εξετάσεις Πιστοποίησης Επάρκειας της Ελληνομάθειας Μαΐου 2019 παρατείνεται έως και τις 30/3/2019. De Internationale Certificaatsexamens Nieuwgrieks (ΚΕΓ-examens) 2019 zullen plaatsvinden in Amsterdam als volgt: 21 mei 2019: niveaus A1, A2, B1 22 mei 2019: niveaus…
Varialezing: Lecture of the Dept. of Modern Greek Studies, UvA (in cooperation with the NGNS and the Marilena Laskaridis Chair of Modern Greek Studies, UvA) Title: How to do a cinema of biopolitics: Notes on the “Greek Weird Wave” Guest-speaker: Dr. Dimitris Papanikolaou, Associate Professor of Modern Greek, University of Oxford, Fellow…
Manifestatie Scriptorium Collectief Datum en tijd: zaterdag 13 april 2019 Plaats: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), de Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam Kosten: geen Aanmelden: mail ‘Manifestatie Scriptorium Collectief’ plus datum (13 april) naar stefanroye@hetnet.nl Nader programma (tijd en plaats) volgt na inschrijving. Meer info: www.pthu.nl/scriptorium-collectief/ & Scriptorium Collectief Het Scriptorium…
Plaats: Podium Mozaïek, Bos en Lommerweg 191, 1055 DT, Amsterdam Datum: zaterdag 6 april 2019 Tijd: 21:00 uur Dit concert is onderdeel van MARE NOSTRUM, een nieuw project van stichting Marmoucha, waarbij muzikale kruisbestuiving rond het middellandse zeegebied wordt geïnitieerd. Het concert is een productie van Stichting Marmoucha in samenwerking met…
Title: Whose is this Song? On shared heritage and nationalist feuds in the Balkans and the Mediterranean Title documentary film: “Whose is this Song?” Director: Adela Peeva Duration documentary: 70 mins Speaker: Prof. Dr. Maria Boletsi, Marilena Laskaridis Chair of Modern Greek Studies, University of Amsterdam Language: English Location: Podium…
Titel: Gouraina (1904) van Eugenia Zografou, de eerste door een vrouw geschreven historische roman in Griekenland. Gastspreker: Dr. Marietta Ioannidou Datum: vrijdag 5 april 2019, 15.30 uur Plaats: Universiteit van Amsterdam, Universiteitsbibliotheek (UB), Singel 425, Doelenzaal. Taal: Nederlands Samenvatting Aan het einde van de 19e eeuw wist een jonge, mooie, werkende…
Title: On Cypriot historical novels: The Prophecy and the Templar Scroll Guestspeaker: Lina Ellina Book-presentation: Kevin Sullivan Place: University Library, Singel 425 (room: Doelenzaal) Date and Time: Saturday 30 March 2019, 16.30-17.30 p.m. Language: English A lecture on Cypriot historical novels and a book launch: The Prophecy and the Templar Scroll.…
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS for the Marilena Laskaridis Visiting Research Fellowships (2019-2020), sponsored by the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation, for research in the field of Modern Greek Studies at the University of Amsterdam. The fellowships will be offered annually on a competitive basis and by application. For the academic year 2019-2010 the…