[Discussion] CfP: Modern Greek Studies Symposium,Chicago-Illinois, 3-5 November 2005
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Dear colleagues,
Please consider attending the upcoming conference of the Modern Greek =
Studies Association.
Eleni Bastea
Associate Professor, Architecture
University of New Mexico-USA
MGSA Symposium Returns to Chicago in 2005
Palmer House Hilton Hotel (877-865-5321 or 312-726-7500) =
palmerhouse_rooms@hilton.com
The MGSA's nineteenth international Symposium will be held in Chicago, =
Illinois from 3-5 November 2005. In addition to offering a wide variety =
of papers on multiple aspects of contemporary Hellenic culture, =
literature, language, history, society, politics, economics and the =
arts, the Symposium's featured topics include Greece, Greeks, and =
Hellenism in the
age of transnationalism (borders, migrations and minorities); =
Greek-Ottoman history; new developments with respect to Cyprus; and an =
assessment of the MGSA and the field of Modern Greek Studies.
Symposium Highlights:
* Highly acclaimed author Olga Broumas will deliver Thursday night's =
Keynote Address. She will be reading her own poetry as well as from her =
translations of modern Greek poetry. The poetry reading will be =
followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience.
* The Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center, the nation's only museum of =
its kind, will present an exhibit that takes a historical look at the =
lives of Chicago's early Greek immigrants, their relations with other =
immigrant groups, and the community's close association with Jane =
Addams' famed Hull-House.
* Guided tours of the Classical Greek collection at the renowned Chicago =
Art Institute will be led by Dr. Jennifer Tobin, University of =
Illinois-Chicago.
* In collaboration with the Chicago Greek Film Festival, the Gene Siskel =
Film Center and The Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center, Kyriakos =
Katzourakis' docu-drama, The Way to the West (O Dromos pros tin Dysi), =
will be screened. Winner of the coveted FIPRESCI award, this innovative =
docu-drama documents the life of Irina, a woman from the former Soviet =
Union, who comes to Greece in search of a better life and falls victim =
to sex slave trafficking. Through a series of personal confessions, her =
story unfolds, implicating and critiquing the current immigrant and
refugee situation in a country that plays a strategic role in migration =
as a "waiting room" on "the way to the West." Director Kyriakos =
Katzourakis will attend the screening and will participate in a =
question-and-answer session with the audience. A reception will follow =
the event.
Symposium Logistics:
This intellectually stimulating conference will be held in the Chicago =
Loop,the city's vibrant business and cultural center. The Symposium =
will be located at the historic and elegant Palmer House Hilton, North =
America's longest continually operating hotel and famous for its lobby's =
Beaux Arts ceiling, which was recently restored by a Florentine artisan =
known for his work on the Sistine Chapel. Centrally located and easily =
accessible by public transport from both of
Chicago's airports, the Palmer House is within walking distance of the =
city's most popular attractions: its world-renowned Art Institute, the =
Ford Center for the Performing Arts-Oriental Theatre, the Chicago =
Cultural Center, the critically acclaimed Chicago Symphony Orchestra at =
Symphony Center, the Lyric Opera, and Millennium Park with its Frank =
Gehry-designed bandshell. In and around the Loop are some of Chicago's =
finest restaurants and blues clubs, and the city's world-famous =
Greektown is only a short walk away.
The Palmer House is easily reached by train, shuttle bus, or taxi from =
both of Chicago's airports. CTA (El) trains run from both airports to =
within a block of the hotel. Take the Orange Line from Midway to the =
Adams station or the Blue Line from O'Hare to the Monroe station. CTA =
fare is $US1.75 per trip. More information on Chicago public =
transportation, including trains, is available at =
www.transitchicago.com. Shuttle bus service from Midway and O'Hare =
airports to the Palmer House is provided by Continental Airport Express =
($US18 one-way from Midway, $US23 one-way from O'Hare). Shuttle =
reservations and more information are available at
www.airportexpress.com. Taxi service is also available. Fares from =
O'Hare to downtown Chicago are approximately $US40 and from Midway to =
the Loop approximately $US30.
To make reservations at the Palmer House Hilton, located at 17 E. Monroe =
Street, Chicago, IL 60603, participants should call 877-865-5321 or =
312-726-7500 (or email palmerhouse_rooms@hilton.com) and request the =
reduced Modern Greek Studies Association room rate
of $US159.00 plus tax (both single and double occupancy). Those =
conference attendees wishing to
share a room with others are encouraged to utilize the MGSA listserv =
(mgsa-l@uci.edu) in order to make connections with others wishing to do =
the same. Please bear in mind that the number of rooms available at the =
special conference rate will be limited, and we therefore strongly =
encourage you to make your reservations as soon as possible. In order =
to insure that the Association receives a discounted meeting room rate, =
a minimum number of guest rooms must be
filled. Therefore all conference participants are strongly encouraged =
to make hotel eservations at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel.
