The Inaugural Demetrios and Demetra Partalis Kales Annual Lecture in Modern Greek History
November 12, 2009 | 7PM
Vandenberg, Michigan League
"Relations between the U.S. and Greece in the early 20th Century"
Lecture by S. Victor Papacosma, Emeritus Professor of History
Kent State University Executive Director of the Modern Greek Studies Association.
Support provided by the Demetrios and Demetra Partalis Kales Lecture Fund and the Foundation for Modern Greek Studies
"Displaying Modernity: Cycladic Art as a 20th-Century Cultural Phenomenon"
October 28, 2009 | 3pm
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
A lecture by Professor Dimitris Plantzos, University of Ioannina
Co-sponsored by Kelsey Museum
Reflections on a Changing Landscape: Rethinking 'Greece' in a Comparative Frame
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009 | 3pm
3332 Angell Hall
A lecture by Michael Herzfeld, Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University
Rebetiki Istoria Concert
Saturday, April 25, 2009 | 8pm
Stamps Auditorium | Walgreen Drama Center
A group of rebetika musicians perform live from Athens
Dr. Fani-Maria Tsigakou
Curator of the Collection of Paintings, Drawings and Prints at the Benaki Museum in Athens
Mar. 31, 2009 | 7pm
Vandenberg, Michigan League
"Painting and Politics in Romantic Hellenism"
7th Annual Dimitri and Irmgard Pallas Modern Greek Lecture
First Time Godfather, A film in Greek with English subtitles
Feb 10, 2009 | 7pm
Modern Languages Building
His father, Andreas, was also Prime Minister of Greece. One of his brothers, George, may be the next Prime Minister of Greece. But he himself is an acclaimed economist, essayist, and author. Come hear Dr. Nicholas Papandreou introduce and discuss a hilarious comedy based on both his life & fiction.
Mediterranean Modernisms: Towards a New Mediterranean Identity
Jan. 27, 2009 | 4pm
2175 Angell Hall
Marinos Pourgouris, Asst. Professor of Comparative Literature, Brown University
http://research.brown.edu/myresearch/Marinos_Pourgouris
Co-Sponsor Comparative Literature
Radical Byzantium: American Archaeology in Greece between the Wars
Nov. 17, 2008 | 3pm
2175 Angell Hall
A lecture by Prof. Kostis Kourelis,Art History, Connecticut College
Co-sponsor Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Conversations on Europe
Oct. 30, 2008 | 4pm
1636 International Institute, School of Social Work Building
A lecture by Prof. Gelina Harlaftis, Ionian University, Corfu
Co-sponsor: CES-EUC
Author Reading and Book Signing
Oct. 16, 2008 | 7pm
Shaman Drum Bookshop
Alexis Stamatis: American Fugue, A Novel
Uncovering Greek Science with Modern Technologies
The 7th Annual Platsis Symposium on the Greek Legacy
Sept. 28, 2008 | 2-6pm
Rackham 4th Floor Amphitheatre
Dr. William Noel, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
“Archimedes in Bits: Ten Years of Work on the Archimedes Palimpsest”
Prof. Emmanuel Roumeliotis, University of Macedonia, Greece
“Latest Discoveries on the Antikythera Mechanism”
Modern Greek Program Student Reception
Sept. 23, 2008 | 4-6pm
2163 Angell Hall
