with Konrad Petrovszky The first page of ” Vivlion istorikon periechon en synopsei diaforous kai eksochous istorias…” by the cronichler Dorotheos, 1631. (link to the digitalized source) Especially when it comes to intellectual history, the Ottoman period in Southeastern Europe has been subject to much dispute and biased interpretations. Whereas some have considered it a … Continue reading #004 – Bringing the Social into the Intellectual – Orthodox Historiography in the Ottoman Balkans

The workshop for young researchers „Inside and Outside Southeastern Europe – Perspectives from Greece and Germany on the Region“ took place on 20 and 21 January at the Humboldt University in Berlin. Twenty-one participants presented their ongoing research in six panels chaired and commented by experts. This special episode of The Southeast Passage is an…

with Nikos Papadogiannis   During the 1970s left-wing youth militancy in Greece intensified, especially after the collapse of the military dictatorship in 1974. How can the cultural politics of left-wing organizations be probed alongside the actual practices of their members? Starting from this question, concepts such as “cultural Americanisation”, “sexual revolution” and “retreat into the…

with Ruža Fotiadis   Borba -26.06.1992 “A Greek-Yugoslav Confederation!” During the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s, the notion of a special relationship between Greece and Serbia dominated the public discourse in both countries. The study of the “Greek-Serbian Friendship” examines the capabilities of rhetorical strategies based on the “emotional” and makes a contribution to larger…