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International Postgraduate Conference: Interpreting Identities in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea
April 2, 2020 @ 8:00 am - April 4, 2020 @ 5:00 pm EEST
14th km Thessaloniki - Moudania
Thessaloniki, 57001 Thermi, Greece Greece
Sponsored by: International Hellenic University
Call for Papers Deadline: September 15, 2019

The postgraduate students of the MA in the Classical Archaeology and the Ancient History of Macedonia at the International Hellenic University are organizing the International Conference entitled “Interpreting identities in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea”. The conference will be held on 2-4 April 2020 at the International Hellenic University in Thermi, Thessaloniki.
The subject of the conference focuses on the different perspectives of outlining, capturing and interpreting identities from Prehistory to Late Byzantine Era, through the disciplines of History, Archaeology and other relevant fields such as Social Anthropology. The aim is to encourage young researchers to participate in the conference by presenting topics related to their interests and to engage in a lively and productive scholarly discourse.
Specific but not exclusive themes of interest include the following:
The perception of identities in the ancient literary sources
Detecting identities through the archaeological evidence
Social and political parameter of identities
Economy – Ancient Numismatics – Trade
Burial customs
Religion and Cults
*Topics can be enhanced or modified accordingly with the submitted proposals
The conference welcomes submissions by post-graduate (Master’s) students or people who hold a post-graduate degree from Greece and abroad. Papers should not exceed 20 minutes and can be presented either in Greek or English.
Participation
Those who are interested in participating should kindly send the following:
The title and an abstract of around 200 words along with 5 keywords
Name and Surname
Academic affiliation
University
Contact information
Paper proposals should be submitted by 15 September 2019 via e-mail to ihu.conference@gmail.com. For any additional information please contact the above e-mail address.
Organizing Committee: Maria Antoniadou Christiana Chantavaridou Styliani Lamptsidou Argyro – Zoe Pissa Vasiliki Spathopoulou Anastasios Stoidis Elpiniki Vasilopoulou