#  Conference on Education in Prisons 

 



    ![Poster for the conference "The Gaze of Confinement, the Step of Return".](/sites/g/files/omnuum7151/files/styles/hwp_5_4__480x385/public/2026-03/Conference%20Poster%20March%202026%20Confinement%20and%20Return.jpg?h=440b48c5&itok=FLGMzyi-) 

 



 

####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **March 20 - March 22, 2026** 

 All day 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Vouleftiko, Nafplio, and Correctional Facilities of Argolis**  



 

 



 

- **Topic:** The Gaze of Confinement, the Step of Return: Art, Education, and Transformation
- **Organized by:** The [Postgraduate Program "Theatre–Education–Society" of the Department of Theatre Studies of the University of the Peloponnese](https://thes.uop.gr/?page_id=1611&lang=en), in collaboration with the [Municipality of Nafplio](https://nafplio.gr/en/), with the support of CHS Greece and the Laboratory of Criminal and Criminological Research of the [Athens School of Law](https://en.law.uoa.gr/)
- **Open to:** All
- **Language:** Greek, online meetings in English on the evening of Saturday, March 21
- **Activity Administration:** Alkistis Kontoyianni (Professor Emerita, Department of Theatre Studies, University of the Peloponnese, Academic Director of the prison program)

### Synopsis

The Postgraduate Program "Theatre–Education–Society" of the Department of Theatre Studies of the University of the Peloponnese, in collaboration with the Municipality of Nafplio, organizes a three-day scientific conference titled "The Gaze of Confinement, the Step of Return: Art, Education, and Transformation" in Nafplio on March 20, 21, and 22, 2026, with the support of Harvard University's Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece and the Laboratory of Criminal and Criminological Research of the Athens School of Law. The conference will include presentations by distinguished scholars, workshops in the Correctional Facilities of Argolis, as well as a major exhibition of visual artworks by inmates and art instructors on the ground floor of the Vouleftiko. It is open to the public, and certificates of attendance will be provided. Learn more about the [conference "The Gaze of Confinement, the Step of Return."](/events-conferences/confinement-and-return "Conference "The Gaze of Confinement, the Step of Return"")



 

 



 

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- [ Social Sciences ](/activities-field/social-studies)
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