Academic Events
Body and Spirit Races
Friday March 28th 2014 | 10:00 – 18:00 | Kostis Palamas Building
9:30 – 10:00 Registration
10:00 – 11:30 1st Session
Panos Valavanis , Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Athens
/ / ANCIENT OLYMPICS : RELIGIOUS, IDEOLOGICAL AND POLITICAL REFLECTIONS
Costas Georgousopoulos, Theater critic, Honorary Doctor Theatrology, University of Athens, Department of Theatre Studies
/ / DRAMA COMPETITIONS IN ANTIQUITY
Yannis Zervas, Emeritus Professor of Sport Psychology, University of Athens
/ / SPORT ETHOS AND SPIRIT YESTERDAY AND TODAY
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee Break
12:00 to 13:30 2nd Session
RHETORIC COMPETITIONS
ARSAKEIA-TOSITSEIA SCHOOLS
Two groups of students from the Arsakeia-Tositseia Schools will present two debates under the coordination of their teachers: Mr. George Konstantakakis and Ms. Eirini Tsagaraki
13:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30 3rd Session
Ioannis Petropoulos, Professor of Ancient Greek Literature, Democritus University of Thrace, Director of the Center for Hellenic Studies of Harvard University in Greece
/ / THE RACES FOR IMMORTALITY IN GREEK SPORTS
Ioanna Kondyli, Assistant Professor, University of Athens, Faculty of Law
/ / STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE: EXCELLENT GAMES
Vassilis Xydias, Theologian / Teacher
/ / THE CONCEPT OF RACE IN CHRISTIANITY
Eri Stavropoulou, Professor of Modern Greek Studies, University of Athens, School of Philosophy
/ / LITERARY COMPETITIONS IN THE 19th AND THE 20th CENTURY
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30 4th Session
Dimitris Papadimitriou, Composer
/ / GREEK SONG CONTESTS: FROM MANOS HATZIDAKIS AND THE THIRD RADIO PROGRAMME TO THE ONASSIS CULTURAL CENTRE-ATHENS
Marianna Moschou, President of the Hellenic Society for Disabled Children (ELEPAP)
/ / VOLUNTEERS AND CONTEMPORARY MARATHONS
Angeliki Kosmopoulou, Communications Consultant / PhD Archaeology
/ / RUNNING FOR OTHERS: THE SOCIAL DIMENSION OF LONG-DISTANCE RACES
Isidore Kouvelos, President of the International Olympic Academy
/ / ANCIENT OLYMPIC TRADITION AND ITS EDUCATIONAL DIMENSION TODAY: THE ROLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY
Christos Godas, Film Director
/ / IMAGES OF RACES ON 35 MILLIMETER FILM
18:00 RECEPTION
