Modern Greek studies
Culture
Leading Philhellene and Historian Mario Vitti Passes Away
Leading philhellene and Hellenic Studies historian Mario Vitti has died in Rome aged 96.
Of Greek and Italian descent, Vitti was born in Istanbul and was best known for his seminal book, "History of Modern Greek Literature," translated into many...
Culture
Modern Greek Studies at Berkeley Launches Nikos Kazantzakis Program
The establishment of the Nikos Kazantzakis Visiting Scholar Program at the University of California, Berkeley was recently jointly announced by the Modern Greek and Hellenic Studies Program and The Modern Greek Studies Foundation.
The program is made possible by a...
Culture
University of Copenhagen Stops Modern Greek Studies Program after 50 Years
The University of Copenhagen administration has decided to stop the Modern Greek Studies program for graduates and undergraduates after almost 50 years in the curriculum.
In the past five years, the program was part of a more general program entitled...
Canada
Modern Greek Returned to the University of Toronto this Year
An initiative by the Greek Student Association (GSA) at the University of Toronto’s revived modern Greek classes at the institution this past academic year.
According to The Varsity, the university’s student newspaper, modern Greek classes had not been offered at the...
Canada
Greek-Canadian Community and McGill Join Forces to Strengthen Modern Greek Studies
A $1.2-million gift to McGill gave leaders of Canada’s Greek community to strengthen they university's Modern Greek research and scholarship, as well as endow its Phrixos B. Papachristidis Chair in Modern Greek and Greek-Canadian Studies in perpetuity.
The gift, which includes contributions...
Australia
Monash University Offers Modern Greek Studies
Monash University aims to give a boost to Modern Greek studies abroad by offering a variety of Greece-related courses for young students who want to earn Master's Degrees at Hellenic Studies, officials of the school said in a joint...
Australia
University of Sydney Hosts Conference on Greek Crisis and Criticism
The Modern Greek Studies Association of Australia & New Zealand and the Department of Modern Greek Studies at the University of Sydney have organized a conference -"Crisis, Criticism and Critique in Contemporary Greek studies."
The profound impact of the crisis on...