JOBS  ▹▹

Call for Papers

 "The Greek Experience Under Ottoman Rule", Benaki Museum, Athens. July 5-8, 2013. Princeton University, Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies  Workshop

Continuities, Discontinuities and Ruptures in the Greek World (1204-2014): Economy, Society, History, Literature, 5th European Congress of Modern Greek Studies, Thessaloniki, 2-5 October 2014

New Fellowships

Leventis Postgraduate Studentships in Modern Greek Studies 2013-2014 The University of Birmingham, Institute Of Archaeology And Antiquity, Centre For Byzantine, Ottoman And Modern Greek Studies. Deadline: Friday, 21st June 2013.

The Kostas and Eleni Ourani and Petros Haris Foundations are inviting applications for Fellowships in training and professional guidance of new translators of Greek literature beginning September 2013. The programme is an Academy of Athens initiative and is funded by the Kostas and Eleni Ourani as well as the Petros Haris foundations. ▶ For additional information and participation requirements.

All fellowships →

will take place 14-16 November, 2013 (Thursday through Saturday) at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.

The Program Committee is pleased to announce that the Symposium's keynote speaker will beYanis Varoufakis. Dr. Varoufakis will be present for the full duration of the Symposium, sharing in the give and take of conference discussion.

Due to the large number of submissions for the Elizabeth Constantinides Modern Greek Translation Prize this year, the committee reviewing those submissions will inform translators of its decision by June 30. The winner will be honored at the MGSA 2013 Symposium at Indiana University.

MGSA JOURNAL NEWS

A Request from the Editors

The recent (or latest) Crisis in Greece (and beyond) has resulted in a wealth of scholarly production that addresses all aspects of this crisis--economic, social, political, intellectual. Although the Journal has a database of manuscript reviewers, we are finding ourselves in need of a broadened pool of potential reviewers especially for the following topics:

  • Current political parties and electoral structures
  • Migration--both immigration and emigration
  • Contextualization of the financial dimensions of the crisis
  • Labor (history of labor movement, flexible labor, trade unions, migrant labor)
  • The rise of Chrysi Avgi
  • Privatization of public lands
  • The Greek Church and church history

If you would like to be considered as a reviewer please email the editors indicating your willingness to do so. * Please note that only published authors (in peer reviewed journals and/or presses) can act as reviewers, regardless of seniority or official position and title.

The Greek American Studies Resource Portal

The MGSA's Transnational Studies Committee
has published their resource portal featuring the following:

  • Academic publications on Greek America, including book reviews.
  • Non-academic publications on Greek America, including autobiographies, community histories, fiction, poetry, photography, painting, etc.
  • Essays, articles, and book reviews published in the media
  • Films and documentaries
  • Updates and announcements of current oral history work undertaken in academic institutions as well as in Greek American communities
  • Research queries regarding Greek American topics
New Website

The Reception of ancient Greek tragedy in Modern Greek Poetry and Theatre

Modern Greek Story Reader

Available for use without cost. ▸