Title: The Grandchildren of Refugees: Armenianness and Armenian identities in Greece. Speaker: Dr. Merih Erol, Associate Professor of History, Özyeğin University & Marilena Laskaridis Visiting Fellow and Lecturer in Modern Greek Studies, University of Amsterdam Date: 27 November 2026 Time: 15:30 Location: P.C. Hoofthuis, room 1.04, UvA, Spuistraat 134, Amsterdam.…
Title: From Dormant Greek Adoption History to Activist Movement: Records, Research, and Restoration of Greek Citizenship for Greek Adoptees Speaker: Prof. Dr. Gonda van Steen (King’s College London) Date: Wednesday, 18 November 2026 Time: 15:30 Location: Surgical Theatre (Chirurgisch Theater), Amsterdam University Library (Vendelstraat 2-8, 1012 XX Amsterdam)(no registration needed)…
Title: “A Mind Teeming with Visions of Another World”: Translating M. Karagatsis’s Trilogy Acclimatization Under Apollo Speaker: Prof. Dr. Patricia Felisa Barbeito Date: 6 November 2026 Time: 15:30 Location: P.C. Hoofthuis, room 4.11, UvA, Spuistraat 134, Amsterdam. Language: English Organized by: programme in Modern Greek Language and Culture of the University of Amsterdam and…
Title: Migration, War, and Far right extremism in Greece and beyond Speaker: Dr Tryfon Bampilis, cultural anthropologist, Netherlands Institute at Athens (NIA) Date: 9 October, 15:30-17:00 Venue: University of Amsterdam (UvA), PCH building, room PCH 1.04, Spuistraat 134, Amsterdam Language: English Abstract Concern with the emergence of far right parties …
Titel: Boekpresentatie Mr. Tzatziki Spreker: Ruard Wallis de Vries, auteur Datum: 25 september 2026, 15:30-16:30 Locatie: Universiteit van Amsterdam, PCH 1.04, Spuistraat 134, Amsterdam Taal: Nederlands Samenvatting In Mr. Tzatziki probeert Ruard Wallis de Vries Griekenland niet uit te leggen, maar een glimpje van de laatste 15 jaar te laten zien…
Title: From the Waters of Marathon to the Marbles of Athens: Following the Steps of Koula Pratsika and Rallou Manou’s Modern Greek Choreographies Speaker: Dr. Amanda Kubic, Marilena Laskaridis Visiting Research Fellow, University of Amsterdam Date: 22 May 2026 Time: 15:30-16:30 Location: UvA, P.C. Hoofthuis, room 5.02, Spuistraat 134, Amsterdam…
De Internationale Certificaatsexamens Nieuwgrieks (ΚΕΓ-examens) 2026 zullen plaatsvinden in Amsterdam als volgt: 19 mei 2026: niveaus/levels A1, A2 20 mei 2026: niveaus/levels B2, C1 21 mei 2026: niveaus/levels B1, C2 De examens worden georganiseerd door KEΓ (Κέντρο Ελληνικής Γλώσσας: Centrum voor de Griekse Taal) te Thessaloniki. De opleiding Nieuwgriekse taal…
Titel: Kavafis opnieuw vertaald, waarom en hoe? Spreker: dr. Hero Hokwerda, RuG en UvA Plaats: REC A2.07 (gebouw A van Roeterseiland) UvA, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, Amsterdam Datum en tijd: 8 mei 2026, 15:30-17:00 u Taal: Nederlands Abstract In april zijn bij de Historische Uitgeverij te Groningen K.P. Kavafis, Verborgen dichterschap (met…
NGNS-Dag 2026: ALV NGNS en film screening Locatie: UvA, zaal 1.04, PC Hoofthuis, Spuistraat 134, Amsterdam Programma NGNS-Dag 15.00 – 16.15 uur ALV 16.15 – 16.30 uur pauze 16.30 – 18.00 uur inleiding (door Georgios Evgenios Douliakas, Docent Cultural Analysis, Universiteit Leiden) & film screening 18.00 – 18.45 borrel
Film title: Days and Nights of Demetra K. Director: Eva Stefani Time: 16:30–18:00 (with short intro by Georgios Evgenios Douliakas, Lecturer Cultural Analysis, University of Leiden) Location: UvA, Building/Room: PC Hoofthuis, room 1.04, Spuistraat 134, Amsterdam Language: Greek (with English subtitles) About the film Demetra is a sex worker, activist…
A talk and book presentation Title: C.P. Cavafy in the English and American Literary Scenes Speaker: Dr. Foteini Dimirouli, Research Fellow in English, University of Oxford Date: Friday, 6 March 2026 Time: 15:30 CET Location: P.C. Hoofthuis (Spuistraat 134, Amsterdam), room 1.04. Language: English This talk is part of the…
Speaker: Dr. Regina Mantanika, Marilena Laskaridis Visiting Research Fellow, University of Amsterdam Date: 27 February 2026 Time: 15:30-16:30 Location: P.C. Hoofthuis (Spuistraat 134, Amsterdam), room 1.04. Language: English Supported by: The Humanities Faculty, the department of Modern Greek Language and Culture of the University of Amsterdam, and the Dutch Society…
The 8th annual CALL FOR APPLICATIONS for the Marilena Laskaridis Visiting Research Fellowships in Modern Greek Studies at the University of Amsterdam for the next academic year (2026 -2027) is now out. These annual fellowships, established in 2019, are sponsored by the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation and are offered for research situated in (but not limited…