Short List for the 2024 Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award
First conceived in 1983 and presented for the first time in 1986, the Runciman Award is...
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Rethinking Greece | Marinos Sariyannis on the thriving field of Ottoman Studies in Greece
Marinos Sariyannis has been working as a researcher at the Institute of Mediterranean...
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7th European Congress of Modern Greek Studies: “Modern Hellenism: texts, images, objects, histories”
From the 11th to the 14th of September 2023 the heart of Modern Greek Studies beat at the...
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Rethinking Greece | Kristina Gedgaudaitė on representations of the Asia Minor refugee experience in popular Greek culture
Kristina Gedgaudaitė is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellow at the University of...
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Greek Maritime History – From the Periphery to the Centre
This volume, a part of Brill’s Studies in Maritime History, presents Greek Maritime History...
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Diaspora Studies in Greece and abroad: Establishing Synergies
A policy paper titled “Greek Diaspora in an uncertain world” written by Othon...
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Rethinking Greece: Anna Karakatsouli on Philhellenes as ‘freedom fighters’ and the transnational aspects of the 1821 Revolution
Anna Karakatsouli is Associate Professor of European History, at the Department of Theatre...
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“Greece Liberated” | Revealing the diplomatic history of Greece after 1821 through the MFA’s Diplomatic and Historical Archives
An exhibition about the diplomatic history of Greece following the declaration of its...
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Art Athina 2024 brings together 71 art galleries from Greece and abroad at the historic Zappeion Mansion from 19 to 23 September 2024. If you are looking for a fall break filled with the best of art from Greece and beyond, look no further!
Art Athina 2024 at Zappeion Mansion
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Art Athina, the cornerstone of Athens’ cultural landscape, is the largest art fair nationwide since its inception 30 years ago. Groundbreaking, exciting, authentic Art Athina 2024 brings together 71...
📚📚What is it that characterizes the literary voice of foreign authors writing about Greece? Which are the main concepts their writings delve into? What narrative do they help form about the country?![]()
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Chicago-based journalist and writer Maria A. Karamitsos spoke to Reading Greece about the way the notions of ‘nostos’ and ‘homeland’ are imprinted on her work, as well as her mission in amplifying the voices of both Greek authors and those who write about Greece.
Reading Greece: Maria A. Karamitsos – “Greece inspires me and my work in infinite ways”
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Maria A. Karamitsos is a journalist, author, and poet. She’s the founder & former publisher/editor of WindyCity Greek magazine and former associate editor & senior writer for The Greek Star newspape...
🇬🇷 📢In 2024, Greece marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of the military dictatorship with three powerful exhibitions reflecting on the nation’s path to democracy:![]()
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📍“1974. 𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑫𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒕𝒐 𝑫𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒚” at the Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Ελλάδος - National Library of Greece, chronicling the struggle against the regime as well as cultural and societal shift of the first years of the Metapolitefsi;![]()
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📍"𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒔 1974 & 1944 – 𝑨𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝑪𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝑭𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒐𝒎,” honoring two crucial milestones, the 50 years since the restoration of democracy in July 1974 and 80 years since the liberation of Athens from the Nazi occupation in October 1944 and![]()
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📍“𝑫𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒚” at the Εθνική Πινακοθήκη - Μουσείο Αλεξάνδρου Σούτσου / National Gallery, exploring artistic responses to authoritarianism in Greece, Spain, and Portugal. ![]()
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Click on the link below for more info on the exhibitions that provide a profound look into Greece's modern history and legacy of resistance to authoritian rule👇![]()
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Δήμος Αθηναίων; Γενικά Αρχεία του Κράτους - ΓΑΚ; Τεχνόπολη Δήμου Αθηναίων - Technopolis City of Athens; Αρχεία Σύγχρονης Κοινωνικής Ιστορίας - Contemporary Social History Archives; ΕΡΤ Αρχείο
A nation's journey: Three major exhibitions highlight the legacy of 50 years of democracy in Greece
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In 2024, Greece commemorates the 50th anniversary of the fall of its military dictatorship (1967–1974) with a series of exhibitions reflecting on the nation’s journey from repression to democracy....