Author Archives: Dallas DeForest

News and Notes

Posted on April 25, 2013

Take a look at the Acropolis Restoration Service’s page and the virtual tour of the Acropolis. Learn Greek in two weeks. Ideal for a study abroad course or the international traveler. A blog devoted to Linear A and Linear B, with … Continue reading →

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Into the Fire: A Documentary on Refugees and Migrants in Athens

Posted on April 23, 2013

I’ve just finished watching a new documentary on refugees and migrants in Athens. It’s well done. The producers use a range of interviews (with migrants and Greeks) and some clandestine video footage to illustrate the plight of refugees and migrants … Continue reading →

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News and Notes

Posted on April 4, 2013

Evliya Celebi visited Mistras in September 1668. Here’s his description, from Diana Wright’s blog, Surprised by Time. The BBC reports on widespread looting of Egyptian tombs and sites. Greece’s major soccer clubs face insolvency, even AEK. Athens has some swanky … Continue reading →

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The Rise of the Far Right in Greece

Posted on March 31, 2013

This morning I came across a good, long-form story on the rise of the far right in Greece by John Carlin. I’ve linked to quite a bit of news about Chrysi Avgi (Golden Dawn) in the past, but this one … Continue reading →

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News and Notes

Posted on March 22, 2013

A couple weeks of news on Greece, archaeology, Turkey, and Cyprus: More on helicopter prison escapes: even the Canadians are doing it now. The top five. And Greece’s most notorious, Alket Rizaj, failed in his latest attempt. Underwater photos of … Continue reading →

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Naseer Shamma, Oud Master

Posted on March 18, 2013

On Saturday I had the opportunity to see Naseer Shamma in concert at the Wexner Center in Columbus. He’s one of the foremost oud players in the Middle East today. He hails from Iraq (b. Kut, 1963) and began studying … Continue reading →

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The Thessaloniki Metro and the Late Antique City

Posted on March 14, 2013

Update (04/30/13): a majority of the finds will be preserved in situ. In the course of ongoing metro works in Greece’s second city, Thessaloniki, workers uncovered something extraordinary: the commercial heart of late antique Thessaloniki. More specifically, they found the … Continue reading →

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News and Notes

Posted on March 1, 2013

NPR on Greek identity and the politics of identity. Athens experienced torrential rains last week that caused flash floods. Here’s a photo blog of several men rescuing a women from the waters. Trying to escape from prison? Try using a helicopter. … Continue reading →

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Yedikule Prison, Cultural Diplomacy, and the Revival of Rebetika in Turkey

Posted on February 26, 2013

In the course of a random internet search, I came across an article on the revival of rebetika in Turkey. It piqued my interest because I know a few Turks who are, indeed, very interested in rebetika–they even have a … Continue reading →

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News and Notes

Posted on February 22, 2013

One family’s experience with the Greek depression. Greek entries in the Berlin film festival focus on the cultural, psychological, and interpersonal effects of the crisis. On migration, detention, the broken Greek asylum system and one man’s life within this environment. … Continue reading →

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