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SUMMARY:The Fumes of Mars: Book discussion with artist and writer Katerina Angelopoulou
DESCRIPTION:The Fumes of Mars: Book discussion with artist and writer Katerina Angelopoulou \nSaturday\, March 28\, 2026\n10:00 A.M. Los Angeles / 7:00 P.M. Greece\nVia Zoom \nRSVP Here \nThis discussion will be moderated by Professor Sharon Gerstel\, Director\, UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture and Dr. Eirini Kotsovili\, Senior Lecturer\, Global Humanities\, Simon Fraser University. \nOne of the deadliest wildfires ever recorded took place on July 23\, 2018 in Mati\, just 30 km from the historical center of Athens. Writer and artist Katerina Angelopoulou survived the fire\, and her book\, The Fumes of Mars\, combines her photographs with personal testimonies from other survivors\, timelines\, maps\, and reports. With these materials\, Angelopoulou attempts to weave a collective narrative of the events to better understand the violent disconnect between her own experience and the “official” account of the disaster in which facts were concealed and victims held culpable. \nThe book opens with black and white photographs showing the aftermath of the fire alongside testimonies of the survivors. These are followed by Angelopoulou’s photographs\, taken as the disaster unfolded\,overlaid with her timeline of events. Collected evidence on the events follows\, including aerial maps\, topographical information\, lists of the victims with location and cause of death\, weather and aircraft reports\, CCTV and news coverage images\, information from the State Investigator report\, and information on the ongoing trial. The final images of the book are of Angelopoulou’s personal artifacts after the fire\, such as remnants of jewelry\, books\, and glasses. This assembled evidence is embedded with importance because after the fire\, the truth of the victims and their families was questioned multiple times—in the public narrative\, facts were concealed and re-produced with false arguments blaming residents and victims. \nKaterina Angelopoulou is a writer and artist based in Athens. The Fumes of Mars won the Format Festival’s Reviewers’ Choice Award 2022\, was selected for the COCA Project 2021\, shortlisted for the Belfast Dummy Award and Photo Festival in 2022\, and exhibited at LCC in London as part of the Common Ground Exhibition. Angelopoulou holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics & Theoretical Physics from Imperial College London\, a B.A. in Design for Performance from Central Saint Martins\, and an M.A. with Distinction in Photojournalism & Documentary Photography from London College of Communication. \nView additional images and purchase the book here. \nThis program is made possible thanks to support from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/book-discussion-with-katerina-angelopoulou-the-fumes-of-mars/
LOCATION:by Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community,Cultural Heritage,Hellenic,History,Humanities,Lecture,Modern Greece
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SUMMARY:Neuroprotective Greek Herbs: Bridging Neuroscience and Cultural Heritage
DESCRIPTION:Neuroprotective Greek Herbs: Bridging Neuroscience and Cultural Heritage \na seminar organized by\nAnastasia Tsingotjidou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) \nMarch 7\, 2026\n9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.\n314 Royce Hall\, UCLA \nRSVP Here \nClick here to watch the program live via livestream\nThis seminar brings together researchers from neuroscience\, pharmacology\, biology\, veterinary medicine\, nutrition\, and plant biodiversity to explore the neuroprotective potential of traditional Greek herbs. Through a combination of in-person and online presentations\, the program highlights translational research\, from animal models and isolated bioactive compounds to nutritional approaches and cultural heritage. The seminar concludes with a culinary demonstration using Cycladic herbs\, emphasizing the connection between Greek history\, daily life\, and brain health. \nView the full schedule here \nSpeakers: \n\nDr. Korina Atsopardi\, Department of Pharmacy\, School of Health Sciences\, University of Patras\nDimitra Efthymiopoulou\, Department of Nutrition & Dietetics and Department of Sports Nutrition\, Harokopio University (Zoom)\nIrene Giannakopoulos\, CEO\, Aegialis Hotel and Spa\, author of the culinary book\, My Amorgos!