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Unless otherwise noted, all lectures are held at 7:30
pm in the Century Rooms of the Millennium
Student Center
and are preceded by a dinner reception at 7 pm
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SEPTEMBER
20
THURSDAY
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THE SAM NAKIS MEMORIAL LECTURE
“Greece,
Cyprus and Turkey's
Path to the EU: Prospects and Challenges”
Professor Chris Ioannides
Director, Center for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, Queens College, CUNY
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OCTOBER
19
FRIDAY
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“Astrology, Science and Memories of the
Byzantines: Abbasid Star Wars of the
Eighth and Ninth Centuries”
Professor Dimitris Krallis, Simon Fraser
University
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OCTOBER
23-25
TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY
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THE ONASSIS FOUNDATION
LECTURE AND SEMINAR SERIES
Featuring
three lectures by Professor William Wyatt, Brown University,
on:
1)
Georgios Vizyenos and the
translation of his work: October 23, 9:30 am, 200 Clark
2)
The Structure and Ending of the “Iliad”: October
24, 9:30 am, 300 Clark
3)
Beggars in ancient and modern Greece, using as texts
Karkavitsas’ “the Beggar” and Homer’s “Odyssey.” October 25, 9:30 am, 200 Clark
For further details please click
here
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NOVEMBER
12
MONDAY
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Annual Report of the Greek
Professorship, Professor Michael B. Cosmopoulos
Followed by the Keynote
Lecture:
“From Icarus to Modern Cosmogony”
Professor Dimitris
Nanopoulos, Mitchell-Heep Chair in High Energy Physics, Texas A&M
University,USA; President, National Council for Research and Technology,
Greece; member of the Greek Academy of Arts and Sciences
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DECEMBER
15
SATURDAY
12
NOON
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Presentation of the Order of Phoenix Decoration to
Dr. Nicholas Matsakis by H.E. Ambassador Anastasios Petrovas,
Consul General of Greece in Chicago
Matsakis Greek Culture Center, 210 Lucas Hall
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JANUARY
25
FRIDAY
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PERFORMING
ARTS EVENT-THEATRICAL PLAY
“Passions and Ancient Days: A Theatrical Portrait of the
Alexandrian Poet C. P. Cavafy”, by
Yannis Simonides
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FEBRUARY
24
SUNDAY
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“Hellenism and the History of Philanthropy”
Brother
Charles S. Anthony, Director
The Center for Social Advancement, Medical Prevention and
Research
Panagia Philanthropini Monastery, Ormylia,
Greece
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MARCH
10
MONDAY
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“The
Greeks at War: the Spartans and their invasion of Boeotia in the Fourth
century BC.
Professor
John Fossey, McGill University
Monday, March 10, 4 pm, 200
Clark Hall
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here for a free parking permit
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MARCH
30
SUNDAY
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THE CATHARINE PELICAN
MEMORIAL LECTURE
“Thinking about Peace in the Ancient World: Why Greece?”
Professor Kurt Raaflaub, Brown University
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MAY
4
SUNDAY
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Witches and Wonders: Magic, Supernatural, and Reality
in
Modern Greek and Latin American Literature
Professor Andromache Karanika, University of
California-Irvine
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MAY
31-JULY 4
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STUDY/TRAVEL COURSE IN GREECE
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