Princeton Hellenic Studies Graduate Student Conference in Modern Greek Studies: May 7, 2010

[June Samaras]

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Conference in Modern Greek Studies: May 7, 2010
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PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

Program in Hellenic Studies

http://www.princeton.edu/~hellenic/

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to announce our second International Graduate Student
Conference in Modern Greek Studies.  This year's conference will be
held in Princeton and will focus on Modern Greek History, Society, and
Culture.  The conference is part of a series of academic and cultural
events celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Program in Hellenc
Studies, founded 1979.



In future years, the venue may alternate between Princeton and Greece.
Each year's theme or discipline will be developed in consultation
with current or former Hellenic Studies post-doctoral research
fellows.



Kindly forward the Call for Papers below to qualified graduate students.



Many thanks and all best wishes.



Dimitri Gondicas

Executive Director



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PRINCETON UNIVERSITY


Program in Hellenic Studies


http://www.princeton.edu/~hellenic/







CALL FOR PAPERS

International Graduate Student Conference in Modern Greek Studies:

MODERN GREEK HISTORY, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY



Princeton University, May 7, 2010



The Program in Hellenic Studies at Princeton University announces our
second International Graduate Student Conference in Modern Greek
Studies.



Submissions are invited from doctoral candidates in the final stages
of their dissertation research who wish to present their work on any
aspect or period of modern Greek history, society, and culture.
Comparative or interdisciplinary approaches are welcome. Papers should
be in English, and must not exceed 30 minutes.



Please submit abstracts of approximately 350 words no later than
January 29, 2010.  All Greek words should be transliterated.  Each
abstract should be accompanied by a cover letter, including (i) a
curriculum vitae; (ii) a brief statement how the proposed paper
connects with the dissertation-in-progress; (iii) the applicant's
contact details (name, current affiliation, postal and e-mail
addresses; tel. nos.); (iv) the names and e-mail addresses of two
academic referees, the dissertation supervisor and one other person
familiar with the candidate's current research.



Receipt of all submissions will be acknowledged, and the applicants
will be notified by February 22, 2010, whether their submissions have
been accepted.  Participants will be expected to submit the full text
of their papers by April 16, 2010.  Papers will be precirculated among
conference speakers, chairs, and respondents.



The Program in Hellenic Studies will cover the participants’ travel
expenses to Princeton, and will offer shared (double-occupancy)
accommodation (up to four nights), as well as meals on the days of the
conference.



Submissions should be e-mailed to: hell...@princeton.edu and
nmar...@princeton.edu  (Submissions by fax or hard copy will not be
accepted.)



Deadline: January 29, 2010





Program Committee



Elizabeth Davis (Anthropology)

Dimitri Gondicas (Classics and Hellenic Studies)

Molly Greene (History and Hellenic Studies)

Savvas Kyriakidis (Hellenic Studies)

Thanassis Nikolentzos (Hellenic Studies)

Nikos Panou (Hellenic Studies)

Alexis Rappas (Hellenic Studies)

Katerina Rozakou (Hellenic Studies)





Secretary to the Committee: Nikos Marinides (History and Hellenic Studies)













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