Wednesday 29 April 2015
Greece: The Cultural Politics of the Greek Crisis; University of Birmingham/AHRC Research Project; Workshop - Culture and the Politics of Austerity
About the project
The workshop: Greece in Crisis: Culture and the Politics of Austerity
UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL OF HISTORY AND CULTURES
CENTRE FOR BYZANTINE, OTTOMAN AND MODERN GREEK STUDIES
23 May 2015
ERI building G51
This workshop is part of a two-year research network funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). For further details and for abstracts of papers please visit the project’s website: http://culpolgreekcrisis.com/
Programme
9.00-9.15 Introduction and Welcome
Professor Dimitris Tziovas (University of Birmingham)
9.15-10.45 Session 1: Economy, Culture and Institutions
Chair/Discussant: Professor Dimitris Tziovas
Professor Roderick Beaton (King’s College London)
Foreshadowing the crisis: Lord Byron and the cultural and economic politics of Greece in 1824
Professor Dimitris Plantzos (University of Athens)
Amphipolitics: archaeological performance and governmentality in Greece under the crisis
Dr Lina Molokotos-Liederman (Uppsala University & Paris GSRL)
The Orthodox Church of Greece and the Economic Crisis: A Moment of Challenge and Opportunity
10.45-11.00 Tea and coffee
11.00-13.00 Session 2: Literature and Street Art
Chair/Discussant: Dr Alexander Kazamias (University of Coventry)
Professor Patricia Felisa Barbeito (Rhode Island School of Design)
‘Nothing feels right about this case’: Gender malaise and economic disorder in Petros Markaris's Crisis Trilogy.
Ms Lambrini Kouzeli (Athens)
Creative writing workshops: A growing trend during the Greek crisis
Ms Julia Tulke (Berlin)
Visual Encounters with Crisis and Austerity: Reflections on the Cultural Politics of Contemporary Street Art in Athens
Professor Maria Boletsi (Leiden University)
From the Subject of the Crisis to the Subject in Crisis: Middle Voice on Greek Walls
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.30 Session 3: Cinema and Music
Chair/Discussant: Dr Erato Basea (University of Oxford)
Dr Lydia Papadimitriou (Liverpool John Moores University)
The economy and ecology of post-crisis Greek cinema: Between production, circulation and reception
Professor Vangelis Calotychos (Brown University)
On Being Good, Very Good, and Breaking Bad in Killer Times: The Film Economies of Yannis Economides
Dr Katerina Levidou (University of Athens and King’s College London)
Feasts in Time of ‘Plague’: Festivals of Western Art Music in Greece during the Crisis
15.30-16.00 Tea and coffee
16.00-17.30 Session 4: Festivals and Performance
Chair/Discussant: Professor Dimitris Papanikolaou (University of Oxford)
Dr Eleftheria Ioannidou (University of Birmingham) & Dr. Natascha Siouzouli (Freie Universität Berlin)
Imperceptible Performances: A Recent History of the Hellenic Festival
Dr Philip Hager (University of Birmingham)
Performances of Democracy and Dramaturgies of the Crisis: The Return of History
Dr Alexandros Efklidis (Greek National Opera)
An opera for the crisis: Yasou Aida! (2012)
The workshop is free and those interested in attending should contact Professor Dimitris Tziovas (d.p.tziovas@bham.ac.uk) by 18 May 2015.
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