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The Greek Professorship is strongly committed to making Greek culture accessible and open to the general public and boasts a wide variety of public events, from lectures and conferences to musical and theatrical performances.
PUBLIC LECTURES
Schedule of Public Lectures for 2023-2024
Please note, unless otherwise indicated, all lectures will be held at the Century Rooms of the Millennium Student Center, with the reception at 7.00 pm and the lecture starting at 7.30 pm. Individual announcements will be sent before each event.
Monday, September 11, 2023, 4:30 pm (Pelican lecture)
The workings of the human brain: ways of comprehending
Prof. Athanasios Fokas, University of Cambridge
Location: Matsakis Greek Culture Center
Friday, October 13 2023 (Mylonas lecture), 6 pm
The Greek Symposium in Context: Pottery from a Late Archaic Athenian House
Professor Kathleen M. Lynch, University of Cincinnati
Location: Farrell Auditorium, St. Louis Art Museum
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 (Nakis lecture) 7 pm
Greek Miracles and Wildflowers from the Acropolis by the White House: A Brief History of Ancient and Modern Greece in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC
Dr. Alexander Nagel, Smithsonian Institution
Monday, February 5, 2024 (Azariadis lecture)
Dionysios Solomos’s “Woman of Zakynthos” (1826-1933) and the Making of Refugees
Prof. Artemis Leontis, University of Michigan
Monday, March 4, 2024 (Touliatos lecture)
Unearthing the Social/Cultural Roots of Greek Sovereign Debt Crisis
Prof. Constantine Danopoulos
Monday, April 23, 2024 (Matsakis lecture)
A Random Walk Through Greek Science
Dr. Demetrios Matsakis, Naval Observatory
September 2024 (Date TBA) (Spanos Cultural Event)
A Celebration of 30 years of the Greek Professorship at UMSL
Details to follow
Previous Events
For an overview of our events in recent years, please click the links below to open a pdf files with the event announcements and descriptions. Please click the “Back” button on your browser to return to this page”
2018-2019 Academic Year (12 pages, 10 MB)
2017-2018 Academic Year (12 pages, 15 MB)
2016-2017 Academic Year
2014-2015 Academic Year
2011-2012 Academic Year (4 pages, 342 KB)
2010-2011 Academic Year (6 pages, 559 KB)
2009-2010 Academic Year (5 pages,363 KB)
2008-2009 Academic Year (8 pages, 1 MB)
2007-2008 Academic Year (8 pages, 1 MB)
2006-2007 Academic Year (9 pages, 1 MB)
2005-2006 Academic Year (6 pages, 905 KB)