Spring Symposium 2025


Two Days of Papers from our Early Career Fellows and Fellow in Philhellenism

Dates: Tuesday, May 6 and Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Location: Zoom

Please join us on Tuesday, May 6 and Wednesday, May 7 for presentations from our Early Career fellows: Evgenia Tsafou; Angelos Gkotsinas; Sergios Menelaou; Georgios Koukovasilis; and Artemi Papandritsa. As well as a paper from fellow in Philhellenism, Chrysa Theologou.

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Schedule

Tuesday, May 6

11:00 – 11:25
Chrysa Theologou
, Fellow in Philhellenism 2024–25
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Philology, University of Ioannina. Read more about Chrysa here.
Paper: “The Reception of the Philhellenic Movement on the Occasion of the Greek-Turkish War of 1897 by the Press. A First Approach”

11:25 – 11:35 Discussion

11:35 – 12:00
Artemi Papandritsa
, Early Career Fellow in Hellenic Studies 2024–25
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Archives, Library Science and Museology, Ionian University. Read more about Artemi here.
Paper: “MuTourIn: When Ancient Greek Culture Liberates the Spirit – Museum Digital Tours for the Humanization of Inmates”

12:00 – 12:10 Discussion


Wednesday, May 7

10:00 – 10:25
Evgenia Tsafou
, Early Career Fellow in Hellenic Studies 2024–25
Assistant Director Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies at Athens. Read more about Evgenia here.
Paper: “Archaeology of Mediterranean Cuisine: Cooking Traditions from the 2nd Millennium BC in the Aegean”

10:25 – 10:50
Angelos Gkotsinas
, Early Career Fellow in Hellenic Studies 2024–25
Archaeologist, Ephorate of Antiquities of Ilia, Greek Ministry of Culture. Read more about Angelos here.
Paper: “Middle Bronze Age Animal Exploitation in Central Greece: Insights from Agia Paraskevi Phthiotis and Petroto Trikala”

10:50 – 11:15
Sergios Menelaou
, Early Career Fellow in Hellenic Studies 2024–25
Postdoctoral Researcher, British School at Athens. Read more about Sergios here.
Paper: “Multifaceted Borders: Cultures of Mobilities and Archaeological Perspectives from the Eastern Aegean Seaboard”

11:15 – 11: 45 Discussion

11:45 – 11:55 Break

11:55 – 12:20
Georgios Koukovasilis
, Early Career Fellow in Hellenic Studies 2024–25
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of History and Archaeology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Read more about Georgios here.
Paper: “The Power of Metaphor: Public Statues and Honorific Language in the Imperial Greek City”

12:20 – 12:30 Discussion

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