Hellenic studies
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Hellenic Studies is an interdisciplinary scholarly field that focuses on the study of Greek culture, ancient
, Medieval and modern
, including Hellenic diaspora communities around the world.
It is related to such academic disciplines as Modern Greek Studies, Byzantine Studies
, Classical Studies, Classical Languages and Literature, History
, Archaeology
, Anthropology
and Philosophy
.
The Renaissance
was one such movement that recognized Hellenism
and celebrated its ideals and efforts.
Philhellenes have always played a role in the support and protection of Hellenic Studies. At the same time Misograecism (Anti-Hellenic) has obstructed efforts for a greater network of Hellenic Studies institutions.
Sponsoring Dept.: Committee of Modern Greek Studies
Established: language instruction in 1972;
instruction in Modern Greek literature and history in1995
Director: David Konstan (Classics)
Exec. Committee: Constantine Dafernos (Mathematics), Georgia Gotsi (Comparative Literature), Elsa Amanatidou (Classics, Modern Greek)
The University's Bobst Library is home to two special endowed collections of Hellenic Studies: the Papamarkou Library of Byzantine and Medieval Greek Books, and the Vardinoyannis Library of Hellenic Civilization. Also, NYU in Athens gives students the opportunity to study in Greece during the summer.
Sponsoring Dept.: Program in Hellenic Studies
Established: 1979
Director: Peter Brown, Professor of History
Executive Director: Dimitri Gondicas, Lecturer in Modern Greek
Level: Undergraduate Certificate in Hellenic Studies; Ph.D. in Classical
and Hellenic Studies
Under the leadership of the Hellenic Heritage Foundation (HHF) and with the generous support of the Greek Community of Toronto (GCT) and several other community organizations and individuals, these efforts culminated in the official establishment of the HHF Chair and the Program at York University
on January 28, 2000 with the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement.
The current holder of the HHF Chair is Dr. Athanasios (Sakis) Gekas. He came to York from the University of Manchester and he has been appointed as a tenure-stream Assistant Professor and holder of the HHF Chair in Modern Greek History, effective July 1, 2009. Dr. Sakis Gekas is also a member of the HCAAO and he is currently serving on the HCAAO Executive Council.
Sponsoring Department: Classics
Established: 1980
Directors: Karelisa Hartigan, Professor of Classics & Drama; Leonidas Polopolus, Professor of Food Resources
Level: B.A. in Classics, with concentration in Greek Studies; Minor in Greek Studies
The Hellenic Government-Karakas Foundation Professorship in Greek Studies is one of the first Chairs of Greek Studies to be established in the United States. Its mission is to focus, develop, and sustain research, teaching, and public education on Hellenism, with particular emphasis on the impact of ancient, medieval, and modern Hellenic civilization on contemporary society.
At a time when research and education in the Humanities are facing extinction, the Professorship aims at preserving and promoting the humanistic values of Greek civilization.
Supporters
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece is a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Included in Ancient Greece is the...
, Medieval and modern
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, including Hellenic diaspora communities around the world.
It is related to such academic disciplines as Modern Greek Studies, Byzantine Studies
Byzantine studies
Byzantine studies is an interdisciplinary branch of the humanities that addresses the history, culture, costumes, religion, art, such as literature and music, science, economy, and politics of the Byzantine Empire. The discipline's founder in Germany is considered to be the philologist Hieronymus...
, Classical Studies, Classical Languages and Literature, History
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
, Archaeology
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
, Anthropology
Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
and Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
.
History
The Hellenic tradition places value on education and scholarly achievement. Significant milestones throughout human history directly correlate with the study of Hellenism and Hellenic ideals.The Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
was one such movement that recognized Hellenism
Hellenism
Hellenism may refer to:*Hellenic studies*Hellenistic civilization*Hellenistic period, in Greek antiquity*Hellenistic Greece*Hellenization, the spread of Greek culture over foreign peoples*Hellenistic philosophy in the Hellenistic period and late antiquity...
and celebrated its ideals and efforts.
Philhellenes have always played a role in the support and protection of Hellenic Studies. At the same time Misograecism (Anti-Hellenic) has obstructed efforts for a greater network of Hellenic Studies institutions.
