7th Konitsa International Summer School
in Anthropology, Ethnography and Comparative Folklore of the Balkans
Konitsa, Greece 25/7-9/8 2012
Courses offered
(Course director: Prof. Vassilis Nitsiakos)
1st group of courses (26/7 – 29/7)
“Albanian Culture and Society in Ethnographic and Anthropological Analysis: A Critical Perspective”
Dr. Nebi Bardhoshi, Researcher in Legal Anthropology, department of Ethnology, Institute of Cultural anthropology, Center for Albanian Studies,
Olsi Lelaj, (Phd student) Researcher in Anthropology of Modernity, department of Ethnology, Institute of Cultural Anthropology, Center for Albanian Studies
“Rituals, Symbols and Identities in Rural and Urban Contexts: Approaches from Folklore and Anthropology”
Dr. Vassiliki Chryssanthopoulou, Department of Philology, Byzantine Literature and Folklore Sector, University of Athens
Dr. Maria Androulaki, Hellenic Folklore Research Centre, Academy of Athens
Dr. Ljupco Risteski, Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, University Sts. Cyril and Methodius – Skopje
“Doing Fieldwork: Theory, Method and the Production of Anthropological Knowledge”
Dr. Vassilis Dalkavoukis, Dep. of History and Ethnology, Democritus Univ. of Thrace, Komotini
Dr. Vassiliki Kravva, Dep. of History and Ethnology, Democritus Univ. of Thrace, Komotini
Dr. Paraskevas Potiropoulos, Hellenic Folklore Research Centre of the Academy of Athens
Dr. Ioannis Manos, Dep. of Balkan Studies, Univ. of Western Macedonia, Florina
Ethnographic Research in Border Areas:
Course and Fieldwork Practice for All Participants (30/7-3/8)
“Fieldwork Practice on both Sides of the Greek-Albanian Border”
Prof. Vassilis Nitsiakos, Dep. of History and Archaeology, University of Ioannina
Dr. Vassilis Dalkavoukis, Dep. of History and Ethnology, Democritus Univ. of Thrace. Komotini
Dr. Christina Veikou, Dep. of History and Ethnology, Democritus Univ. of Thrace, Komotini
Dr. Aliki Angelidou, Department of Social Anthropology, Panteion University, Athens
Mr. Kostas Mantzos, PhD Candidate, Dep. of History and Archaeology, University of Ioannina
Dr. Vassiliki Kravva, Dep. of History and Ethnology, Democritus Univ. of Thrace. Komotini and Technological Institute of Thessaloniki
Dr. Paraskevas Potiropoulos, Hellenic Folklore Research Centre of the Academy of Athens
Dr. Ioannis Manos, Department of Balkan Studies, Univ. of Western Macedonia, Florina
2nd group of courses (4–7/8)
“The Political Anthropology of the Crisis”
Rajko Mursic, Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, University of Ljubljana
Dr. Georgios Agelopoulos, Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies, Univ. of Macedonia, Thessaloniki
Dr. Aliki Angelidou, Department of Social Anthropology, Panteion University, Athens
Dr. Dimitris Dalakoglou, Sussex University Department of Anthropology
Dr. Penelope Papailias, Department of History, Archaeology and Social Anthropology of the University of Thessaly, Greece
“Soundscapes of the Balkans: Flocks and Local Feasts, Rock-Bands and Radio Waves”
Prof. Rajko Mursic, Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, University of Ljubljana
Dr. Panagiotis Panopoulos, Department of Social Anthropology and History, University of the Aegean, Mytilini
“The Anthropology of Dance”
Prof. Magda Zografou, Department of Physical Education, University of Athens
Dr. Stavroula Pipyrou, Department of Anthropology, Durham University
Guest lectures and workshops by invited speakers
Keith Hart
Professor of Anthropology Emeritus at Goldsmiths College, University of London
Lecture:
“Building the human economy at a time of world crisis”
Workshop:
“The anthropological roots of the human economy project”
Keith Hart ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) is an anthropologist from Manchester, England and he was educated at Cambridge University. He has worked in Britain, Ghana, the US, Canada, Jamaica, Italy, Norway and South Africa. He has homes in Paris, Durban and Geneva and currently co-directs the Human Economy Program at the University of Pretoria. He is Professor of Anthropology Emeritus at Goldsmiths, University of London and founder of the Open Anthropology Cooperative. He contributed the notion of an informal economy to development studies and has made the study of money a special concern. His recent books include (with C Hann, 2011) Economic Anthropology: History, Ethnography, Critique; (edited with J-L Laville and A Cattani, 2010) The Human Economy: a Citizen's Guide; (edited with C Hann, 2009) Market and Society: The Great Transformation Today. His blog is at http://thememorybank.co.uk and he maintains a strong presence on Facebook and Twitter where his ID is johnkeithhart.
Prof. Ulf Brunnbauer
University of Regensburg
Lecture:
“Historical-anthropology of state socialism”
Workshop:
“Historical-anthropology of state socialism”
