International Conference, 9 – 11 November 2018, Athens, Greece
World War I has been the turning point towards the birth of Contemporary Europe. It signaled the crucial end of the Empires and the shift towards new perspectives. The artistic and cultural output of the period in discussion has been rich and diverse, something that has been partially reflected on the scope of projects such as Europeana 1914-1918 , Europeana Migration and others.
The conference poster: created by Andreas Vakalios
In this international multidisciplinary conference, we expect to discuss several issues that have to do with artistic and cultural manifestations and their connection to music and sound in general, which occur both during, but also after, the end of the Great War.
In this wide perspective the presented papers will focus on issues such as (but not limited to):
You may see and download the Conference Program here
The conference that was organized here in Athens has come to a very successful end. Three full days of new perceptions about the Great War and the special relation that Art, and especially music, had with it. We had the pleasure to accommodate here in Athens a truly international group of scholars who decided to …
The Keynote speaker of the Conference is Dr. Christina Bashford, Associate Professor of Musicology and Director of Classical Studies in the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign [Bio]. The participation of Dr. Bashford is supported by the American Embassy in Athens.
The Program is now available
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
You may explore the Conference Program here.
SCIENTIFIC & ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Katy Romanou, European University Cyprus
Chrysothemis Stamatopoulou-Vasilakou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Minas I. Alexiadis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Iakovos Michaelides, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki
Tatjana Markovic, Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien
Jay Winter, Yale University
Antonio Baldassarre, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
John Mullen, University of Rouen
Anastasia Siopsi, Ionian University
Kostas Chardas, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki
Giorgos Sakallieros, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki
Christina Bashford, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaigne
Konstantinos Raptis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Emma Hanna, University of Kent
Nikos Maliaras, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Ioannis Drinis, Ministry of Culture, Directorate of Modern Cultural Heritage
Villy Fotopoulou, Ministry of Culture, Directorate of Modern Cultural Heritage
Alexandros Charkiolakis, The Friends of Music Society
Valia Vraka, Music Library of Greece of the Friends of Music Society
Stephanie Merakos, Music Library of Greece of the Friends of Music Society
Filippos Mazarakis-Ainian, National Historical Museum
Vera Kriezi, Music Library of Greece of the Friends of Music Society
Sophia Topouzi, Megaron-The Athens Concert Hall
Elena Bazini, Ministry of Culture, Directorate of Modern Cultural Heritage
Katerina Lygnou, National Library of Greece
Anthi Agoropoulou, National Library of Greece
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SUPPORTERS:
With the support of the American Embassy in Athens
