6th European Modern Greek Congress

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6th European Modern Greek Congress

The European Society of Modern Greek Studies addresses itself to neohellenists, and in particular to young researchers, from a broad spectrum of specialties within Modern Greek Studies (linguists, philologists, anthropologists, archaeologists, theatrologists, historians, art historians, educational historians, sociologists, musicologists, political scientists, and those engaged in international relations studies, comparative and cultural studies) and invites them to register for participation in the 6th Congress of the EENS with topics which, within the framework of the general theme of the Congress, promote the (comparative) study of the Greek world in the period from 1204 until the present day.

Our talk focused on the National Metsovian Polytechnic in central Athens, which has been a significant cornerstone in the socio-political landscape of the city. Within the history of modern Greece, Polytechneio is regarded as a symbol of resistance against the Greek military dictatorship (junta) in 1973. In March 2015 and during times of austerity politics, the west façades of the Polytechneio were covered by a “black-and-white mural” (Tziovas 2017: 45). This paper examines how and why this black-and-white mural has been discussed often controversially from different kinds of recipients, leading to an ardent public debate within Greek society from a cross disciplinary point of view: 1) semiotics, 2) design, and 3) cultural studies.

Period	2018 Oct 5
Event type	Conference
Location	Lund, SwedenShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International