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Read more at: Greek Dialogues - Tree Time in Andreas Karkavitsas' Ὀ Ἀρχαιολόγος (Athens 1904)

Greek Dialogues - Tree Time in Andreas Karkavitsas' Ὀ Ἀρχαιολόγος (Athens 1904)

Tuesday, 4 March, 2025 - 17:00

Step into the haunting world of The Archeologist by Andreas Karkavitsas where ambition clashes with tradition, and an obsessive quest for ancient treasures uncovers unexpected truths about humanity and history. A seminar by Prof. Johanna Hanink.


Read more at: Greek Dialogues - Towards a New Method of Teaching Modern Greek to Classicists

Greek Dialogues - Towards a New Method of Teaching Modern Greek to Classicists

Tuesday, 11 February, 2025 - 17:00

Discover the enduring connection between Ancient and Modern Greek in Professor Jerneja Kavčič's seminar on linguistic continuity and teaching innovation.


Read more at: Welcome to our first Lewis-Gibson Visiting Fellow of the 2024-25 academic year

Welcome to our first Lewis-Gibson Visiting Fellow of the 2024-25 academic year

14 November 2024

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Manuela Pellegrino to the Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies as a Lewis-Gibson Visiting Fellow.


Read more at: Greek Dialogues - Lector in fabula? Encoding the reader’s response in imperial literature

Greek Dialogues - Lector in fabula? Encoding the reader’s response in imperial literature

Tuesday, 26 November, 2024 - 17:00

Dr. Myriam Diarra (Lewis-Gibson Visiting Fellow and Université Paul-Valéry, Montpellier), explores Greek imperial literature through the works of Galen and Lucian


Read more at: Greek Dialogues - Axenitika and Misiotika: Two Cappadocian dialects still spoken in Greece

Greek Dialogues - Axenitika and Misiotika: Two Cappadocian dialects still spoken in Greece

Tuesday, 28 January, 2025 - 17:00

Professor Mark Janse discusses two dialects of Cappadocian Greek, a Greek dialect from central Anatolia, thought to have vanished after 1923


Read more at: Emeritus Professor David W. Holton Awarded Honorary Doctorate for Lifelong Contributions to Modern Greek Studies

Emeritus Professor David W. Holton Awarded Honorary Doctorate for Lifelong Contributions to Modern Greek Studies

6 November 2024

Congratulations to Professor Holton who was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Department of Philology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki


Read more at: Greek Minister of Education drops-in on Cambridge and talks tertiary education and Greek language teaching

Greek Minister of Education drops-in on Cambridge and talks tertiary education and Greek language teaching

6 November 2024

On Sunday, 13 October 2024, the Greek Minister of Education, Mr. Kyriakos Pierrakakis , visited Cambridge, engaging with scholars, students, and members of the Greek and Cypriot community.


Read more at: Endangered Greek Varieties and Heritage Preservation: Professor Ioanna Sitaridou’s Romeyka Exhibition at MOHA, Kavala

Endangered Greek Varieties and Heritage Preservation: Professor Ioanna Sitaridou’s Romeyka Exhibition at MOHA, Kavala

28 October 2024

A review of the an exhibition at MOHA in Kaval, Greece, curated by CCGS Director Professor Ioanna Sitaridou in April 2024


Read more at: Greek Dialogues - Byron and Greece: 200 years on

Greek Dialogues - Byron and Greece: 200 years on

Saturday, 16 November, 2024 - 16:00

Commemorating the bicentenary of Lord Byron’s death in Missolonghi, Greece, in 1824, exploring Byron’s contribution to the foundation of the modern Greek state and his legacy in Greek literature and the arts.


Read more at: Greek Dialogues - Re-presenting Griko, Greko and Pontian today: Ideologies of Greek compared

Greek Dialogues - Re-presenting Griko, Greko and Pontian today: Ideologies of Greek compared

Thursday, 31 October, 2024 - 18:30

Lewis-Gibson Visiting Fellow Dr. Manuela Pellegrino (University of Southern Denmark) presents a comparative investigation of language revival and cultural identity in Southern Italy and Northern Greece