Greece and the Modern World is a joint research seminar series organised by King’s College London and City St George’s, University of London. It explores modern Greek history in European, Mediterranean and global perspectives, bringing together scholars working across different periods, regions and historiographical traditions.
The Autumn 2026 programme comprises three seminars and six works in progress. Papers will be pre-circulated to registered participants, with each session devoted to commentary and extended discussion.
**Tuesday 27 October, 17.30–19.00 — Migration and Diasporas**
Nicholas Doumanis (University of Illinois Chicago), “The Greek Diaspora in the Industrial Era, 1890–1970: A Case of Exceptionalism?” The paper examines the associational life of Greek and Greek Cypriot migrants in industrial societies and asks whether their patterns of cultural, regional and national identification were exceptional.
Marilena Anastasopoulou (University of Oxford), “Everyday Diasporas and Global Experiences.” Drawing on more than eighty oral-history interviews, the paper shifts attention from migrants’ relationships with host states to everyday interactions among migrant groups and considers how encounters ranging from contact to conflict shaped integration in the United States across a century.
Discussant: Othon Anastasakis (St Antony’s College, University of Oxford).
**Tuesday 17 November, 17.30–19.00 — Orphans, Minorities, and the Remaking of States after Empire**
Works in progress by İlay Romain Örs (The American College of Greece) and Theodora Dragostinova (The Ohio State University) explore children, humanitarian care, minority politics and national belonging across post-imperial borderlands.
Commentators: Pannikos Panayi (De Montfort University) and Alexandria Innes (City St George’s, University of London).
**Tuesday 1 December, 17.30–19.00 — Greece and Global Capitalism**
Works in progress by Blaise Truong-Loïs (University of Zurich) and Christos Tsakas (Ionian University) examine international financial control, sovereign debt and Greek shipping from the nineteenth century to the post-war era.
Commentators: Madeline Woker (Princeton University) and Photis Lyssandrou (City St George’s, University of London).
All seminars will be held in person at City St George’s, University of London, D427, Rhind Building, St John Street, London EC1R 0JD.