Category: Rethinking Greece

🎤#interview | 𝐃𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐳𝐢𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

⁉️ How does a country reimagine itself over decades?

🗣️ We're pleased to share this wide-ranging interview with 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 Dimitris Tziovas, on Greece’s cultural evolution since the Metapolitefsi — from the changing image of Greece abroad and the exploration of our national identity, to the role of literature, cinema, and the diaspora in shaping modern narratives.

Professor Tziovas also breaks down why Greece’s story can't be told through simple binaries—and suggests a richer, hybrid perspective instead.

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#moderngreekculture #moderngreekstudies #metapolitefsi

𝐀 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 | 𝐀 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐖. 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 📚

The Center for Hellenic Studies, UC San Diego, together with the Hellenic Cultural Society of San Diego and Thomas Gallant's graduate students are organizing a conference on March 27 to celebrate the work of renowned historian Thomas Gallant, in view of his retirement.

Thomas W. Gallant holds the Nicholas Family Endowed Chair in Modern Greek History and is and Distinguished Professor of History and Archaeology in the History Department and the Center for Hellenic Studies at the University of California, San Diego.

Thomas Gallant is a historian known for his expertise in modern Greek history, archaeology, and social history. His research focuses on themes such as banditry, violence, colonialism, and transnational history, particularly in the Mediterranean world. Gallant has written extensively on 19th- and 20th-century Greece, including topics like the Greek War of Independence, rural society, and the experiences of Greek migrants. Some of his notable works include:

➡️Modern Greece (part of the Short History of the Modern World series);
➡️Experiencing Dominion: Culture, Identity, and Power in the British Mediterranean;
➡️The Edinburgh History of the Greeks, 1768-1913: The Long 19th Century.

He has also contributed to the study of Greek diaspora communities and the broader socio-political transformations in the eastern Mediterranean.

📍 More information on the conference:
Date & Location
Fri, 28 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm (GMT-07:00)
Park & Market Station
1100 Market St, San Diego, United States