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CENTER FOR HELLENIC STUDIES FALL PREVIEW September October November 18 2 TBA “Behind the “Old Seeds, New Film Screening Headlines: Gardens: Identity, and Discussion: Explaining the Heritage, and Smyrna: The Greek Economic Alternative Destruction of a Crisis,” with Activism in the Cosmopolitan Dr. George Nakos Greek Crisis,” with City, 1900-1922 Dr. Faidra with filmmaker Papavasiliou Maria Iliou and Newsletter Spring 2013 historian 25 28-29 Alexander Kitroeff “Sentiment and Two-day lecture Practice among and music series, 14-16 Thessalonikians in “Constantine Biannual Meeting Crisis,” with Dr. Cavafy: Greek of the Modern Kathryn Kozaitis Poet and Greek Studies Cosmopolitan Association in Visionary” Indianapolis, IN Constantine P. Cavafy (1863-1933), sketch by Mikis Matsakis, 1932 January TBA Lecture program, “Dr. King and the 2014 Classics” Fall Program: Cosmopolitan Hellenism It’s been a busy year here at austerity measures on the Greek preeminent Greek poet, Georgia State and the Center for population. Dr. George Nakos, of Constantine Cavafy’s (1863-1933). Hellenic Studies. This year marks Clayton State University’s College of Cavafy is a wonderful poetic the centennial celebration of the Business will kick off the series, representative of Greek university. Since 1913, GSU has followed by Dr. Kathryn Kozaitis cosmopolitanism: though he was grown from a small evening and Dr. Faidra Papavasiliou (both of born to Greek parents and wrote business school into one of the most GSU’s Department of Anthropology almost exclusively in Greek, he diverse public research universities and CHS Executive Committee spent most of his life in important in the country. With that legacy in Members). Together, the lectures cities within the Ottoman Empire mind, the Center for Hellenic will present a well-rounded analysis (most notably Alexandria in Egypt) Studies is proud to announce the of the financial, ethical, and social and never thought to return to the theme for its 2013-2014 dimensions of Greece’s current Greek mainland. Much of his poetry programming, titled Cosmopolitan economic state. was inspired by ancient Greek myth Hellenism. On October 28th and 29th, the and the Hellenistic period. Cavafy The program will highlight both Center will sponsor its largest public was proudly Hellenic: A Greek contemporary issues in Greece as event to date. In acknowledgement shaped equally by the history of his well as the legacy of Ancient Greece of UNESCO’s declaration of 2013 homeland and the modern world in in the modern world. Starting on and the “Year of Cavafy,” we will which he lived. September 18, we will sponsor host a two-day series of lectures, In late November, the Center lectures on three successive panel discussions, and music welcomes the award-winning Wednesdays that will focus on the concerts in honor of the 150th filmmaker Maria Iliou and her effects of the financial crisis and anniversary of the birth of the (continued on p. 2) Spring 2013 in Review UPCOMING LECTURE The Center for Hellenic Studies spiritual texts in the Philokalia. He “Behind the Headlines: had a productive Spring semester. recently published a co-edited Through partnerships with the volume of scholarly essays about the Explaining the Greek Spring 2013 Goethe Zentrum, the Greek monastic text called The Philokalia: A Economic Crisis” Orthodox Cathedral of of the Classic Text of Orthodox Spirituality Dr. George Nakos, Associate Annunciation, GSU’s Department of (Oxford University Press, 2012). Professor of Marketing, Clayton History, the American Academy of The following month, CHS State University Religion, Emory University, executive committee member Lela Spelman College, and Agnes Scott Urquahart played an instrumental In recent years, Greece has College, we were able to sponsor a role in joining the Center and GSU’s dominated the global economic number of highly successful events. History Department in welcoming headlines as an example of In February, the Greek Princeton University Professor of economic mismanagement. This Orthodox Cathedral of the History, Nino Luraghi to Georgia lecture will attempt to provide a HELLENIC STUDIES Annunciation hosted lectures by the State. His presentation, titled short history of the Greek Center for Hellenic Studies’ “Fighting for the Other,” explored economy with a particular focus Director, Louis Ruprecht and by the dynamics of mercenary identity on the causes of the recent Assistant Professor of Religious in the Greek colonies of the Ancient economic crisis. In addition, the Studies at Wesleyan College, Brock Mediterranean world. In April, the country’s prospects for the future Bingaman. Dr. Ruprecht’s lecture, Center partnered with the American will be discussed. CENTER FOR “God’s Palace of Art,” explained the Academy of Religion and three Wednesday, September 18 Vatican’s justification for the colleges and universities in the 3:30-6:00PM, Troy Moore Library collection and display of pre- Atlanta area to host the 2013 Reception to follow lecture Christian Greek art as well as its role American Lectureship in the History