Concert at the courtyard of the Paleontological Museum of Rethymnon
Keynote Lecture by Nükhet Varlik, Rutgers University – Newark with the topic "Rethinking the Pandemics of the Medieval Mediterranean: Disruption and Resilience"
Keynote Lecture in the context of the 7th International Biennial Conference "Interruptions and Disruptions in the Medieval Mediterranean, 400 – 1500" of the Society for the Medieval Mediterranean (SMM), organized by the Department of History and Archeology, UoC, & the Institute for Mediterranean Studies, FORTH.
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Upcoming conference: Red Sea Project X: Red Sea Horizons, Edges and Transitions
Taking place the 6-9th of July 2022
Rethymno, Crete, Greece
Venues: Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas; Student Cultural Center “Xenia”, University of Crete.
The organization of Red Sea Project X is a collaboration between the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Crete, the Institute for Mediterranean Studies of the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, and the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies and Program in Mediterranean Studies at Emory University. Our conference will be hosted by the University of Crete and the Institute for Mediterranean Studies in the historic city of Rethymno, Crete, Greece. Details about lodging, program, and conference fees to follow on the conference website at redsea10.ims.forth.gr.
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Women, Money And Markets: 1600-1900
Women, Money and Markets: 1600 – 1900 is a small association that got its start in May, 2017, with a conference at the King’s College, London. Since 2017, our annual conference continues to bring together scholars researching the many ways in which women in previous centuries participated in the economy, managed their finances, and were active in local and global markets.
Read moreNinth PhD Candidates' Seminar 2021-2022
PhD Candidates' Seminars 2021-2022The purpose of the seminars is the scientific discussion and exchange of views and arguments between professors, researchers and PhD candidates in Modern and Contemporary History of the Department of History and Archeology of UoC, IMS / FORTH and other collaborating universities and research institutes.
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"Ayşem" A story with janissaries and vampires in Ottoman Crete
The theatrical group Splish-Splash travels to Rethymno and in collaboration with the Institute for Mediterranean Studies / FORTH presents in a nationwide premiere the black comedy "Ayşem" on June 11 at the "Erofili" theater in Fortezza.
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"Seafaring Lives bound for homeport" Conference
Final Conference of the ERC Starting Grant 2016 project Seafaring Lives in Transition. Mediterranean Maritime Labour and Transport during Globalization, 1850s-1920s.
RETHYMNO, 9-11 JUNE 2022
Seminar meeting on «ACRE: applications and potentials» by Prof. Rob Allan
Seminars 2021-2022The seminar meeting will be presented on Thursday 9 June 2022, at 12:00 (Greece time) by Prof. Rob Allan (ACRE Manager, Met Office Hadley Centre, UK) on the topic "ACRE: applications and potentials".
Read moreEighth PhD Candidates' Seminar 2021-2022
PhD Candidates' Seminars 2021-2022The purpose of the seminars is the scientific discussion and exchange of views and arguments between professors, researchers and PhD candidates in Modern and Contemporary History of the Department of History and Archeology of UoC, IMS / FORTH and other collaborating universities and research institutes.
Read moreWORKSHOP Screen Adaptation Studies
The Workshop is organized in the context of the seminar “Film Adaptation,” Interinstitutional Graduate Program in Theater and Film Studies, Dept of Philology, University of Crete, & Institute for Mediterranean Studies-FORTH.
Read more6th Thematic Seminar 2021-2022
PhD Candidates' Seminars 2021-2022The purpose of the seminars is the scientific discussion and exchange of views and arguments between professors, researchers and PhD candidates in Modern and Contemporary History of the Department of History and Archeology of UoC, IMS / FORTH and other collaborating universities and research institutes.
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