\nProfessor Marigoula Margariti\, Department of Biology\, School of Natural Sciences\, University of Patras (Zoom)\nMarita Papagianni\, Plant Taxonomist & Biodiversity Research Associate\, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Zoom)\nProfessor Igor Spigelman\, Laboratory of Neuropharmacology\, Section of Biosystems and Function\, School of Dentistry\, UCLA\nProfessor Anastasia Tsingotjidou\, School of Veterinary Medicine\, Faculty of Health Sciences\, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki\nAssociate Professor Konstantinos Xanthopoulos\, School of Pharmacy\, Faculty of Health Sciences\, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Zoom)\n\nThis seminar is hosted by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture\, with generous support from Lee and Lilian Polydor\, The Polydor Foundation\, and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. \n\n \nParking Information:\n \nParking for Royce Hall is available in Parking Structure 4. \nParking Structure 4 is located at: 221 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA 90095. Parking Structure 4 is accessible from Sunset Blvd. onto Westwood Plaza which leads directly to the underground parking structure. To view the walking map from Parking Structure 4 to Royce Hall\, click here. \nNo parking attendants will be on-site at the parking structure\, and Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking is extremely limited in this lot\, so we highly encourage you to purchase a parking permit in advance: \nAdvance parking is available for Parking Structure 4. \n\nTo save time\, you may purchase your parking permit for Parking Structure 4 for $17 in advance using Bruin ePermit: https://bruinepermit.t2hosted.com/pnw2/selectevent.aspx. Select “UCLA Royce Hall\,” then “Neuroprotective Greek Herbs” With the advanced parking permit\, you can park anywhere in Parking Structure 4 EXCEPT in the Pay-by-Space section. For instructions on how to use this portal\, please click here.\nTo purchase a permit when you arrive at Parking Structure 4\, please park ONLY in the Pay-By-Space/Visitor Parking area\, and proceed to the Self-Service Pay Station machine to pay by credit card.\nGuest drop/Ride-share drop off is closest at the turnaround at the front of Royce Hall located at: 10745 Dickson Court\, Los Angeles\, CA 90095.\nAccessible parking: For individuals with accessibility needs\, parking lot 4 is ADA accessibility and has elevators on all floors. The elevators in Lot 4 provide access to Wilson Plaza\, with sidewalk access available. Upon reaching Janss Steps\, turn left towards the Anderson School of Business and Fowler Museum. Proceed past the Fowler Museum before you enter Anderson School of Business; take a right to access the elevator leading to Royce Hall. Please visit our Campus Accessibility Map to view related information.\nTo view the ADA map from Parking Structure 4 to Royce Hall\, click here.\n\nFor inquiries\, please contact hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/neuroprotective-greek-herbs-bridging-neuroscience-and-cultural-heritage/
LOCATION:Royce Hall\, 314\, 314 Royce Hall\, 10745 Dickson Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Conference,Hellenic,Heritage,History,HUC@UCLA,Humanities,Lecture,Modern Greece,Symposium
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SUMMARY:Between the Minoans and the Mycenaeans: Craft Technologies in the Second Millennium BCE Aegean
DESCRIPTION:Between the Minoans and the Mycenaeans: Craft Technologies in the Second Millennium BCE Aegean \nLecture by Nikolas Papadimitriou (Director\, Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos Museum\, Athens) and Eleni Konstantinidi-Syvridi (Curator\, Department of Prehistoric\, Egyptian\, Cypriot and Near Eastern Collections of Antiquities\, at the Hellenic National Archaeological Museum\, Athens) \nDemonstration by Akis Goumas (contemporary jewelry maker and researcher of ancient crafting technologies) \nHosted by the\nUCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture \nin collaboration with\nThe J. Paul Getty Museum\nand held in conjunction with the exhibition\nThe Kingdom of Pylos: Warrior-Princes of Mycenaean Greece \nSaturday\, November 15\, 2025\n2:00 P.M.\n314 Royce Hall\, UCLA Campus \nRSVP Here \nThe Kingdom of Pylos: Warrior-Princes of Mycenaean Greece exhibition at the Getty Villa brings together some of the most exquisite artistic creations of the second millennium BCE Aegean. Many of these objects were the products of cultural fusion and combined elements from different artistic traditions originating in Minoan Crete\, Mycenaean Greece\, and areas far beyond. This presentation will examine the highly demanding techniques goldsmiths and seal-engravers used to create many of the objects in this exhibition. Following the lecture\, Akis Goumas will demonstrate the main steps of the technical processes involved in Mycenaean gold-working (sheet metal\, wire\, granulation\, etc.) and Minoan seal-engraving (soft materials and hard stones). \n \nDemonstration by Akis Goumas \nThe artist and researcher of ancient technologies Akis Goumas will demonstrate the main steps of the technical processes involved in: \n– Mycenaean gold-working (sheet metal\, wire\, granulation etc.)