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Learn about our fellows’ research projects: Konstantinos Kalantzis on contemporary Greece through the scope of visual culture

Learn about our fellows’ research projects: Konstantinos Kalantzis on contemporary Greece through the scope of visual culture

February 14, 2023

Guest post by Konstantinos Kalantzis, Visiting Scholar in Comparative Cultural Studies 2022-23

Research topic during fellowship: Picturing the Political: Photography, Crisis, and Imagination in Contemporary Greece

The project I am pursuing during my CHS Fellowship in Comparative Culture Studies explores contemporary Greek political imagination through the scope of visual culture. By visual culture, I refer to how people experience vision and visibility, their uses of imagery, cameras, and social media, but also, I refer to how I use visual media ethnographically...

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Learn about our fellows’ research projects: Theodora Patrona on her experience as a CHS Visiting Scholar

Learn about our fellows’ research projects: Theodora Patrona on her experience as a CHS Visiting Scholar

February 9, 2023

Guest post by Theodora Patrona, Visiting Scholar in Comparative Cultural Studies 2022-23

Research topic during fellowship: Borders, Migration, and Ethnicity in Historical Perspective: Greek Americans and Italian Americans in Context

In mid-February 2022 I applied for a CHS Fellowship in Comparative Cultural Studies. Being a junior member of staff (Special Teaching Fellow-"ΕΔΙΠ") of the School of English, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Ι was surprised to note the affinity of my research field -Greek and Italian migration to the US and their return...

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2022 Jun 23

"Geography and Cosmography in the Byzantine and the Ottoman World" Workshop

Thu - Sun, Jun 23 to Jun 26, 1:30pm - 11:30am

Location: 

CHS Greece, Philhellene Square & Otto Street, 21 100, Nafplio, Greece
Learn about our fellows’ research projects: Francesco Scalora on the Italian philhellenic movement and Cesare Vitali's diary

Learn about our fellows’ research projects: Francesco Scalora on the Italian philhellenic movement and Cesare Vitali's diary

March 24, 2022

Guest post by Francesco Scalora, Early Career Fellow in Philhellenism 2021

Research topic during fellowship: The diary of Cesare Vitali

Within the pan-European phenomenon known as Philhellenism, which resonated explosively throughout the 19th century, Italy, due to its history, geographical location and political status, was prominent in a different way.

Italy offers a particularly important vantage point for understanding the force of Philhellenism in 19th century Europe. The Italian Philhellenic phenomenon is distinguished...

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