Past Events

The workshop will take place at Queens’ College, Cambridge on Friday 21st October 2022. Speakers include Prof. Roderick Beaton, Prof. David Holton, and Prof. Ioanna Sitaridou

Professor Anna Roussou, Professor of Philology at the University of Patras and Lewis-Gibson Visiting Fellow at the Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies, discusses the grammar of complement causes

Dr Deniz Türker and Dr Elizabeth Key Fowden discuss the dynamic transference of materials, patterns, and forms present in embrioderies across the Eastern Mediterranean

Dr Marios Psaras re-evaluates landmark films that have been identified as part of the ‘weird corpus’ of contemporary Greek cinema

We regret to announce the postponement of Thursday's GDO seminar due to illness

Dr. Ioanna Manolessou (Academy of Athens) presents entertaining and fascinating insights into Tsakonian, one of the oldest and most intriguing linguistic varieties of (Modern?) Greek.

A conversation on the intersections between Greek folklore, literature, archaeology, and nation building, and the significance of these issues today

Dr. Manu Dal Borgo (Cambridge) explores parallels in Athenian reactions to major events in the 5th century BCE and in the 21st century CE.

Dr. Jennifer Wallace (Cambridge) compares popular depictions and expression of philhellenism before and during the Greek Revolution in the British magazines of the day with Shelley's poetic drama, "Hellas"

Professor Roderick Beaton discusses the motivations and impacts of non-participatory supporters of the Greek struggle for independence.