School of Theology – Faculty of Social Theology
The Holocaust: Diachronic and Interdisciplinary Approaches
International Conference: 3-5 of October 2017
Part of the Official Celebrations for the 180 years since the founding of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (1837)
Overview of the Conference
3rd of October
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LECTURES
Location: “Kostis Palamas” Building
Time: 19:00
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Inaugural speeches
Ms. Sawsan Hasson, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Israel in Athens.
Professor Dr. Sotirios Despotis, President of the Faculty of Social Theology.
As. Professor Dr. Kirki Kefalea, Deputy President of the Faculty of Social Theology.
LECTURERS
Dr. Michal Govrin: To Remember Responsibly: The Holocaust as an Ongoing Ethical Challenge. The Lesson of Jewish Ritual
Dr. Joel Zisenwine: Transports to Extinction: Documenting Holocaust Era DeportationsLocation: “Kostis Palamas Building”
Time: 19:00-21:00
4th of October
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Inaugural Speeches
The Rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Professor Dr. Meletios-Athanasios Demopoulos.
The Special Secretary for Religious and Cultural Diplomacy at the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Head of the Greek Delegation at IHRA (International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance), Dr. Efstathios C. Lianos Liantis.
The President of the Athens EUNIC (European Union National Institutes of Culture) Cluster, Director of Goethe-Institut Athen and Regional Director of the Goethe-Institutes in Southeastern Europe, Dr. Matthias Makowski.
The Dean of the School of Theology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Professor Dr. Apostolos Nikolaides.
Location: Main Building of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Time: 10:30
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Panel 1
Subject: Sacrifice, subversion and persecution: historical perspectives from the Second Temple Period / Hellenistic Era until the Middle Ages
Key Speaker: Dr. Pablo A. Torijano
Location: Main Building
Time: 11:00-14:30
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Discussion & Screening
Subject: to be announced
Location: Cultural Centre of the City of Athens
Time: 20:30
5th of October
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Panel 2
Subject: The Holocaust: Historical, Political and Social Approaches with an Emphasis on Greece
Key Speaker: Dr. Wolfgang Benz
Location: Goethe-Institut Athen
Time: 13:00-15:00 – coffee break will follow
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Panel 3
Subject: A Place and a Name: The Influence of the Holocaust in Literature and the Arts
Key Speaker: Dr. Anca Tudorancea Ciuciu
Location: Goethe-Institut Athen
Time:15:30-17:30 – coffee break will follow
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Panel 4
Subject: The Trivialization of Evil: Society and Education
Key Speaker: Mr. Andrzej Kacorzyk
Location: Goethe-Institut Athen
Time: 18:00-20:00
Organising Committee
Professor Dr Sotirios Despotis – President of the Faculty of Social Theology
Associate Professor Dr Kirki Kefalea – Vice President of the Faculty of Social Theology
Dr Panagiotis Stamatopoulos – Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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