Will Stroebel at Brown University

[Amanatidou, Elissavet]

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The Modern Greek Studies Program invites you to join us for a discussion on Will Stroebel's  book

 Literature’s Refuge 

Rewriting the Mediterranean Borderscape

Thursday, April 9 at Andrews House (13 Brown Street) at 5:30 pm.

What is Greek literature and to whom does it belong? Who gets to decide where Hellenism ends and Barbarism begins? Will Stroebel’s recent book, Literature’s Refuge: Rewriting the Mediterranean Borderscape, begins with these questions, taking as its starting point the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1923 and the rise of modern borders between Europe and the Middle East. What was philology’s role in these civilizational borders? How did literature and culture play into institutional narratives of Hellenism and Islam, West and East? And most importantly, how can we begin today to break down such civilizational borders and re-envision a richer, broader, and more welcoming tapestry of languages, alphabets, and literatures in the region? Johanna Hanink and Will Stroebel will discuss.

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Elsa Amanatidou
Teaching Professor

Director, Modern Greek Studies

Wilbour Hall, 301

Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
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