Gefyra, a partnership between UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture & SFU Centre for Hellenic Studies

Name: Gefyra Book Club: “Niki: A Novel” by Christos Chomenidis
Start: 2025-05-17T10:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-05-17T11:00:00-07:00
Location: by Zoom

Events from this organizer

October 2023
Envisioning the Greek Landscape: From Thera to Climate Change Conference

Featured October 19, 2023 - October 21, 2023

University of Athens

Envisioning the Greek Landscape: From Thera to Climate Change Conference Organized by Professor Katerina Lagos, California State University, Sacramento and Professor James Horncastle, Simon Fraser University October 19, 2023 – October 21, 2023 Athens, Greece Kostis Palamas building (University of Athens), and Cotsen Hall (Gennadius Library) Since ancient times, people residing in the Mediterranean have...
An Evening with Tassos Boulmetis and “1968”

Featured October 28, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Billy Wilder Theater, Hammer Museum 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States

An Evening with Tassos Boulmetis and “1968” Saturday, October 28, 2023 7:30 p.m. Billy Wilder Theater, UCLA Hammer Museum 10899 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90024 United States + Google Map Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and Gefyra 7:30pm – Film Screening Q&A with: Tassos Boulmetis (Director) Paul Malcolm (Senior Public Programmer, UCLA Film & Television...
November 2023
“Maria Callas: The Sacred Flame” Lecture by Helena Matheopoulos

Featured November 4, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Royce Hall, 314 10745 Dickson Ct., Los Angeles, CA, United States

Maria Callas: The Sacred Flame Lecture by Helena Matheopoulos, Associate Editor, Opera Now Magazine Saturday, November 4, 2023 3:00 p.m. 314 Royce Hall, UCLA Reception to follow This event is free to attend but advance RSVP is requested. Q&A moderated by Peter Kazaras, Director of Opera UCLA Introductory remarks by The Honorable Ioannis Stamatekos, Consul...
Reconsidering the Generation of the 1930s: The Roots and Breadth of Greek Modernism Conference

Featured November 18, 2023

Royce Hall, 314 10745 Dickson Ct., Los Angeles, CA, United States

Reconsidering the Generation of the 1930s: The Roots and Breadth of Greek Modernism Conference Saturday, November 18, 2023 314 Royce Hall, UCLA 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Conference organized by Sharon Gerstel (UCLA) and Sofia Pitouli (UCLA) Welcome remarks by The Honorable Ioannis Stamatekos, Consul General of Greece in Los Angeles. Speakers: Areti Adamopoulou, Professor of...
January 2024
Gefyra Conversation with the Author: Brandy Sour with Constantia Soteriou

January 20, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

by Zoom

RSVP here. For further information about the book and the author, please visit the publisher's website, where you can also purchase a digital copy of the book. Please read the instructions carefully. For further information about the Gefyra Conversation with the Author series and the Greek Book Club, please contact Dr. Simos Zenios (szenios@humnet.ucla.edu) or Dr....
March 2024
“Liberalism and the Foundations of the Modern Greek State (ca 1830-1880)” Lecture by Michalis Sotiropoulos

Featured March 16, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Royce Hall, 314 10745 Dickson Ct., Los Angeles, CA, United States

Liberalism and the Intellectual Foundations of the Modern Greek State (ca 1830-1880) Lecture by Michalis Sotiropoulos, The 1821 Fellow in Modern Greek Studies, British School at Athens Saturday, March 16, 2024 4:00 p.m. 314 Royce Hall, UCLA Reception to follow This event is free to attend but advance RSVP is requested. RSVP link: https://forms.gle/k9RShpX6Y7yzxZYX7 Introductory...
Gefyra Greek Book Club: Η πολιορκία της Τροίας του Θοδωρή Καλλιφατίδη

March 30, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

by Zoom

RSVP here. For further information about the book and the author, please visit the publisher’s website, where you can also purchase a digital copy of the book. Please read the instructions carefully. For further information about the Gefyra Conversation with the Author series and the Greek Book Club, please contact Dr. Simos Zenios (szenios@humnet.ucla.edu) or Dr....
May 2024
Gefyra Conversation with the Author: Οι πρωτόπλαστοι, με τον Σωφρόνη Σωφρονίου

May 25, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

zoom

RSVP here. For further information about the book and the author, please visit the entry on BiblioNet. For information on how to secure a copy of the book, the Book Club, and to join the mailing list, please contact Dr. Simos Zenios (szenios@humnet.ucla.edu) or Dr. Eirini Kotsovili (dkotsovi@sfu.ca). The Gefyra Book Club meeting is part of Gefyra (Bridge), a collaborative program established...
January 2025
Pretty in Pink: A Portrait of Queen Olga of Greece at the Benaki Museum by George Manginis

Featured January 11, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Via Zoom

Photo credit: Benaki Museum in Athens Pretty in Pink: A Portrait of Queen Olga of Greece at the Benaki Museum Lecture by George Manginis Academic Director Benaki Museum in Athens Saturday, January 11, 2025 4:00 P.M. In an abundance of caution, we have moved our lecture today online to Zoom. It will NOT be held...

Free
February 2025
Fighting Antisemitism and Preserving the Memory of the Holocaust: Advances in Greece and Europe? By Leon Saltiel

Featured February 2, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

The Fowler Museum at UCLA 308 Charles E Young Drive North, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Fighting Antisemitism and Preserving the Memory of the Holocaust: Advances in Greece and Europe? Lecture by Leon Saltiel, Director of Diplomacy, Representative at UN Geneva and UNESCO, and Coordinator on Countering Antisemitism for the World Jewish Congress Sunday, February 2, 2025 4:00 p.m. The Harry and Yvonne Lenart Auditorium, The Fowler Museum at UCLA Reception...
Gefyra Book Club: “Eleni, or Nobody” by Rhea Galanaki

February 8, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

by Zoom

Gefyra Book Club: Eleni, or Nobody by Rhea Galanaki, trans. David Connolly (Northwestern University Press, 2002) Discussion led by Professor Sharon Gerstel, Director, UCLA SNF Hellenic Center and Dr. Eirini Kotsovili, Senior Lecturer, Global Humanities at Simon Fraser University Saturday, February 8, 2025 10 a.m. Los Angeles / 8 p.m. Greece By Zoom Click here to RSVP...

Free
May 2025
Gefyra Book Club: “Niki: A Novel” by Christos Chomenidis

Featured May 17, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

by Zoom

Gefyra Book Club: Niki: A Novel by Christos Chomenidis, trans. Patricia Felisa Barbeito (Other Press, 2023) Discussion led by Professor Sharon Gerstel, Director, UCLA SNF Hellenic Center and Dr. Eirini Kotsovili, Senior Lecturer, Global Humanities at Simon Fraser University Saturday, May 17, 2025 10 a.m. Los Angeles / 8 p.m. Greece Via Zoom RSVP here:...