Pre-registration Information:
The pre-registration deadline for attendees of the Symposium is =
September 15, 2005. Please send this form with your check or money =
order in US dollars, payable to the "Modern Greek Studies =
Association/MGSA Symposium," to Prof. S. Victor Papacosma, MGSA =
Executive Director, P.O. Box 622, Kent, OH 44240.
Please type or print clearly
Name:
_________________________________________________________________
Name on Badge:
_________________________________________________________
Affiliation:
_____________________________________________________________
Address:
_______________________________________________________________
City: ______________________________________ State:
______________________
Zip code: __________________________________
Country: ____________________
Email:
_________________________________________________________________
Fax:
___________________________________________________________________
Registration by September 15:
MGSA member: $US70.00/Euros 55 ______
Non- MGSA member (includes 1-year MGSA membership): $US100.00/Euros 80 =
______
Student: $US30.00/Euros 24 ______ *Proof of student status =
required
With Spouse/Non-Academic Guest: add $US30.00/ Euros 24 ______
Chicago Art Institute:
Tour of Classical Greek collection at the Art Institute of Chicago:* =
$US10.00/Euros 8 ______ *This is a special discounted rate which =
entitles the ticket holder to take the tour as well as to view the =
museum's other permanent exhibitions
Screening of The Way to the West:
General admission: $US9.00/Euros 7 ______
Student admission:* $US7.00/Euros 6 ______ *Proof of student status =
required.
On-site registration:
MGSA member: $US90/Euros 71 ______
Non-MGSA member (includes 1-year MGSA membership): $US120.00/Euros 95 =
______
Student: $US40.00/Euros 32 ______ *Proof of student status =
required
With Spouse/Non-Academic Guest: add $US40.00/Euros 32 ______
Single Day Registration:
All: $US25.00/Euros 20 ______
TOTAL ______
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<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DSylfaen>Dear colleagues,<BR>Please =
consider=20
attending the upcoming conference of the Modern Greek Studies=20
Association.<BR>Eleni Bastea<BR>Associate Professor, =
Architecture<BR>University=20
of New Mexico-USA<BR><BR>MGSA Symposium Returns to Chicago in =
2005<BR><BR>Palmer=20
House Hilton Hotel (877-865-5321 or 312-726-7500)=20
palmerhouse_rooms@hilton.com<BR><BR>The MGSA's nineteenth international=20
Symposium will be held in Chicago, Illinois from 3-5 November =
2005. In=20
addition to offering a wide variety of papers on multiple aspects of=20
contemporary Hellenic culture, literature, language, history, society, =
politics,=20
economics and the arts, the Symposium's featured topics include Greece, =
Greeks,=20
and Hellenism in the<BR>age of transnationalism (borders, migrations and =
minorities); Greek-Ottoman history; new developments with respect to =
Cyprus; and=20
an assessment of the MGSA and the field of Modern Greek=20
Studies.<BR><BR>Symposium Highlights:<BR><BR>* Highly acclaimed author =
Olga=20
Broumas will deliver Thursday night's Keynote Address. She will be =
reading=20
her own poetry as well as from her translations of modern Greek =
poetry. =20
The poetry reading will be followed by a question-and-answer session =
with the=20
audience.<BR><BR>* The Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center, the nation's =
only=20
museum of its kind, will present an exhibit that takes a historical look =
at the=20
lives of Chicago's early Greek immigrants, their relations with other =
immigrant=20
groups, and the community's close association with Jane Addams' famed=20
Hull-House.<BR><BR>* Guided tours of the Classical Greek collection at =
the=20
renowned Chicago Art Institute will be led by Dr. Jennifer Tobin, =
University of=20
Illinois-Chicago.<BR><BR>* In collaboration with the Chicago Greek Film=20
Festival, the Gene Siskel Film Center and The Hellenic Museum and =
Cultural=20
Center, Kyriakos Katzourakis' docu-drama, The Way to the West (O Dromos =
pros tin=20
Dysi), will be screened. Winner of the coveted FIPRESCI award, =
this=20
innovative docu-drama documents the life of Irina, a woman from the =
former=20
Soviet Union, who comes to Greece in search of a better life and falls =
victim to=20
sex slave trafficking. Through a series of personal confessions, her =
story=20
unfolds, implicating and critiquing the current immigrant and<BR>refugee =
situation in a country that plays a strategic role in migration as a =
"waiting=20
room" on "the way to the West." Director Kyriakos =
Katzourakis will=20
attend the screening and will participate in a question-and-answer =
session with=20
the audience. A reception will follow the =
event.<BR><BR><BR>Symposium=20
Logistics:<BR> This intellectually stimulating conference will be =
held in=20
the Chicago Loop,the city's vibrant business and cultural center. =
The=20
Symposium will be located at the historic and elegant Palmer House =
Hilton, North=20
America's longest continually operating hotel and famous for its lobby's =