\n– Minoan seal-engraving (soft materials and hard stones). \nThe demonstration is based on the results of studies conducted in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens\, the Herakleion Archaeological Museum\, other museums in Greece\, and the Coprus of Minoan and Mycenaean Seals at Heidelberg\, Germany\, which involved microscopic examination of artefacts\, archaeometric analyses and experimental reconstructions. \nThe studies have been conducted in collaboration with Dr Eleni Konstantinidi-Syvridi\, of the National Archaeological Museum of Athens\, and Dr Nikolas Papadimitirou\, of the Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos Museum\, Athens. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss with Mr Goumas and try some of the tools and materials used in the experiments. \nBios:\nNikolas Papadimitriou is the Director of the Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos Museum\, Athens\, Greece (www.camu.gr). He specializes in the Aegean Bronze Age\, with an emphasis on Mycenaean burial practices\, cultural interaction in the Mediterranean in the 2nd millennium BCE\, the prehistory of Athens and Attica\, and the study of craft technologies. Previously\, he worked as a Lecturer at the Institute of Classical Archaeology\, Heidelberg University\, Germany\, the Museum of Cycladic Art\, Athens and the Cyprus Department of Antiquities. Currently\, he is co-directing research projects at the archaeological sites of Marathon\, Thorikos (Attica) and Kato Samikon (Elis). He has a rich publication record and has received research fellowships from the Centers of Hellenic Studies at Princeton and Harvard (2011\, 2017). \nEleni Konstantinidi-Syvridi is Curator at the Department of Prehistoric\, Egyptian\, Cypriot and Near Eastern Collections of Antiquities at the National Archaeological Museum\, Athens (https://www.namuseum.gr/en/). She graduated from the University of Ioannina\, Greece\, and received her PhD at the University of Birmingham\, UK. Her research focuses on the Late Bronze Age Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean\, with special interest in Mycenaean jewelry and dress. She has given seminars and lectures on the history and technology of Mycenaean jewelry in Greece and abroad and has written articles and book chapters on various Late Bronze Age issues. For the past decade\, she has been co-directing a multi-disciplinary project for the reconstruction of ancient gold-working techniques\, while she is currently studying the corpus of metal signet rings housed in the Mycenaean Collection of the National Archaeological Museum. \nAkis Goumas is a contemporary jewelry maker and researcher of ancient crafting technologies. After receiving a Diploma in Economics (1978)\, he was trained as a jeweler and silversmith. From 1982 to 1986 he studied gemology and seal engraving in Greece and Germany. Between 1990 and 2006 he was the head designer in the jewelry company ONAR. Since 2000\, he has been teaching creative jewelry at the Chalkis School of Art\, and since 2017 at the ANAMMA Jewelry School in Athens\, and the ALCHIMIA Contemporary Jewelry School in Florence. Since 2006\, he is member of an interdisciplinary group of researchers\, who study ancient gold-working and seal-engraving techniques. In 2021 he was a Visiting Artist at the Harvard Center for Hellenic Studies. Ιn 2023-24\, he was the holder of a Homo Faber fellowship\, established by Jaeger LeCoultre and Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship. In 2024-25 he participated in the organization of the exhibition “Art in Gold. Jewelry in Hellenistic Times” at the Benaki Museum\, Athens\, Greece. \nThis event is organized by Professor David Schneller (UCLA) and Dr. Claire Lyons (Getty) and is made possible thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). \nCo-Sponsored by: \nUCLA College\, Division of Humanities\nThe Peter J. and Caroline B. Caloyeras Endowment for the Arts\nThe George P. Kolovos Family Centennial Term Chair in Hellenic Studies\nGefyra\nUCLA Global Antiquity\nThe Joan Palevsky Chair of Classics at UCLA\nUCLA Department of Art History\nUCLA Department of Classics\nUCLA Department of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures\nUCLA David C. Copley Center for the Study of Costume Design \nDon’t miss our other upcoming programs in collaboration with the J. Paul Getty Museum here: \nSaturday\, November 22\, 2025Pylos and Minoan Crete \nSaturday\, December 6\, 2025\nMessenia to Mesopotamia: New Directions in the Art and Archaeology of the Second Millennium BCE Symposium
