Rethinking Balkan identities: The dynamics of space and time
Sixth international Border Crossings network students' conferenceKorca, Albania, 22 - 25/5/2008 |
Organizers
- Border Crossings Network
- Institute of Popular Culture, Academy of Tirana, Albania
- Municipality of Korca
- Department of History and Archeology, University of Ioannina
- Research Unit “Balkan Mahhabet”, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki
- Department of Ethnology, St. Cyril and Methodious University, Skopje
- Department of Balkans Studies, University of Western Macedonia, Florina.
Talks
- Kouros Theodoros «The perception of domestic and public space in a Vlach community in NW Greece»
- Pisanec Anusa & Strazisar Urska «Elka and her home: Conception of home and space of Elka Strojan»
- Sourlas Leonidas «Shopping and Leisure in Edine: Cross-border consumption and identities in the Greek - Turkish borders»
- Zacharakis Nikos & Mpellou Evgenia «Border crossing illegal networks»
- Karathanasis Pafsanias «Street art across the “green line”: the geographies of graffiti styles in the walled city of Nicosia, Cyprus»
- Samantas Giorgos «Sounding off in the city: “reclaiming” urban space in public Athens’s rave»
- Antoniadou Ariadni «Zoniana and the media discourse»
- Kapsioti Maria «Observing shrines (“eikonostasia”) aside a Greek country road.»
- Dumani Elsa «The North Albania in the eyes of two ethnographers: Franz Baron Nopzcha and Clarissa de Waahl»
- Gerogianni Evangelia «The Socialist Albania’s construction through demotic song of the Greek minority»
- Smith Erin «“Finding a husband with the click of a button”. Overcoming social limitations on space and time using technology – new matrimonial strategies amongst girls in rural Albania»
- Lempert Hans «National identity in post-communistic Albania»
- Kitsaki Georgia & Lozovanu Dorin «Ethnic groups: identities and relations in Greek – Albanian border»
- Laska Armelina «The antic city of Apolonia»
- Dalanaj Velta «The ideological use of antiquities in Albania»
- Katsadima Antigoni «Some balk at being Balkan. A review of Balkan identity based on the film “Red-colored grey truck” (2004) of Srdjan Koljevic»
- Haliloglu Nagihan «Consolidating Balkan identities through contemporary film: the case of Turkish Gambit and Elveda Rumeli»
- Krajnc Katja «Pushing the limits of visual anthropology»
- Polymeropoulou Maria Louiza «The materiality of inter-Balkan identity»
- Buzarovska Rumena «Literary translations in the Balkans: embodiments and sculptors of cultural exchange»
- Apostolopoulou Vasiliki & Tsompanopoulou Fenia «Oral tradition across the border: a performance of polyphonic singing at Kefalovrisso»
- Mavros Stefanos & Panou Fani «NGOs in the Balkans: a review of the literature»
- Mirlesse Alexandre «The notions of “centre” and “periphery” and the European Union identity»
- Arko Sara & Dembsky Helena «Migration as a need- A Short Documentary Film»
- Nilufer Naya & Mahir Unsal Eris «Ashkenazim of Turkey: minority in minority»
- Dunovka Jovanova «Roma Community in Zlokukjani (Skopje): housing, education, employment»
- Nikolova Emilija «Identity of Uniats - Chatolics with eastern orthodox rituals in Macedonia»
- Duygu Gursel «What lies behind the misrepresentation of Gypsy / Roma? A discussion on democracy, difference and (in) tolerance»
- Papanastasiou Charalampia & Kakou Vanessa «Cultural difference and social interaction in the down of Florina: the case of the “Hellenes of the Roma race”»
- Theocharis Michail «Collective and private memory. Researching the two ways of remembering of the Turkish invasion in Cyprus»
- Sarikoudi Georgia «The role of memory on the refugee’s representation»
- Andrianopoulos Christos «Social memory and the management of historical events: The case of Illdten»
- Rina Georgia «Constructions of the Greek national identity through children’s literature: the case of Penelope Delta»
- Koufadaki Eleni «Ethnocentrism in Greek education. The new book of history and the conflict it created»
- Mellios Nikolaos «Observations on ourselves and on others: an ethnographic research in a Primary school at Xanthi – Greece»
- Theocharidou Maria «Piercing: Who and why? An ethnographic research»
- Spanoudi Sisy «Ceremonial firewalking in Greece »
- Papandreou Fotini «When Ares was named Adam and Aphrodite Eva. Representations of male and female bodies at the public toilets in Komotini»
- Parlani Xanthoula & Chrysochoidou Anastasia «Coffee cup as a map of life: meanings and symbols arising from the coffee cup divination»
- Patsiaoura Efthalia «The meaning of Chios traditional sweets»
- Kitsos Dimitrios «The meaning of violence: twisting protest into sacrilege.»
- Stegovec Maja «“New Age” colonialism: the invasion of English people in North Slovenia»
- Palcu Ovidiu «Romanian transnational migration in Greece»
- Tsakmakidou Sofia «Albanian immigrants in Thessaloniki»
- Marmataki Maria,Galanopoulou Georgia - Maria, Xirogianni Maria «“One out of Ten”: exploring racism and xenophobia in contemporary Greece through a theatrical play»
- Rantou Efrosini & Vitali Valentini – Dea «When immigrants learn Greek: integrating Greece? »
- Kougiou Maria & Tsingas Alexis «When immigrants learn Greek: political activism and representations of the “Other” among a group of Greek teachers»
- Matsouki Evangelia «A school for the children of immigrants»
- Karagianni Panagiota & Kelaiditi Maria «“Little diary of the borders”: narrating the immigration experience»
- Fefopoulou Alexandra «The foreigner in close – up. Ethnic minorities in the Greek cinema from an anthropological point of view»
- Felis Margaret «What’s in a name? A Glimpse at Balkan Heritage and Immigration in America»