Modern Greek Culture
| Title | Νεοελληνικός πολιτισμός / Modern Greek Culture |
| Code | GE0900 |
| Faculty | Social and Economic Sciences |
| School | Journalism and Mass Communications |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Dimitrios Lyvanios |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 140000010 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Class ID | 600288403
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600288403
- At the Website of the School: www.jour.auth.gr
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course the students should be able to:
1) understand the basic features that constitute the modern Greek collective identity
2) put cultural features, such as languge and religion in their proper historical context
3) understand the issue of "alterity" between Greks and other nations
4) understand the "western" views of Greece
5) understand the process of "construction" of collective identities
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Adapt to new situations
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
This course aims to analyse some important features of the modern Greek cultural identity, such as the conflict between Romiosyne and Hellenism, the functioning of Religion and the Greek language in the construction of Greek identity, the relations between Greeks and minority groups, and the construction of the Greek past.
Keywords
Greece, Culture, identities
Educational Material Types
- Collection of articles and book chapters
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Internet
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 59 | ||||
| Exams | 2 | ||||
| Total | 100 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Herzfeld, Michael, Πάλι δικά μας. Λαογραφία, Ιδεολογία και η διαμόρφωση της Σύγχρονης Ελλάδας (Αθήνα 2002)
Λεοντή, Αρτεμις, Τοπογραφίες του Ελληνισμού. Χαρτογραφώντας την Πατρίδα (Αθήνα 1998)
Φρακουδάκη, Αννα, Η Γλώσσα και το Έθνος (Αθήνα 2001)
Κυριακίδου-Νέστορος, Αλκη, Λαογραφικά Μελετήματα τ.2 (Αθήνα 1993)
Μαυρογορδάτος, Γεώργιος, "Οι εθνικές Μειονότητες", στο: Χρήστος Χατζηιωσήφ, Ιστορία της Ελλάδας του 20ου αιώνα, τ. Β2, (Αθήνα 2003)
Last Update
24-11-2020
