Retracing Connections online research dialogue
Layers of Urban History: From Modern to Byzantine Athens through the Athenian Agora Excavations Archives
2024-04-23
Svenska institutet i Athen och Retracing Connections Research Programme häslar er välkomna till den andra Retracing Connections online research dialogue, mellan talaren Fotini Kondyli (Virginia/Athen) och moderatorn Milan Vukasinovic (Uppsala),
From narrative to lived spaces: Digenis Akrites in recent research.
Tisdag 7 maj, 2024, kl. 18.00 (Athen) digitalt via Zoom.
Abstrakt
Can modern urban experiences shape the way we understand Byzantine cities? In this talk, I will discuss the impact of modern urban experiences on the interpretation of Byzantine Athens, drawing from archaeological records and contemporary socio-economic phenomena. In doing so I follow two distinct story lines. Through an examination of the Athenian Agora Excavations Archives, I discuss how the excavation and recording of the Byzantine layers at the Agora informed narratives about Athens’ post-classical life and urban development. I then turn to contemporary experiences such as Greece’s economic crisis and Athen’s bottom-up urban projects in the crisis aftermath to highlight the relevance of contemporary experiences in enriching our understanding of Byzantine Athens’ spatial configuration and urban dynamics.
Varmt välkomna!
Bifogade filer: Flyer, Abstrakt
Utskriven: 2025-06-19
Från sidan: Svenska institutet i Athen
https://www.sia.gr/sv/sx_PrintPage.php?tid=984