The Virgin beyond Borders – workshop at IHR | NHRF [27-28/06/2019]

The Digital Virgin – Thursday 27/06/2019

The Digital Virgin – Friday 28/06/2019


Thursday 27/06/2019

The Institute for Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation in collaboration with the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies of Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, has the pleasure to invite you to the workshop on “The Digital Virgin”, Thursday 27th June 2019, 7.00 pm.

Introduction by
Dr Niki Tsironi, IHR | NHRF, Fellow of CHS-Harvard University and Adjunct Professor of Byzantine Studies, SFU
THE VIRGIN BEYOND BORDERS

Professor Maria Vassilaki (University of Thessaly), FROM METER THEOU TO THE DIGITAL VIRGIN

Dr Sabrina Higgins, Assistant Professor, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies of Simon Fraser University,
CONTEXTUALIZING CULT: THE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FOR THE EARLY CULT OF MARY IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN AND DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP AS PRAXIS

Projection of the film, “The Hidden Face of the Virgin”
by Manos Eustratiadis

Reception to follow

Seminars’ Room, 48, Vasileos Constantinou Avenue 11635 Athens, Metro Evangelismos


Friday 28/06/2019

On Friday 28th June you are welcome to attend the workshop on

The Digital Virgin
(10.00-14.00)

Introduction by Dr Niki Tsironi and Dr Sabrina Higgins on the project

The Virgin beyond Borders

Sabrina Higgins, Assistant Professor, SFU,
The Digital Database of SFU
Evi Voulgaraki, Theology Faculty, University of Athens,
Remarks on the Notion of a Semantic Thesaurus
Dionysis Benetos, Philology Faculty, University of Athens,
Digital Humanities at the Service of Cutting-Edge Research
Maria Leontsini, Institute for Historical Research, NHRF,
Isabella Baldini, Department of History and Cultures, University of Bologna &
Stylianos Lampakis, Institute for Historical Research, NHRF,
The Europeana Initiative and Marian material
Constantine Patseas, Director of the Digital Ark of Mount Athos Project,
Presentation of the Digital Ark of Mount Athos
Niki Tsironi – Christophoros Kontonikolis, Institute for Historical Research, National Hellenic Research Foundation,
Questions regarding the categorisation of textual Marian material
Evi Voulgaraki, Theology Faculty, University of Athens,
The paradigm of Marian references in John Chrysostom