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/between-the-minoans-and-the-mycenaeans-craft-technologies-in-the-second-millennium-bce-aegean/
LOCATION:Royce Hall\, 314\, 314 Royce Hall\, 10745 Dickson Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cultural Heritage,Gefyra,Hellenic,Heritage,History,Humanities,Lecture,Reception
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SUMMARY:William and Lois Matthews Samuel Pepys Lecture by Carla Pestana
DESCRIPTION:Striving for Expertise \nGuest Speaker: Carla Pestana (UCLA) \nScholars often refer to Samuel Pepys as an early example of a state bureaucrat\, his career as a civil servant in the burgeoning Restoration bureaucracy offering documentation of an important shift in governance. Of equal note—and perhaps greater interest—is the way Pepys himself aimed for expertise. Not content to serve as a cog in a larger bureaucratic machine\, Pepys sought to educate himself about the workings of the navy and of sailing ships\, going beyond the demands of his own office to achieve a deeper understanding. In doing so\, he once again revealed his insecurities\, while he also indulged in personal rivalries and resisted the limitations placed on him in his role as a civil servant. \nCarla Gardina Pestana is Distinguished Professor of History and Joyce Appleby Endowed Chair of America in the World. Her research focuses on 17th and 18th century Atlantic worlds\, especially the English Atlantic\, the Caribbean\, and U.S. religious history. Professor Pestana has published books on religion and empire in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries\, most notably Protestant Empire: Religion and the Making of the British Atlantic World (2009). \nProfessor William Matthews\, a member of UCLA’s English Department faculty and the Center’s second Director (1970-1972)\, was an authority on the life and writings of the seventeenth-century British wit and diarist Samuel Pepys. With the assistance of his wife Lois\, Matthews and his co-editor Robert Latham produced the definitive edition (eleven volumes) of Pepys’s works\, which was published incrementally between 1971 and 1983. The Matthewses’ will\, which endows the Center’s annual lecture and also a festive dinner\, specifies that the event should be scheduled to coincide with Pepys’s own annual celebration commemorating the surgery he endured on March 26\, 1658. \nRegister to attend in Luskin Conference Center\, Laureate Classroom \nMore information about past William and Lois Matthews Samuel Pepys lectures can be found here.
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/will-and-lois-matthews-samuel-pepys-lecture-by-carla-pestana/
LOCATION:Luskin Conference Center\, 425 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Humanities,Lecture
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SUMMARY:Richard & Mary Rouse History of the Book Lecture by Kristina Richardson
DESCRIPTION:“Between Two Worlds: The Roma and Early Global Print Cultures” \nGuest Speaker: Kristina Richardson (University of Virginia) \nRichardson will show that Roma and other traveling people not only utilized block printing between 800 and 1450 in North Africa and West Asia but also introduced print technology in their new homes when they migrated to Central Europe in the 1410s. Traveling people were the links bridging the early print cultures of North Africa\, West Asia\, and Central Europe. \nKristina Richardson is the John L. Nau Professor of History at the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on premodern non-elite Arab history\, particularly the history of people with disabilities\, users of sign language\, Romani groups (ghurabā’)\, craftspeople\, and enslaved laborers and entertainers. Her current book project is Black Basra: Race\, Labor\, and Piety in Early Islamic History. \nThe History of the Book Lecture series\, established in 1993 through the efforts of Richard and Mary Rouse\, provides an annual venue for internationally recognized authorities on medieval and Renaissance books to present their expertise at UCLA. The lecture’s focus alternates each year between medieval manuscripts and Renaissance books. The topics explored in past lectures were book and manuscript illustration\, the development of printing\, early book printers and sellers\, the book trade\, and medieval and Renaissance book and manuscript collections. \nRegister to attend in Royce 314 \nRegister to attend via ZOOM \nMore information about past Richard and Mary Rouse History of the Book lectures can be found here.
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/richard-mary-rouse-history-of-the-book-lecture-by-kristina-richardson/
LOCATION:Royce 314\, 10745 Dickson Ct\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Humanities,Lecture
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