Brown University
Department Of Classics http://www.brown.edu/academics/classics/Sponsoring Dept.: Committee of Modern Greek Studies
Established: language instruction in 1972;
instruction in Modern Greek literature and history in1995
Director: David Konstan (Classics)
Exec. Committee: Constantine Dafernos (Mathematics), Georgia Gotsi (Comparative Literature), Elsa Amanatidou (Classics, Modern Greek)
Columbia University
Program in Hellenic Studies at ColumbiaNYU
NYU A.S. Onassis Program in Hellenic Studies The Program in Hellenic Studies provides students with a comprehensive and interdisciplinary understanding of the language, literature, history, and politics of post-classical Greece. Through a wide range of courses, students are exposed to a polyphony of viewpoints which help them understand the historical and political experiences of Byzantine, Ottoman and modern Greece; the ways in which Greece has borne its several pasts and translated them into the modern era; and the distinguished literary and artistic traditions of a country that many regard as the birthplace of Western civilization. One of the leading centers in the United States for the study of Hellenism, the Onassis Program includes a diverse faculty drawn from a variety of disciplines. The Program also sponsors numerous cultural and intellectual activities.The University's Bobst Library is home to two special endowed collections of Hellenic Studies: the Papamarkou Library of Byzantine and Medieval Greek Books, and the Vardinoyannis Library of Hellenic Civilization. Also, NYU in Athens gives students the opportunity to study in Greece during the summer.
Princeton University
Program in Hellenic Studies is a well established and respected program at Princeton.Sponsoring Dept.: Program in Hellenic Studies
Established: 1979
Director: Peter Brown, Professor of History
Executive Director: Dimitri Gondicas, Lecturer in Modern Greek
Level: Undergraduate Certificate in Hellenic Studies; Ph.D. in Classical
and Hellenic Studies
Simon Fraser University
Hellenic Studies Simon Fraser UniversityYale University
Hellenic Studies Program Established in July 2001 with the generous support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, and from 2007 onwards funded by the Stavros Niarchos Center for Hellenic Studies at Yale, the Program organizes lectures, symposia, conferences and supports faculty and student scholarly activities, as well as cultural events. The Program of Hellenic Studies offers a comprehensive program of instruction in the modern Greek language at the elementary, intermediate and advanced levels and cooperates closely with the Center for Language Study at Yale University for the development of technology-based teaching aids for the acquisition and mastering of modern Greek and the enrichment of other Hellenic oriented courses. In addition, the Program offers a variety of courses in modern Greek literature and culture as well as in Ottoman and modern Greek history providing students with the opportunity to study post-classical Greece in a broad geographical, historical, and comparative context. The Program also fosters courses in other departments, including Byzantine history and Byzantine history of art.York University
Hellenic Studies ProgramUnder the leadership of the Hellenic Heritage Foundation (HHF) and with the generous support of the Greek Community of Toronto (GCT) and several other community organizations and individuals, these efforts culminated in the official establishment of the HHF Chair and the Program at York University
on January 28, 2000 with the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement.
The current holder of the HHF Chair is Dr. Athanasios (Sakis) Gekas. He came to York from the University of Manchester and he has been appointed as a tenure-stream Assistant Professor and holder of the HHF Chair in Modern Greek History, effective July 1, 2009. Dr. Sakis Gekas is also a member of the HCAAO and he is currently serving on the HCAAO Executive Council.
University of Florida
Center for Greek Studies The mission of the Center for Greek Studies is to bring together under one aegis the various UF courses and programs that deal with Greece past and present, to promote the values of Greek civilization around the state, and to assist citizens of Gainesville and Florida in their interactions with Greece. It maintains study of Modern Greek language until state accounts can support the instruction.Sponsoring Department: Classics
Established: 1980
Directors: Karelisa Hartigan, Professor of Classics & Drama; Leonidas Polopolus, Professor of Food Resources
Level: B.A. in Classics, with concentration in Greek Studies; Minor in Greek Studies
University of Indianapolis
Office of Hellenic Studies Study Abroad Program is offered in conjunction.University of Missouri-St. Louis
Greek Studies Hellenism and Hellenic culture have had a profound impact on our civilization in a wide range of fields: from art, society, politics, and economy, to philosophy, law, medicine, and science.The Hellenic Government-Karakas Foundation Professorship in Greek Studies is one of the first Chairs of Greek Studies to be established in the United States. Its mission is to focus, develop, and sustain research, teaching, and public education on Hellenism, with particular emphasis on the impact of ancient, medieval, and modern Hellenic civilization on contemporary society.
At a time when research and education in the Humanities are facing extinction, the Professorship aims at preserving and promoting the humanistic values of Greek civilization.
Scholarships & Fellowships
- Hellenic Professional Society Scholarship
- Hellenic Legacy Fund
- National Hellenic Society
- Stavros Niarchos Grants & Fellowships
- A.G. Leventis Scholarship in Hellenic Studies
Projects
- AHMP
- Hellenic Language Wikipedia pages initiative
- Flanghinis College - one of the most important institutions for the education of young Greeks, opened its doors in 1655. (http://www.istitutoellenico.org/english/complesso/edifici/index.html)
See also
- Classical Greece
- Center for Hellenic StudiesCenter for Hellenic StudiesThe Center for Hellenic Studies is a research institute for classics located in Washington, D.C. at 3100 NW Whitehaven Street. It is affiliated with Harvard University....
- Hellenic Canadian Academic Association of Ontario
- Journal of Hellenic Studies
- Hellenic Institute
- Library Collection
- NYU Library
- Hellenic American Academy
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