1. Courses offered (Course director: Prof. Vassilis Nitsiakos) 1st week courses (30/7-3/8)
1. "Anthropological theory and the understanding of the Balkans"
Dr. Georgios Agelopoulos, Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki
Dr. Eleftheria Deltsou, Department of History, Archaeology and Social Anthropology, University of Thessaly, Volos
Dr. Aliki Angelidou, Department of Social Anthropology, Panteion University, Athens
2. "Ethnography of "socially marginalized groups": Theoretical and methodological approaches"
Dr. Ljupco S. Risteski, Ass. Prof. Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, University Sts. Cyril and Methodius - Skopje
Vanja Dimitrievski, Ass. researcher, Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, University Sts. Cyril and Methodius - Skopje
3. "Introduction to the study of oral tradition: Comparative method, fieldwork and ethnography"
Dr. Marilena Papachristophorou, Hellenic Folklore Research Centre (Academy of Athens)
Intermediary course (3-5/8)
"Ethnographic research in border areas: Field practice in both sides of the Greek-Albanian border"
Prof. Vassilis Nitsiakos, Dep. of History and Archaeology, Univ. of Ioannina
Dr. Vassilis Dalkavoukis, Dep. of History and Ethnology, Democritus Univ. of Thrace
Dr. Valia Kravva, Technological Institute of Thessaloniki
Mr. Kostas Mantzos, Dep. of History and Archaeology, Univ. of Ioannina
2nd week courses (6-10/8)
1. "The migratory phenomenon: evidence and policies"
Prof. Charalambos Kasimis, Agricultural University of Athens
2. "Doing fieldwork in contemporary world: Epistemology of post-socialism in SE Europe"
Dr. Rajko Mursic, Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts, Dep. of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, University of Ljubljana
3. "Music and dance in the Balkans: Culture, identity, and power"
Dr. Panagiotis Panopoulos, Dep. of Social Anthropology and History, University of the Aegean, Mytilini
Dr. Ioannis Manos, Dep. of Balkan Studies, University of Western Macedonia, Florina
Workshops:
· "The Future of anthropology in the 21st century"
Prof. Thomas Hylland Eriksen
· "Culture and space in anthropological perspectives"
Prof. Kirsten Hastrup
2. Guest lectures
· Prof. Thomas Hylland Eriksen
"The Future of anthropology in the 21st century"
· Prof Kirsten Hastrup
"Siting culture"
3. Course description
· "Anthropological theory and the understanding of the Balkans"
Dr. Georgios Agelopoulos, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki
Dr. Eleftheria Deltsou, Department of History, Archaeology and Social Anthropology, University of Thessaly, Volos
Dr. Aliki Angelidou, Department of Social Anthropology, Panteion University, Athens
During the last decade the Balkans attracted the interest of an increasing number of social anthropologists. Recently published papers and monographs influenced both our understanding of the region as well as anthropological theory. The course discusses the origins of ethnographic accounts of the Balkans ("Western travelers and the understanding of the Balkans"), the interwar fieldwork projects in the region ("Fieldwork, ethnography and community studies"), the relationship between Mediterranean Anthropology and Balkan ethnographies, the postmodern perspectives of the Balkans ("Narratives and images: Balkanism and beyond"), the post-socialist anthropological analysis of the region and the relationship between European integration and images of the Balkans. Teaching methods: lectures, film screening, seminars, essay presentations. ?he course will be taught in both English and Greek.
