CoHSL-list March 2014

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Free public lecture at the Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection

by Paganelis, George I

Apr. 1, 2014 LIBRARY RESEARCH FELLOW PRESENTATION "Excavations at Amorium, a Byzantine Provincial Capital in Asia Minor, and the Rise and Collapse of Medieval Hellenism in Asia Minor (800-1050 C.E.)" The Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection invites you to join us for a lecture by 2013-2014 Library Research Fellow Nikos Tsivikis, Institute for Mediterranean Studies (FORTH), Greece. Summary: "The Byzantine city of Amorium (near the modern city of Afyon Karahisar in Turkey) was the provincial capital of the thema of Anatolikonsince the 8th century C.E. and one of the most important medieval cities in all of Asia Minor. For centuries it figured in the forefront of the wars against the Arabs initially and the Seldjuk Turks thereafter for the control of the East, and as a frontier city it was destined to play a dramatic role in these events. The excavations at the Middle Byzantine thematic capital of Amorion in central Asia Minor have been lucky enough to locate archaeological evidence of one of the most important 'destruction layers' currently under investigation, connected with the sack of the city in the summer of 838 C.E. by the Arabs, led by the Abbasid caliph al-Mu‛tasim. Recent systematic work at the site has given us the opportunity to locate a second phase of the city’s dramatic history, which corresponds to large scale historical events. Almost two centuries after the Arab sack the city had again come to prosper, then in the middle of the 11th century it was abruptly and under less known conditions abandoned in the wake of the coming of the new masters of Asia Minor, the Seljuk Turks. The lecture will offer a comprehensive overview of the life and death of a major Byzantine city, and raise the questions of how we understand the collapse of Byzantine rule in Asia Minor." Tuesday, Apr. 1, 2014 Senator Nicholas Petris Room, Library 3023 (3rd floor) Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection, University Library Schedule of Events: 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. presentation and discussion 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. light refreshments The presentation and refreshments are free and open to the public. Funding for the Library Research Fellowship Program has been made possible by a generous grant from the Elios Charitable Foundation. Print out a parking permit (PDF document) to use for the evening at http://library.csus.edu/tsakopoulos/news.asp. For further information, contact George I. Paganelis at (916) 278-4361 or paganelis(a)csus.edu<mailto:paganelis@csus.edu>. ----------------------- George I. Paganelis Curator, Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection University Library California State University, Sacramento 2000 State University Drive Sacramento, CA 95819-6039 Ph: (916) 278-4361 * Fax: (916) 278-5917 paganelis(a)csus.edu<mailto:paganelis@csus.edu> http://www.library.csus.edu/tsakopoulos

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FW: Cyprus Critical History Archive, Nicosia