Beaux=20
Arts ceiling, which was recently restored by a Florentine artisan known =
for his=20
work on the Sistine Chapel. Centrally located and easily =
accessible by=20
public transport from both of<BR>Chicago's airports, the Palmer House is =
within=20
walking distance of the city's most popular attractions: its=20
world-renowned Art Institute, the Ford Center for the Performing =
Arts-Oriental=20
Theatre, the Chicago Cultural Center, the critically acclaimed Chicago =
Symphony=20
Orchestra at Symphony Center, the Lyric Opera, and Millennium Park with =
its=20
Frank Gehry-designed bandshell. In and around the Loop are some of =
Chicago's finest restaurants and blues clubs, and the city's =
world-famous=20
Greektown is only a short walk away.<BR><BR>The Palmer House is easily =
reached=20
by train, shuttle bus, or taxi from both of Chicago's =
airports. CTA=20
(El) trains run from both airports to within a block of the hotel. =
Take=20
the Orange Line from Midway to the Adams station or the Blue Line from =
O'Hare to=20
the Monroe station. CTA fare is $US1.75 per trip. More =
information=20
on Chicago public transportation, including trains, is available at=20
www.transitchicago.com. Shuttle bus service from Midway and O'Hare =
airports to the Palmer House is provided by Continental Airport Express =
($US18=20
one-way from Midway, $US23 one-way from O'Hare). Shuttle =
reservations and=20
more information are available at<BR>www.airportexpress.com. Taxi =
service=20
is also available. Fares from O'Hare to downtown Chicago are =
approximately $US40=20
and from Midway to the Loop approximately $US30.<BR><BR>To make =
reservations at=20
the Palmer House Hilton, located at 17 E. Monroe Street, Chicago, IL =
60603,=20
participants should call 877-865-5321 or 312-726-7500 (or email=20
palmerhouse_rooms@hilton.com) and request the reduced Modern Greek =
Studies=20
Association room rate<BR>of $US159.00 plus tax (both single and double=20
occupancy). Those conference attendees wishing to<BR>share a room =
with=20
others are encouraged to utilize the MGSA listserv (mgsa-l@uci.edu) in =
order to=20
make connections with others wishing to do the same. Please bear in mind =
that=20
the number of rooms available at the special conference rate will be =
limited,=20
and we therefore strongly encourage you to make your reservations as =
soon as=20
possible. In order to insure that the Association receives a =
discounted=20
meeting room rate, a minimum number of guest rooms must =
be<BR>filled. =20
Therefore all conference participants are strongly encouraged to make =
hotel=20
eservations at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel.<BR><BR>Pre-registration=20
Information:<BR><BR>The pre-registration deadline for attendees of the =
Symposium=20
is September 15, 2005. Please send this form with your check =
or=20
money order in US dollars, payable to the "Modern Greek Studies =
Association/MGSA=20
Symposium," to Prof. S. Victor Papacosma, MGSA Executive Director, P.O. =
Box 622,=20
Kent, OH 44240.<BR><BR>Please type or print=20
clearly<BR><BR>Name:<BR>_________________________________________________=
________________<BR>Name=20
on=20
Badge:<BR>_________________________________________________________<BR>Af=
filiation:<BR>___________________________________________________________=
__<BR>Address:<BR>_______________________________________________________=
________<BR>City: =20
______________________________________ =20
State:<BR>______________________<BR>Zip code: =20
__________________________________<BR>Country: =20
____________________<BR>Email:<BR>_______________________________________=
__________________________<BR>Fax:<BR>___________________________________=
________________________________<BR><BR>Registration=20
by September 15:<BR>MGSA member: $US70.00/Euros=20
55  =
; =
=20
______<BR>Non- MGSA member (includes 1-year MGSA membership): =20
$US100.00/Euros 80 =20
______<BR>Student: $US30.00/Euros 24 =20
______ *Proof of student status required<BR>With =
Spouse/Non-Academic=20
Guest: add $US30.00/ Euros 24 ______<BR><BR>Chicago Art =
Institute:<BR>Tour=20
of Classical Greek collection at the Art Institute of Chicago:* =20
$US10.00/Euros 8 ______ *This is a special discounted rate =
which=20
entitles the ticket holder to take the tour as well as to view the =
museum's=20
other permanent exhibitions<BR><BR>Screening of The Way to the =
West:<BR>General=20
admission: $US9.00/Euros=20
7 =
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nbsp; =20
______<BR>Student admission:* $US7.00/Euros 6 =
______=20
*Proof of student status required.<BR><BR>On-site registration:<BR>MGSA=20
member: $US90/Euros=20
71  =
; =
=20
______<BR>Non-MGSA member (includes 1-year MGSA membership): =20
$US120.00/Euros 95 =
______<BR>Student: $US40.00/Euros 32 =20
______ *Proof of student status required<BR>With =
Spouse/Non-Academic=20
Guest: add $US40.00/Euros=20
32 ______<BR><BR><BR>Single Day=20
Registration:<BR>All: $US25.00/Euros 20 =
______<BR><BR>TOTAL =20
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