Save the Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies at King's

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We would like to express our deep concerns over the projected dismemberment of the Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies at Kings College London. Although we recognise the need for Kings to make savings, we fail to understand what long-term purpose is served by dismantling a department and allocating its members to two or more different units. Experience teaches that, when a subject area is dispersed around departments and faculties, it never gets priority and in the end loses its capacity and influence. It is only too likely that the university sector will experience further cuts and in such circumstances isolated specialities would be particularly vulnerable. The great strength of Kings has always been that it is the only university in the UK to offer a combined programme in Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, thereby emphasising the importance of continuity through the centuries. The ideal of Hellenism in its broadest sense, for which Kings stands, is reflected in its Centre for Hellenic Studies and in the Koraes chair. As dismantling the Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies would mean the end of a long and rich tradition, we urge you, in the strongest possible terms, to reconsider your plans.

9424 Signatures

  • Marc D. Lauxtermann
    • Title
    • Bywater and Sotheby Professor of Byzantine and Modern Greek Language and Literature, chair of the Society for Modern Greek Studies (SMGS)
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • University of Oxford
    • Country
    • UK
  • Konstantinos A. Dimadis
    • Title
    • Professor Emeritus, Chairman of the European Society for Modern Greek Studies (EENS), chairman of the German Society for Modern Greek Studies
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • Freie Universitдt Berlin
    • Country
    • Germany
  • Jas Elsner
    • Title
    • Dr
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • Corpus Christi College, Oxford
    • Country
    • UK
  • Marjolijne C. Janssen
    • Title
    • Research associate, Grammar of Medieval Greek project
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • University of Cambridge
    • Country
    • UK
  • Notis Toufexis
    • Title
    • Dr
  • Ida Toth
    • Title
    • Dr
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • Oxford University
    • Country
    • UK
  • Cecily Arthur
    • Country
    • Greece
  • KOKKINAKI NENA
    • Title
    • Dr of philosophie, author
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • author
    • Country
    • Greece
  • Maria A. Stassinopoulou
    • Title
    • University Professor
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • University of Vienna
    • Country
    • Austria
  • Eleni Lampaki
    • Title
    • PhD Student
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • University of Cambridge
  • Stylianos Lampakis
    • Title
    • Research Director
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • Inst. For Byz. research, Hellenic Nat. Res. Foundation
    • Country
    • GREECE
  • Dimitris Stamatopoulos
    • Title
    • Assistant Professor
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • University of Macedonia
    • Country
    • Greece
  • Anika Hamacher
    • Country
    • Austria
  • Tudor DINU
    • Title
    • Senior Lecturer of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • University of Bucharest
    • Country
    • Romania
  • Lambros Varelas
    • Title
    • Researcher
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • Centre for the Greek Language
    • Country
    • Greece
  • Ioannis Zelepos
    • Title
    • Mag. Dr.
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • University Assistant
    • Country
    • Austria
  • Ismini Radoulovits
    • Title
    • philologist
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • National Book Centre of Greece
    • Country
    • Greece
  • Madouvalos Ikaros
    • Title
    • lecturer
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • Democritus University of Thrace
    • Country
    • Greece
  • stelios mouzakis
    • Title
    • byzantinist
    • Country
    • Greece
  • Maria Kassotaki
    • Title
    • Teacher of neogreek language
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • Trieste University
    • Country
    • Italy
  • Aspasia Micha
    • Title
    • PhD
    • Country
    • Greece
  • Pantelis Probonas
    • Title
    • Anthropologist
    • Country
    • Greece
  • Georgios Antoniou
    • Title
    • Dr
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • Open university
    • Country
    • Greece
  • Nota Pantzou
  • Alexandros Charkiolakis
    • Title
    • musicologist
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • Music Library of Greece "Lilian Voudouri"
  • Maria Kavala
    • Title
    • historian
    • Country
    • Greece
  • Magda Tsoumi
    • Title
    • Librarian
    • Country
    • Greece
  • Ulrich Moennig
    • Title
    • Professor of Byzantine and Modern Greek Philology
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • University of Hamburg
    • Country
    • Germany
  • Gerolymatou Maria
    • Title
    • Senior Researcher
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • Institute for Byzantine Research
    • Country
    • Greece
  • Peter Frankopan
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • Oxford University
    • Country
    • UK
  • Werner Voigt
    • Title
    • Dr.
    • Country
    • Germany
  • ARGYRIOU Astйrios
    • Title
    • Prйsident d'honneur de la SEEN
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • professeur йmйrite Universitй de Strasbourg-France
    • Country
    • STRASBOURG - FRANCE
  • Maria Kyriakidou
    • Title
    • Historian
    • Country
    • Greece
  • Kostas Skordyles
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • University of Oxford
    • Country
    • UK
  • Sotiria Stavrakopoulou
    • Title
    • assistant professor
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • University of Thessaloniki
    • Country
    • Greece
  • Vassilis Vassileiadis
    • Title
    • Researcher
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • Centre fot the Greek Language
    • Country
    • Greece
  • Maria Oikonomou
    • Title
    • Univ.-Ass. Dr.
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • Institut for Byzantinine und Modern Greek Studies, University of Vienna
    • Country
    • Austria
  • Georgi R. Parpulov
    • Title
    • Dr
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • University of Oxford
    • Country
    • Bulgaria
  • David Wills
    • Title
    • Dr
    • Country
    • UK
  • Andrea Papaioannou
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • University of Cyprus
    • Country
    • Cyprus
  • Lucia MARCHESELLI LOUKAS
    • Title
    • former Associate Professor
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • UniversitГ degli Sudi di Trieste
    • Country
    • ITALY
  • FRERIS GEORGES
    • Title
    • Full Professeor
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • University Aristotle of Thessaloniki
    • Country
    • Greece
  • Anastasios Frangos
    • Country
    • Greece
  • Panagiota Karavia
    • Title
    • PostDoc Researcher
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
    • Country
    • Greece
  • Vassia Karkayanni - Karabelia
    • Title
    • Historienne et critique d'art, enseignante en Histoire de l'art et de Civilisation Neohellenique
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • Chargee de cours a l'Institut Neohellenique de Paris 4, Sorbonne: a la retraite.
    • Country
    • France
  • Themis Prodromakis
    • Title
    • Dr.
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • Imperial College London
    • Country
    • UK
  • Katerina Levidou
    • Title
    • Dr
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • Christ Church, University of Oxford
    • Country
    • UK
  • Eratosthenis G. KAPSOMENOS
    • Title
    • Emer. Professor of University of Ioannina
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • University of Ioannina, Scool of Philosophy
    • Country
    • Greece
  • Tassos A. Kaplanis
    • Title
    • Dr./Assistant Professor
    • Institutional Affiliation
    • University of Cyprus
    • Country
    • Cyprus
  • Sladjana Milinković
    • Title
    • classical philologist
    • Country
    • Serbia