by James Simon

Of interest. ________________________________ New post on Dissertation Reviews [http://s.wordpress.com/i/emails/blavatar-default.png] [http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/010d3231a4dab4a3bd315f7198b93be3?s=50&d=retro&…]<http://dissertationreviews.org/?author=1444> Cyprus Critical History Archive, Nicosia<http://dissertationreviews.org/archives/8354> by Nikos Christofis<http://dissertationreviews.org/?author=1444> A review of the Cyprus Critical History Archive, Nicosia, Cyprus. The Cyprus Critical History Archive is the largest newspaper collection in Cyprus dealing with the various forms of violence generated by the Cyprus issue that took place during the period 1955-1964. This review will detail the history of the archive and the collection of newspapers it contains, and provide a basic overview of the Association which hosts the archive. History of the Archive The Cyprus Critical History Archive (CCHA) is housed in the Home for Cooperation (H4C) in the Ledra Palace area of the Buffer Zone in Nicosia, Cyprus. The Archive was instituted as a joint initiative of the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research (AHDR) and the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Cyprus Centre. The Archive was based on a new initiative of the PRIO Cyprus Centre that aims to investigate a) how divisive historical narratives have emerged in Cyprus, b) how they are reproduced, and c) what questions we might ask about their production. In response to the need to address these critical and sensitive issues, the initiative has launched an archival project – along with the organization of workshops and seminars on historical reconciliation – intended to collect available information on intercommunal relations and conflict-related violence in a single library and database. The Cyprus Critical History working group was formed in August 2009, after a PRIO conference on the politics of history in November 2008 and under the initial leadership of Dr. Rebecca Bryant, in response to the need to address the above issues. During the first steps of the CCHA project, the founder of the PRIO conference, the Chrest Foundation, was among the first to provide funding that allowed the Archive to flourish. Collection The primary goal and aim of the Archive is to collect and catalogue all available information on intercommunal relations and conflict-related violence in Cyprus, and to make this information available to researchers and to the public. The initiave was launched in recognition of the fact that there is currently no single source to which researchers from either side of the island may turn for comprehensive, multi-lingual information about the history of the conflict. To fill this need, CCHA has collected a vast amount of written and oral materials documenting past crimes and violations (approximately 30,000-35,000), translated most of these and made them available them in an online database. Currently, the Cyprus Critical History Archive covers the period 1955-1964, and it is about to complete the process of digitizing and cataloguing the thousands of articles that were gathered by the Greek and Turkish Cypriot newspapers of the island. The online database was launched for public use in February 2013. Currently the CCHA covers the Greek Cypriot newspapers Eleftheria, Haravgi, Mahi, and Kypros, and the Turkish Cypriot newspapers Halkın Sesi, Bozkurt, Nacak and a limited number of private collections, as well as newspapers in English, such as the Cyprus Mail. Eventually, it is hoped that the project will extend its temporal scope to 1974, while the typology of sources will include private and public archival documentation, photographic archives, audio-visual material and oral accounts from Cyprus and abroad. The digitized collection of newspaper articles is organized under broad categories, depending on the kind of violence the articles refer to, ranging from gender-related to non-physical violence (psychological violence, public humiliation, peer-pressure, etc.) to collateral damage, etc. In addition to the Archive, there is a reference library in the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research where the researcher can consult or borrow from a very good collection of books on Cyprus (Greek, Turkish and English). The library holdings are constantly being increased, especially as a result of generous donations, such as that of the late Peter Loizos. The library’s focus is on Cyprus, including the Turkish Cypriot community, meaning that there are numerous books on the Turkish Cypriot community that fulfill the immediate needs of most scholars. Practical Matters, Current State and Future Plans The placement of the archive in the buffer zone makes it readily accessible to researchers from both communities. In addition, the internet website of the archive provides unlimited access to scholars and researchers of all nationalities, as the archive material collection is free to the public. For those who would like to physically visit the CCHA, it is open to the public Monday to Friday, 9 am to 6 pm. The staff of the Home for Cooperation, the NGO that works as an umbrella association and hosts different NGOs, are kind and extremely helpful. The library’s staff, as well as in the secretariat of the Association, are all well–trained and well-informed with regard to the function of the CCHA. Researchers can use or borrow library books by becoming members of the association (20€) or as a basic library member (5€). At the time of writing, the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research has not yet decided whether or not it will extend its coverage to 1974, but this possibility is being carefully considered. The Cyprus Critical History Archive can be accessed here: http://www.ccha-ahdr.info/. Nikos Christofis Turkish Studies, Leiden Institute for Area Studies (LIAS) University of Leiden, The Netherlands n.christofis(a)gmail.com<mailto:n.christofis@gmail.com><mailto:n.christofis@gmail.com> Image: Photograph<http://europeandcis.undp.org/blog/2013/04/10/cyprus-critical-history-archiv…> by Pembe Mentesh, 10 April 2013. Important Note: Dissertation Reviews, its members, and affiliates assume no responsibility for the accuracy of this material. Access, location, times, and other data are subject to change, and readers assume all responsibility for making direct contact with the institutions in question and double-checking all information before any visit. If you discover errors in this description, or changes to the policies or relevant information in one of the sites features on “Fresh from the Archives,” please contact us at archives(a)dissertationreviews.org<mailto:archives@dissertationreviews.org>. Nikos Christofis<http://dissertationreviews.org/?author=1444> | March 21, 2014 at 12:00 am | URL: http://wp.me/p1MHRV-2aK Comment<http://dissertationreviews.org/archives/8354#respond> See all comments<http://dissertationreviews.org/archives/8354#comments> Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://dissertationreviews.org/archives/8354

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New book: Astoria (poetry)

by Dia Philippides

New book: ASTORIA: exile, people, places Poems by NICOS ALEXIOU Boston: Somerset Hall Press, 2013 (contact: info(a)somersethallpress.com<mailto:info@somersethallpress.com>) 978-1-935244-08-0 $14.95 >From an Introduction by Poet and Diplomat Yiorgos Chouliaras "Alexiou's poetry is strikingly visual and lyrically obsessive." About the Book Although the Astoria section of New York has been considered the largest Hellenic settlement outside of Greece or Cyprus, it is striking that it has received relatively little attention by writers, artists, and social scientists. The present bilingual book of poems and images, both as a physical object and as a discursive project, is about a culturally neglected enclave in the midst of ethnic and social transformations. Even in the era of globalization, every social and artistic action occurs somewhere locally, and accordingly the poems and images presented here emphasize the role of exile, of people, and of place. About the Author Nicos Alexiou teaches in the Department of Sociology and the Center for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies at Queens College, and he recently received the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching. His fields of interest are social theory and research, ethnic studies, and issues concerning the Greek-American community. He is the founder and director of the Hellenic American Oral History Archive. He is the author of five books of poetry, and his work has been published in various English and Greek journals and anthologies. [cid:E472C115-9CC2-47A0-A040-80E7A780F0F4@home.network]

