Lecture by Dr. Nikos Michailidis, Lecturer in Anthropology and Hellenic Studies, Princeton University The lecture will cover various aspects of the culture and history of the Pontic-Greek communities and their global outreach. It will describe their multiple transformations in historic Pontos, in Greece and in the diaspora and will explore their potential and meaning for...
Ομιλητής ο κ. Γεώργιος Στασσινάκης, Πρόεδρος της Διεθνούς Εταιρείας με έδρα τη Γενεύη, Ελβετία
Drawing from her latest book, The Classical Debt: Greek Antiquity in an Era of Austerity, Johanna Hanink, Professor at Brown University, shows that our idealized image of ancient Greece dangerously shapes our view of the modern country and its recent crises. For nearly a decade, Greece has been notorious for its monetary, sovereign debt. Yet...
Parking Information: Enter UCLA campus Lot 4 from Sunset Blvd at Westwood Plaza and turn left into the Play-By-Plate area of the lot. The address of Lot 4 is 398 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095. Automated pay stations in Pay-By-Play accept $1 and $5 bills and credit cards.
Renowned author Artemis Cooper lectures about Patrick Leigh Fermor, the British author, scholar, soldier and polyglot who played a prominent role behind the lines in the Cretan resistance during World...
Throughout the course of excavations during the construction of the Metropolitan Railway in modern Thessaloniki, important finds were brought to light at seven stations: an unknown Roman cemetery of a wealthy settlement, and many burials and funerary structures in the eastern and western necropoleis of the ancient city. The excavations of two central stations at...
Book presentation and signing.
Delighted to announce a new initiative! Erγastirio: Conversations on Greek America A Collaborative Public Forum This online forum initiates a series of conversations among academics, authors and cultural producers with the aim of promoting the practice of writing and teaching Greek America in the context of U.S. multiculturalism, the Greek diaspora, and European Americans. We...
Authors Linda Reid & Deborah Shlian discuss their most recent book, Deep Waters. For centuries, an ancient shipwreck in azure Greek waters has concealed an astonishing truth. The drowning of an underwater cameraman, then the murder of a highly respected academic - seemingly isolated tragedies? When radio talk show host Sammy Greene and ex-cop Gus...
Constance (Connie) Constant discusses her book, American Kid: Nazi Occupied Greece through a Child’s Eyes Many books written about WWII come to us primarily from generals, prime ministers, diplomats, and revered historians who never personally lived through occupation. Yet, childhood war experiences add a dimension to history different from other points of view. American Kid...
The lecture is based on the author's recent book, Creating Global Shipping: Aristotle Onassis, the Vagliano Brothers and the Business of Shipping, c.1820-1970 (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2019). It explores...
The mountainous region of Arcadia, situated in the heart of the Peloponnese, has attracted considerable interest and attention since antiquity. Many ancient authors described Arcadia in detail, discussing its rich mythology, many sites, unusual gods, numerous sanctuaries, engaging history, diverse geography, and the important fact that its inhabitants were indigenous, living there even before the...