10 December 2020: 3rd Roundtable/Webinar: On Islands and Camps: From Leros to Lesvos

Title: On Islands and Camps: From Leros to Lesvos Date: Thursday, 10 December 2020, 6 pm (NL time) Language: English Speakers: Neni Panourgia (Columbia University) “Infrastructural governmentalities, or confinement by any other name. The paradigm of Leros” Danae Karydaki (University of Thessaly) “Towards a ‘Greek Neverland’: the infantilisation of Leros institutions’ inmates with…

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19 November 2020: 2nd Roundtable/Webinar: Golden Dawn: The End of the Story?

Title: “Golden Dawn: The End of the Story?” ‘Modern Greek Studies and Beyond: Local Cases, Global Debates’ Roundtable Series Date & time: 19 November 2020, 18:00-20:00 (NL time) Speakers: Georgios-Evgenios Douliakas (Leiden University / University of Amsterdam), Costas Douzinas (Birkbeck, University of London), Eleftheria Ioannidou (University of Groningen), Maria Margaronis (London correspondent…

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21 October 2020: 1st Roundtable/Webinar: Greek and Green? Eco-turn in Modern Greek Studies 

Τhe Amsterdam-Oxford partnership Rethinking Modern Greek Studies in the 21st century: A Cultural Analysis Network announces an online roundtable series that will take place in the course of 2020-2021. Roundtable series “Modern Greek Studies and Beyond: Local Cases, Global Debates”  First roundtable: “Greek and Green? Eco-turn in Modern Greek Studies”  Date: 21 October…

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Laskaridis Fellows 2020-2021

The Marilena Laskaridis Fellowships 2020-2021 were awarded to the following three colleagues, who will join the Modern Greek Studies team at the University of Amsterdam in the spring semester of 2020-2021: 1.Dr. Nikolas P. Kakkoufa Project title: ‘Word is the flesh’: The Homosexual Body in the Work of Walt Whitman,…

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1-30 June 2020: Course Project Greece: Athens

The Department of Modern Greek Studies of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) offers online in cooperation with the St. Thomas Polytechnic-OMSGSA and UvA’s Illustere School the course Project Greece: Athens. Period: 1-30 June 2020 (academic year 2019-2020, block 6) Description: The course is an introduction to various aspects of urban…

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January 2020: Rethinking Modern Greek Studies in the 21st Century: A Cultural Analysis Network

In the last days of January 2020, Oxford University hosted the opening event of the new international partnership between the Universities of Amsterdam and Oxford under the title “Rethinking Modern Greek Studies in the 21st Century: A Cultural Analysis Network.” More info about this network can be found here: https://www.torch.ox.ac.uk/rethinking-modern-greek-studies-in-the-21st-century-a-cultural-analysis-network…

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CANCELLED 24 May 2020: Concert of The Circle Orchestra

Date and time: Sunday 24 May, 20:00 Location: Concert hall Paradiso, kleine zaal, Weteringschans 6-8, Amsterdam Organisation: Paradiso (in cooperation with the NGNS & the Dept. of Modern Greek Studies, UvA) The Circle: a music band without borders with passion for the rebetiko music. Musicians: Sotiris Letsios – guitar /…

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16 January 2020: Lecture: The Art and Architecture of Crete between Venice and Byzantium

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…

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January-June 2020: Varialezingen-Lectures

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…

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23 november 2019: Lecture: “Still waiting for barbarians”

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…

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8 October 2019: Lecture: The Greek Shipping Industry after WWII

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.…

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13 september 2019: Lezing: De literatuur van de Griekse crisis

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…

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September-December 2019: Varialezingen/Lectures

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.…

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15 May 2019: Greek film screening

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…

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