A Workshop at the University of Birmingham, 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
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
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
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
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 20 May 2015.