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NEW DIRECTORThe IIHSA is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Christina Souyoudzoglou-Haywood as Director of the Institute from January 2012, succeeding Professor John Dillon.
Christina Souyoudzoglou-Haywood was born in Athens. Her first qualification was in archaeological conservation (University of London), which was followed by work as a conservator in Italy, Scotland, U.K and Ireland. She obtained her BA in Archaeology from Edinburgh University and PhD from Liverpool University. Since 1995 has been curating the University College Dublin Classical Museum and lecturing in Greek art and archaeology at the School of Classics, University College Dublin.
Her research interests focus on the Greek Bronze Age and Early Iron Age, with a regional focus on the Ionian Islands, but through her teaching and museum work she has also developed an interest in Greek vases, iconography and museum collections. Since 2003 she has devoted her energies to directing the Livatho Valley Survey (LVS) project on Kephalonia, which is now moving towards study seasons.
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IIHSA STUDENT TRAVEL BURSARIES 2011-12
The Institute invites applications from students studying any aspect of Greek civilization for a travel bursary to Greece. Three bursaries (2 plus the Jason O’Brien Bursary) will be awarded for this year. The award consists of the price of a return (economy) flight to Athens, 14 days of free accommodation at the IIHSA premises in Athens, and free IIHSA membership for the year. Membership of the IIHSA gives the student free access to archaeological sites and museums in Greece, as well as to the major archaeological and classical libraries in Athens.Deadline for applications:Friday 25th November 2011 (applications closed for 2011-12). Full details here (pdf); here (doc)
IIHSA POSTGRADUATE INTERNSHIP 2011-12
The Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies at Athens (IIHSA) offers a six-week internship at its premises in Athens for the academic year 2011-12 (between December to June).
Applicants should be registered for a PhD in Greek civilization or archaeology at an Irish university and should have obtained from their supervisors the permission to be away from their university for the period of the internship. The IIHSA will offer free accommodation and working space in Athens for the duration. Travel to and from Athens will not be covered. The successful candidate will be expected to spend approximately 1/3 of the working day (or pro rata) assisting the Assistant Director with administration and the running of the Institute.
Preference will be given to candidates whose research will benefit from their stay in Greece through fieldwork, access to museums or specialized libraries.Deadline for applications: Friday 18th November 2011 (applications closed for 2011-12). Full details here (pdf); here (doc)
Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies at Athens (IIHSA)
in association withAmbasáid na hÉireann/The Embassy of Ireland
&
University of Indianapolis
Present the Embassy of Ireland Lecture 2011Tim Severin
De Navigatio: The Brendan Voyage
View photos from the lecture
UIndy Cultural Centre (Goulandri-Horn Foundation)
5 Markou Avriliou/2 Kiristou & Lysiou Street, PlakaThursday October 20th 2010 at 19.30
John Dillon in front of a statue to Plato,
outside the Academy in Athens
On June 15, 2010, in recognition of his significant and original contribution to the study of Greek philosophy, John Dillon was formally elected a corresponding member of the Academy of Athens
He is one of the few foreigners, and the first Irish academic, to have received this singular honour.
Professor Dillon belongs to a family which over generations has contributed much to Irish public life and education. His father Myles Dillon was a renowned Celtic scholar. His uncle, James Dillon, was the popular and colourful politician, leader of Fine Gael and Minister for Agriculture. His grandfather was the famous Roscommon land reform agitator, John Dillon, MP and last leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party.
Professor Dillon studied at King's Inns, UCD, and Oxford; he took his PhD at Berkeley in California. He recently retired as Regius Professor of Greek at Trinity College Dublin, and has since devoted much of his time to promote the development of the Irish Institute in Athens.
Professor Dillon is recognised as one of the top international scholars of Platonist philosophy; he has published almost thirty books, and nearly 150 articles. Plato set up his school in the sacred grove named after the legendary hero Akademos. We congratulate John Dillon on having been appointed to the present day Academy of Athens.For an interview with John Dillon:
A Passion for Platohttp://www.athensnews.gr/issue/13395/22224on
(Damian Mac Con Uladh in the Athens News)
The Lure of Greece: the IIHSA is pleased to announce the publication of the proceedings of its conference in Galway in 2003.John Victor Luce, Christine Morris, Christina Souyoudzoglou-Haywood, eds. 2007.
The Lure of Greece Irish Involvement in Greek Culture, Literature, History and Politics. Dublin: Hinds.ISBN 987-0-952836-6-7Cost: 29 euro; Order form available here.
Pictures from the launch in Dublin on May 23rd 2008 here
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