Early Career Fellow in Hellenic Studies 2024–25 Introduction The Middle Helladic (MH) period (ca. 2000–1700 BCE) on the Greek mainland has traditionally been portrayed as a “Dark Age,” [1] wedged between the flourishing Early Helladic II and the palatial societies of Late Helladic III. Read more
Early Career Fellow in Hellenic Studies 2024–25 Introduction The political culture of the imperial Graeco-Roman East employed a series of written and visual media so as to articulate group power and individual distinctiveness. Commissioned by and for local elites, publicly decreed statues, and their inscribed bases, served as lynchpins of… Read more
Early Career Fellow in Hellenic Studies 2024–25 Introduction: What is a border? Borders are more than mere geopolitical demarcations. They are dynamic, socially constructed processes, produced, contested, and experienced differently across time and space. In the modern world, borders are often embedded in physical infrastructures—walls, fences, checkpoints. In antiquity, however… Read more
Early Career Fellow in Hellenic Studies 2024–25 Introduction In an era marked by the redefinition of education, social inclusion, and cultural participation, the issue of access to culture gains special significance—particularly for vulnerable populations such as incarcerated individuals. The MuTourIn project, which was formed as part of a broader postdoctoral… Read more
Fellow in Philhellenism 2024–25 Introduction The fellowship from the Center for Hellenic Studies at Harvard University offered me an exceptional opportunity to explore a field that, for various reasons, remains largely unknown. This is the philhellenic movement that developed, not as a result of the Greek revolution of 1821, but… Read more
