The call for applications for the next Cavafy Summer School by the Onassis Foundation, to be held in Athens 1-6 July 2024, is now out. This year’s school, which will be led by Prof. Dr. Maria Boletsi (Marilena Laskaridis Chair, University of Amsterdam) and Prof. Dr. Gonda van Steen (King’s…
Title: German occupation photography in WWII Greece. An examination. Speaker: Carl Mauzy, Marilena Laskaridis Visiting Research Fellow 2023-2024, University of Amsterdam. Date & Time: 26 January 2024, 3.30 pm. Location: University of Amsterdam, Dept. of Modern Greek Studies, Spuistraat 134 (building PCH), room 1.05 Language: English Abstract This talk will…
A talk by Ruard Wallis de Vries Special guest: Mike Boddé Musical contribution: Schering & Inslag Date & time: 15 December 2023, 17:00 Location: Spuistraat 134 (PCH building, UvA), Amsterdam, room 1.04 Language: Dutch Abstract Ruard Wallis de Vries spreekt over zijn nieuwste boek Griekse Toestanden, waarin hij zijn ervaringen…
6th CALL FOR APPLICATIONS for the Marilena Laskaridis Visiting Research Fellowships in Modern Greek Studies at the University of Amsterdam for the academic year 2024-2025. 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 a…
Titel: Kachtitsis’ De Held van Gent, of de auteur als spion. Gastspreker: prof. dr. Gunnar De Boel, emeritus hoogleraar Griekse en Vergelijkende Taalkunde, en Nieuwgriekse taal- en letterkunde aan de Universiteit Gent Datum: 3 november 2023 Tijd: 15.30-16.30 (borrel na afloop) Plaats: UvA, opleiding Nieuwgriekse taal en cultuur, zaal 1.05,…
Film en Documentary screening ΚΕΓ-Certificate Award Ceremony 2023 Documentary title: Takis Kanellopoulos, “Macedonian wedding / Μακεδονικός γάμος” (1960). Met Engelse ondertiteling. Beschrijving: A traditional Western Macedonian wedding. The documentary was filmed in the village of Velvendo. Film title: “Incidentally / Παρεμπιπτόντως”, Konstantinos Economou (2018). Met Engelse ondertiteling. Beschrijving: End of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…