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New book: Americans and the Experience of Delphi (collective volume)

by Dia Philippides

Americans and the Experience of Delphi Paul Lorenz and David Roessel, editors With a Foreword by Tom Papademetriou Boston, MA: Somerset Hall Press, 2013 (contact: info(a)somersethallpress.com<mailto:info@somersethallpress.com>) ISBN: 978-1-935244-11-0 $34.95 At the beginning of the twentieth century, philhellenic American writers and artists were inspired and influenced by their love of Greece and especially Delphi, known in ancient times as the navel of the universe. Several of these writers and artists visited or moved to Greece, including Eva Palmer Sikelianos, who was celebrated for her role in the Delphic Festivals of 1927 and 1930; George Cram Cook, one of the founders of the famed Provincetown Players; writer Susan Glaspell; poet H.D. (Hilda Doolittle); and writer Henry Miller. The scholarly studies in this volume explore the symbiotic relationship between Delphi and these American philhellenes, who incorporated Delphic and ancient Greek ideals into their work, and thus changed the course of American literature. At the same time, a little piece of America has been fused into both the ancient site and the modern village of Delphi. Topics: . Eva Palmer Sikelianos Before Delphi . Myth, Mystique, Nietzsche, and the "Cultic Milieu" of the Delphic Festivals . George Cram Cook's Road to the Temple . The Value of Home: Susan Glaspell's Fugitive's Return as a Response to F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby . The Influence of George Cram Cook's Delphic Spirit on Eugene O'Neill . Susan Glaspell's Delphi and the Legacy of Jane Ellen Harrison . Female Charioteers in Susan Glaspell's Plays: Re-visiting the Spirit of Delphi and Aristotle's Poetics in Inheritors, The Verge, and The Comic Artist . The Noble Peasant: Primitivism, Classicism, and the Epistemological Pivot in Susan Glaspell's Career . "For you know that Greece is the chord I thrill to!": The Philhellenic Friendship of George Cram Cook and John Alden . A Journey toward Gnosis: The Place of Delphi in H.D.'s Majic Ring H.D.'s Ion: The Door Swings Both Ways . The Road from Delphi: Henry Miller and Greece . The Omphalos and the Pythia in Lawrence Durrell ___________________________ Dia Philippides Research Professor Dept. of Classical Studies Boston College http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/classics/Faculty/dia_philippides.html [cid:9EDB6F08-1237-4FA8-B7C2-0720DE5D681E@home.network]

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Free public lecture: “Greece Today: Cultural Diplomacy in a Period of Challenges and Demands”

by Paganelis, George I

Mar. 9, 2014 GUEST LECTURE “Greece Today: Cultural Diplomacy in a Period of Challenges and Demands” The Sacramento State Hellenic Studies Program and the Tsakopoulos Hellenic Foundation invite you to join us for a lecture by Dr. Kostas Tsiaras, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece. Sunday, Mar.9, 2014 Senator Nicholas Petris Room, Library 3023 (3rd floor) Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection, University Library Schedule of Events: 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. presentation and discussion 8:30 p.m. light refreshments The presentation and refreshments are free and open to the public. Print out a parking permit<http://library.csus.edu/tsakopoulos/Images/Tsiaras%20Lecture%20Parking%203-…> (PDF document) to use for the evening. For further information, contact Prof. Katerina Lagos at (916) 278-7103 or klagos(a)csus.edu<mailto:klagos@csus.edu>. The lecture and reception have been made possible by a generous grant from the Tsakopoulos Hellenic Foundation. Best, George ----------------------- George I. Paganelis Curator, Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection University Library California State University, Sacramento 2000 State University Drive Sacramento, CA 95819-6039 Ph: (916) 278-4361 * Fax: (916) 278-5917 paganelis(a)csus.edu<mailto:paganelis@csus.edu> http://www.library.csus.edu/tsakopoulos

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