Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies

Specializations

The specialization in Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies (BMGS) consists of the sub-specialization of Byzantine Studies (BS) and the sub-specialization of Modern Greek Studies (MGS); it is staffed by a total of 8 (eight) faculty members.

The undergraduate study programme of the BMGS specialization, through a series of introductory and specialized courses, offers students academic training in the following fields of knowledge:

Byzantine Philology (Byzantine Literature: History, Genres, Representatives; Metrics, Greek Palaeography, Translation of Byzantine Texts into Modern Greek)
Byzantine History, Archaeology and Art
Modern Greek Philology (History of Modern Greek Literature, Poetry, Prose, Literary Criticism, Periodical Press, Intellectual Movements and Literature, Literary Forms and Genres, Publishing, Metrics).

Philology (Relations between Greek and European Literature, European Literary Trends and Movements).
Theory and Criticism of Literature
European History, Modern and Contemporary Greek History

The fields of knowledge of Modern Greek and Comparative Philology, as well as Literary Criticism and Theory, are cultivated more systematically and in greater depth within the framework of the postgraduate programme of the MGS sub-specialization.

The MGS sub-specialization also offers the possibility of pursuing a doctoral dissertation for scholars who choose to continue their studies at doctoral level.

Faculty Members of the Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies Division

Γκότση Γεωργία	Καθηγήτρια	gotsi@upatras.gr	2610969754
Κωστίου Κατερίνα	Καθηγήτρια	kostiou@upatras.gr	2610969761
Παπαθεοδώρου Ιωάννης	Καθηγητής	ypapath@upatras.gr	2610969775

Κατσιγιάννη Άννα-Μαρίνα	Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια	annakats@upatras.gr	2610969767
Κιαπίδου Ειρήνη-Σοφία	Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια	ekiapidou@upatras.gr	2610969774
Νούσια Φεβρωνία	Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια	fnousia@upatras.gr	2610969764

Παπαργυρίου Ελένη	Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια	epapargy@upatras.gr	2610969777
Χρυσόγελος Κωνσταντίνος	Επίκουρος Καθηγητής	kxrysogelos@upatras.gr	2610969777

Research Programmes

Faculty members of the BMGS Specialization have participated as Principal Investigators in the implementation of the following research programmes:

K. Karatheodori Programme, B 403 (December 2004 – November 2007) Study of the manuscript tradition and publication of unpublished and insufficiently edited Byzantine homiletic and hagiographical texts from manuscripts and papyri.

Institution: Research Committee of the University of Patras
Principal Investigator: Theodora Antonopoulou (currently elected to the School of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
Members: PhD candidates in Byzantine Philology of the Department
The programme aims at the publication of critical editions of selected hagiographical and homiletic texts, as well as related studies; the collection of material for the creation of a Clavis of Byzantine authors of hagiographical and homiletic texts from the middle and late Byzantine periods; and the development of a continuously enriched database including a catalogue of unpublished or insufficiently edited hagiographical and homiletic texts of the early Byzantine period.

EPEAEK II, “Tilephaessa” Programme, B.Y.P., “Cosmopolis” Collection (2002–2006). Modern Greek literary and philological journals of the period 1834–1931: Research, digitization, and online dissemination of nineteen journals in complete series.

Institution: European Union
Institution: European Union
Principal Investigators: Athina Georganta, Maria Rota
The programme focused on the research, completion, and online dissemination of old and rare journals. The creation of the Digital Collection “Cosmopolis” was carried out in collaboration with the Central Library of the University of Patras and the Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive (ELIA). The Collection, addressed to the entire academic community, primarily targets fourth-year students of the Department within the framework of the course “Milestones of the Periodical Press.” Graduates of the Department from the BMGS Specialization participated in the Working Group for the implementation of the Programme.
See http://www.lis.upatras.gr/cosmopolis

The Figure of Cassandra in Ancient and Modern Greek Literature.

Institution: Research Committee of the University of Patras
Principal Investigator: Katerina Kostiou
The Programme aims to identify and study the figure of Cassandra in Ancient and Modern Greek Literature, from Homer’s Iliad to contemporary poetry and prose. The programme funded the doctoral dissertation of our Department’s graduate, Ms Dimitra Giotopoulou.

Laboratories

Conference Organization

“Seferis as a Reader of European Literature”, European Scientific Meeting, Conference and Cultural Center of the University of Patras, 14 April 2000.

Participation of the Modern Greek Philology sub-specialization in the celebration of the Seferis anniversary year. The conference proceedings were published in the volume George Seferis as a Reader of European Literature, edited by Katerina Kostiou, Thessaloniki, University Studio Press, Series: Modern Greek Philology 3, 2002.

Postgraduate Programme “Contemporary Approaches to Texts: Readings and Interpretations”

Specialization: Modern Greek Philology

1st Scientific Meeting: Literature, Society and the Public Sphere (5 & 6 November 2021)

Session A: Literature, History and Ideology

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Session B: Literature, History and Ideology

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Session C: Myth, Motifs, Characters

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Session D: Image, Music, Text

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Session E: Periodical Press and Literary Criticism

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Postgraduate Programme “Studies in Classical, Byzantine and Modern Greek Literature”

Specialization: Modern Greek Philology

2nd Scientific Meeting of Postgraduate Students and PhD Candidates “Research Paths 2022” (11–13 November 2022)

1st Session: Texts and Metatexts: Interpretations I