EVENT
When: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | 18:00
Where: Deree Faculty Lounge
Speaker: Kostas Kostis, Professor of Economic and Social History, University of Athens, Director of the National Bank of Greece Cultural Foundation (MIET)
The lecture will be delivered in Greek and can also be attended via Zoom. The link will be provided on the day of the event and sent via email to those opting for online participation.
Organized by: Institute for Hellenic Culture and the Liberal Arts
About the Event
This year marks the fifty-year anniversary of the Greek Metapolitefsi—the period of restoration of democracy in Greece that succeeded the fall of the military dictatorship of 1967-1974. The anniversary has prompted a reflection and re-examination of the political, economic and social developments of the period. This is all the more necessary when we consider that the assessments of historians and political scientists—not to mention the opinions of the greater public—still vary greatly, indicating that contemporary Greek society has yet to come to a shared understanding of the Metapolitefsi’s accomplishments and shortcomings.
The seminar can also be attended via Zoom. The link will be provided on the day of the event and sent via email to those opting for online participation.
After the seminar, refreshments and light snacks will be offered. Seating is limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Bio of the Speaker
Kostas Kostis is Professor of Economic and Social History at the University of Athens since 2004 and Director of the National Bank of Greece’s prestigious Cultural Foundation (MIET) since 2023. Widely recognized as one of Greece’s most accomplished contemporary historians, Professor Kostis’ books include the sweeping and provocative History’s Spoiled Children: The Formation of the Modern Greek State (translated into English, Hurst & Company 2018), History of the National Bank of Greece, 1914-1940 (in Greek, NBG 2002), and most recently, The Wealth of Greece (in Greek, Patakis 2019).