Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies

The SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies, along with the SNF New Media Lab, is dedicated to bringing the latest in mobile technology and pedagogy to the teaching and learning of Greek, and seeks to promote a better understanding of Hellenism in the community by staging events for academic and lay audiences throughout the year. At its core, the Centre focuses and supports research at SFU on Hellenic topics, from Antiquity to present-day Greece, through grants and postdoctoral fellowships. At the same time, the Centre supports undergraduate and graduate studies on Greece's history, language and culture through its home department of Global Humanities.

SNF CENTRE EVENTS

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Updates from Gefyra

"Maternal Words, Community Anguish: Family Correspondence on the Eve of the Holocaust in Thessaloniki" with Dr. Leon Saltiel

Between 15 March and 10 August 1943, some forty-three thousand Jews of Thessaloniki were transported to the Nazi death camp of Auschwitz. Of those, less than one thousand returned.

“Pretty in Pink: A Portrait of Queen Olga of Greece at the Benaki Museum" with Dr. George Manginis

This lecture will unfold the story of this radiant but enigmatic painting, from its creation to its bequest to the Museum, offering surprising insights into 19th and 20th century Greek and European history.

A conversation on fiction, writing and Byzantine literature with Panagiotis Agapitos

SFU's SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies Director, Dr. Dimtiris Krallis, sits down with Byzantinist Novelist, Dr. Panagiotis Agapitos

A conversation with Alexander Lingas, Music director and Founder of Cappella Romana

The Director of the SNF Center for the Study of hellenic culture at UCLA, Dr. Sharon Gerstal sits down with Dr. Alexander Lingas.