Current
4th CSPS International Conference
Luxury and Wealth in the Archaic to Hellenistic Peloponnese
14-15 April 2016
On the occasion of the Centre's Decennial Anniversary we are pleased to announce its 4th International Conference which is themed 'Luxury and Wealth in the Archaic to Hellenistic Peloponnese'.
The theme of the conference is timely as it aims to stimulate scholarly thinking and dialogue into past attitudes to luxury, wealth and austerity from a historical, philolgical and archaeological perspective, which in turn should challenge current understandings of luxury and wealth, and generate reflection on current socio-economic conditions and possible alternatives. Luxury and wealth are positioned within their most general contexts, with emphasis placed on their relationships to past lifestyles and choices made.
In order to achieve the aims and objectives of this international conference we have assembled a combination of leading scholars and outstanding early career researchers in the field from the UK, Greece, Italy, France, Germany, and the USA.
Past
3rd CSPS International Conference
Sacred Landscapes in the Peloponnese from Prehistory to Post-Byzantine Times
Sparti, 30 March - 1 April 2012
In collaboration with the 5th Ephorate of Byzantine Studies (EBA) under the auspices of the Municipality of Sparti.
The sacred in all its expressions – religious architecture, holy places, sacred art, creed, myth and legend, etc. – has throughout history been located in and responded to the natural and cultural landscape. The aim of the 3rd CSPS International Conference is to bring together scholars to discuss sacred landscapes in the Peloponnese from prehistory to post-Byzantine times with a focus on the following themes:
- Sacred landscapes, identity/ethnicity
- The Sacred in the natural landscape and seascape
- 'Sacred' economies and the ownership of land
- Setting of the sacred in art, literature, folklore and mythology
- Pollution and purity and their spatial configuration
- Ritual performance in its setting
- Pilgrimage and movement through the landscape
International Symposium for the Cultural & Environmental Heritage and Landscape
Cape Malea: From the Homeric to Modern Landscape
30 April 2010 (Conference)
1 May 2010 (Hike to recently restored lighthouse of Cape Malea)
This symposium aspires to bring together - for the first time - scholars from diverse disciplines (archaeologists, classicists, folklorists, anthropologists, geologists etc.), the local governmental authorities and members of non-governmental organisations with the aim to launching the discussion on the protection, management and promotion of the cultural and environmental landscape of the Malea peninsula. The delegates will also sign a Declaration for the Protection and Promotion of the Landscape of Cape Malea.
Venue: Conference Centre “Petra” in Monemvasia, Laconia
Programme in English
Programme in Greek
CSPS 1st Postgraduate Conference
Understanding the Peloponnese: Work in Progress
11-12 March 2011
The first two-day international and interdisciplinary conference on ongoing research on the Peloponnese will be held at the University of Nottingham under the initiative of 3 PhD students (Departments of Archaeology and Classics) and under the auspices of the Centre for Spartan and Peloponnesian Studies (CSPS).
It will be inaugurated on Friday, 11th of March 2011 by the annual CSPS lecture of Dr. Chrysanthi Gallou on ‘Investigating the world’s oldest submerged town: Pavlopetri in Laconia’, celebrating the fifth anniversary of the launch of the CSPS in 2006. On Saturday the 12th PhD students in the fields of Archaeology and Classics from the University of Nottingham and other Universities across UK and Europe will present their research on the Peloponnese in a whole day workshop.
Main aims are the inter-departmental presentation and discussion of research undertaken by PhD students in this area, focusing on themes such as: burials and landscape, social identity, citizenship and hierarchy, religion and culture. At the same time the development of teamworking and communication skills amongst the participants will be enhanced likewise to the exchange of ideas on a topic of common interest while the feedback provided will be useful for each individual’s research.
Childcare and Education: a view from the past
17-19 September 2010
The Society for the Study of Childhood In the Past 4th International Conference. Hosted by the University of Nottingham and the Municipality of Sparti.
Prof. Steve Hodkinson was awarded Honorary Citizenship of Sparta on the first day.
Venue: The Central Public Library of Sparti, Greece
Honouring the Dead in the Peloponnese
23-25 April 2009
Prof. Bill Cavanagh was awarded Honorary Citizenship of Sparta on the first day.
Session titles: Death and Social Persona I, II & III, Heroes and Cult I, II & III, Death Rites and Communal Identity, Remembering the Dead in Byzantine and Modern Times, Ancestry and the Ancestors, Mourning and Lament, Memorials and Memory I, II & III, The Glorious Dead, Inclusion and Exclusion, Posters.
Venue: Sparta Public Library Building/University of Peloponnese Building, Sparta
31st March-1st April 2007
This was the first CSPS sponsored conference. Its central theme looked at developments of Prehistoric, Classical, Roman, Byzantine and modern times that promoted or hindered the cultural and economic integration of the Peloponnese and its inhabitants’ sense of a shared identity.
Venue: University of Nottingham