in the development of the modern of Religions. This year’s lecturer, art museum. Later that month, the Emeritus Professor of Religion at Center brought Dr. Brock Princeton University, John Gager, Bingaman to the Cathedral to presented five lectures throughout present his talk, “The Philokalia: A the city in a lectureship series titled, Book for all Christians.” Dr. Winners and Losers in the Making of Bingaman, who is also the Director Early Christianity; The Center was of the Pre-Seminary Program at thrilled to sponsor the last of those Wesleyan College, led a lively lectures, “Let’s Meet Downtown in discussion about the ecumenical the Synagogue: Jews and Greeks in nature of the collection of Orthodox the Ancient World,” Cosmopolitan Hellenism email the Center’s program (continued from p. 1) assistant, Sarah Levine, at [email protected] to be added to Princeton University Emeritus Professor of collaborator Alexander Kitroeff our e-mailing list. Religion, Dr. John Gager for a screening for a screening and panel discussion of their on April 5th. newest documentary, Smyrna: The In addition to bringing renowned Destruction of a Cosmopolitan City, scholars to Georgia State, this past 1900-1922 (2012). Iliou’s film semester, CHS Executive Committee integrates interviews with members presented their work at survivors and historians with national and international vintage footage and photographs. conferences. Dr. Urquhart gave a Panel discussions will follow the paper at the annual meeting of the screening. Please check the Society of Ancient Mediterranean Center’s website for updates Religions Conference (see Dr. about the screening location and Urquhart’s Faculty Spotlight on p. date. 6), while the Center’s director, Dr. All of these events are free Louis Ruprecht, traveled to Yunan and open to the public, and we University in Shanghai to give a will be thrilled to see you there. lecture, "Pagan Art is Radical To receive periodic updates about Religion: Revolutionary Aesthetics our programming and reminders in Winckelmann, Hegel and about upcoming events, please Quatremère de Quincy." Executive Committee Spotlight Greetings once again from the Center for Hellenic Studies. In this edition, we have elected to showcase several members of the Executive Committee of the Center, and the important work they do. Here you will find significant biographic and academic summaries by Faidra Papavasiliou, Gerard Pendrick, Kathryn Kozaitis, Spring 2013 and Lela Urquhart. You will also see the upcoming courses these and other members of the Center are offering support of the ancient and modern Greek studies focus of the Center. We will introduce you to other members of the Executive Committee in future newsletters, but here I wish to hold up one irreplaceable member of our team, Sarah Levine. I worked with Sarah both as an undergraduate and as a masters student. When she completed her brilliant thesis on Nietzsche’s philosophy of tragic art and the avant garde ballets of Nijinsky, I invited Sarah to join the Center’s staff. Without her, quite literally none of our robust year of programming would have been possible. She did it all: building the website, building the newsletter, creating flyers for every event, organizing, coordinating, and more. Sarah has been accepted to the Art Institute of Chicago’s rigorous dual program in Art History and Arts Administration, and so will be HELLENIC STUDIES leaving us during the summer. We are all in her debt, and wish her favorable winds and safe landings. Louis A. Ruprecht, Jr. Director, Center for Hellenic Studies Faidra Papavasiliou Gerard Pendrick Lecturer, Lecturer, Department CENTER FOR Department of of Modern and Anthropology Classical Languages Dr. Faidra Papavasiliou is Dr. Gerard Pendrick an economic anthropologist received his undergraduate interested in issues of and graduate degrees from money, consumption, Columbia University. He sustainability and collective specializes in ancient Greek and action. Her current work Latin and has taught at examines the emergence of Columbia, Emory, and alternative forms of agriculture and solidarity-based Oglethorpe universities as well economic mobilization in the Northern Aegean as a as at Georgia State. His research interests include response to the European economic crisis. She ancient philosophy, rhetoric, and medicine. He has received her Ph.D. from Emory University in 2008, published numerous articles on these topics in and was an AW Mellon Teaching Fellow at Agnes American and European periodicals, and his edition Scott College before joining the faculty of the of the fragments of the sophist Antiphon appeared as Department of Anthropology at GSU. She has volume 39 in the Cambridge Classical Texts and conducted fieldwork in Mexico, the United States, and Commentaries series published by Cambridge Greece, and she has recently submitted two articles on University Press in 2002. His article on Antiphon of the intersection of heritage, identity and alternative Rhamnous recently appeared in the new multivolume responses to crisis in traditional seed exchange Encyclopedia of Ancient History published by Wiley.