Tokens in Late Classical and Hellenistic Athens
Dr Mairi Gkikaki (University of Warwick / The Open University of Cyprus), “Tokens in Late Classical and Hellenistic Athens” Abstract Although, symbola, the Greek term for tokens, are first attested […]
Upper House Seminars
Scribal Training in Mycenaean Pylos
Dr Anna Judson (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, British School at Athens) At least 30 people are known to have written administrative documents in the Mycenaean palace of Pylos immediately before its […]
John Bintliff and Anthony Snodgrass, “The City of Thespiai, Central Greece: Its Precursors, Florescence And Successors, a Narrative Of 7000 Years of Community Life”
Professor Emeritus John Bintliff (University of Edinburgh) and Professor Emeritus Anthony Snodgrass (University of Cambridge): “The City of Thespiai, Central Greece: Its Precursors, Florescence And Successors, a Narrative Of 7000 […]
Maria Mina, “Manifestation or mirage? The cultural construction of insularity in the south-east Aegean”
Professor Maria Mina (University of the Aegean), “Manifestation or mirage? The cultural construction of insularity in the south-east Aegean” The lecture assesses the position of islands of the south-east Aegean […]
Yannis Hamilakis & Rafael Greenberg, “Modernity’s sacred ruins: colonialism, archaeology, and the national imagination in Greece and Israel”
Professor Yannis Hamilakis (Brown University) & Professor Rafael Greenberg (University of Tel Aviv), “Modernity’s sacred ruins: colonialism, archaeology, and the national imagination in Greece and Israel” AbstractBased on a forthcoming […]
Foteini Dimirouli, “C.P. Cavafy in the World: Origins, Trajectories and the Diasporic Poet”
Foteini Dimirouli, “C.P. Cavafy in the World: Origins, Trajectories and the Diasporic Poet” How does an author writing in a minor language enter world literature? C.P. Cavafy’s journey from relative […]
Markos Katsianis, “Excavation archives in 3D: Digital documentation and curation workflows”
Professor Markos Katsianis (University of Patras), “Excavation archives in 3D: Digital documentation and curation workflows” 3D recording methodologies at the intra-site level have greatly enhanced the quality of the produced […]
Violetta Hionidou, “Using emmenagogues and abortifacients in Modern Greece, 1830-1967”
Professor Violetta Hionidou (University of Newcastle), ‘Using emmenagogues and abortifacients in Modern Greece, 1830-1967’ Greece currently has one of the most liberal laws on abortion. While we know quite a […]
Syma Tariq, “Dreaming of Entopia: Constantinos Doxiadis in Pakistan”
Syma Tariq (University of the Arts London / BSA Arts Residency holder), “Dreaming of Entopia: Constantinos Doxiadis in Pakistan” Greek architect and town planner Constantinos Doxiadis played an enormous role […]
Michael Scott, “The View from the Aegean: Greek perspectives on a global ancient world”
Prof. Michael Scott (University of Warwick), “The View from the Aegean: Greek perspectives on a global ancient world” BSA Virtual Lecture, 24 June 2020