Institute for Mediterranean Studies

2nd International Conference OpenEARTH 2024

LIFE

Following the success of OpenEARTH-1, we are excited to invite you to the 2nd International Conference OpenEARTH 2024, hosted by the Laboratory of Geophysical - Satellite Remote Sensing and Archaeo-environment of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies. The event will take place from 26-28 November in Rethymno, Crete. Join us as we explore innovative strategies for addressing climate change impacts on agriculture, water management, and sustainable practices. For more details and registration, please visit the official conference website: OpenEARTH 2024.

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Book Talk: "Island and Empire: How Civil War in Crete Mobilized the Ottoman World" by Uğur Zekeriya Peçe, Lehigh University

Lecture Series 2024-2025

Uğur Zekeriya Peçe is an Assistant Professor of History at Lehigh University. Drawing on Crete’s multilayered legacy of violence and tracing the Muslims displaced from the island because of civil war in the 1890s, this talk weaves together a story of intercommunal and environmental violence, European military intervention, displacement, and mass protest. Uğur Zekeriya Peçe explores the transformation of Muslim Cretans from silenced refugees in the 1890s to loud protesters after 1908, arguing that the islanders energized late Ottoman politics and society.

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International Conference: Interpersonal Relations in Crisis in Greco-Roman Literature

HFRI

The present conference aims to study interpersonal relationships in crisis as they are portrayed in Greco-Roman literature. It is organised in the framework of the project LACRIMALit, IMS/FORTH, with the collaboration of the Postgraduate Programme in Classical Studies of the University of Crete. MA, PhD and early career researchers have been selected through a call for abstracts. They have the opportunity to present their research and to exchange ideas with the members of the LACRIMALit project, as well as with senior researchers who also participate in the conference. The conference focuses on the delineation of literary characters in the context of crisis, as they are presented in Greco-Roman literature.

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