Event series

Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies is in the process of planning its annual event series to take place in the Iatrou building in Nafplio, Greece. 

We will be hosting scholars and artists who will address some aspect of Greek history and culture, including architecture, archaeology and literature for a non-specialist audience.

In keeping with CHS’s dedication to the advancement of interdisciplinary research through the use of information technology, we request that presenters consider making use of our multimedia infrastructure (i.e teleconferencing system, video projectors, etc.) so that they are able to further engage a diverse audience. 

The series will be hosted in the Mazarakis Conference Room and the Vernardakis Digital Library and will be followed by a small reception in the Common Room on the second floor. Presentations may be given in Greek (preferably) or in English and are scheduled to be delivered every month starting from the middle of January through early June 2009.

A detailed program will be announced in December of 2008.

Previous Talks: Friends of the CHS Lecture Series, 2008

Thursday, 17 January 2008

Prof. Yiannis Petropoulos, University of Thrace, Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University.
Topic: ‘Οι Τελευταίοι των Λαερτιαδών: Η κορύφωση και εξάλειψη ενός ένδοξου γένους.’

Thursday, 14 February

Dr. Pedro Olalla, Συγγραφέας - Ελληνιστής.
Topic: Γιατί η Ελλάδα; Η ισχύς του Ελληνικού Στοιχείου στη Σύσταση του Δυτικού Πολιτισμού.   

Thursday, 21 February  2008 

Dr. Dimitra Katsota, University of Patras.
Topic: 6+1 Εκκινήσεις στο Μοντερνισμό

Friday, 8 March 2008

Prof. Spyro Pollalis, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University.
Topic: Παρουσίαση του Αρχιτεκτονικού Εργαστηρίου με Θέμα «Ξαναγυρίζοντας στα ορεινά χωριά της Πελοποννήσου μετά τις πρόσφατες πυρκαϊές»

Presentation of the Architecture Studio with the topic "Returning to the mountain villages of the Peloponnese after the recent fires" 

Thursday, 10 April 2008

Professor Avtandil Mikaberidze, Director of the Georgian Institute, Athens 

Topic:

«Ελλάδα-Γεωργία: Παρατηρήσεις Σχετικά με την 'Ερευνα για την Κοινή τους Πολιτιστική Κληρονομία»

"Greece-Georgia: A study of the common cultural heritage of the two worlds"

 Friday, 18 April 2008

Ambassador Christophe Farnaud, French Ambassador to Greece

Topic: "French Philhellenes and the Greek Revolution"

For more information on this talk, visit Ambassador Farnaud's blog.

Friday, 9 May 2008 at 8:00PM

George Calofonos, Byzantinist, Institute for Byzantine Research, 

National Hellenic Research Foundation 

Topic: Εκχριστιανίζοντας το Όνειρο: από την Ύστερη Αρχαιότητα στο Πρώιμο Βυζάντιο

Saturday, May 31, 2008 at 8:00PM

Metropolitan Kallistos Ware, Professor Emeritus, Oxford University

Topic: Κλασσική Παιδεία και Πατερική Γραμματεία

Thursday, June 5 at 8:00PM

Dr. Dimitris Kastritsis, RCUK Fellow in Ottoman History, University of Saint Andrews, School of History 

Topic: Το Ναύπλιο στην Οθωμανική Περίοδο: Υποδομή και Ιστορικό Πλαίσιο
Nafplion in the Ottoman Period: Urban Infrastructure and Historical Context