From Ancient to Modern and Beyond
Weekly stories about classical antiquity and its modern reception
- Concepts
What is a 'Non-Place'? Marc Augé's Anthropology of Supermodernity
According to French anthropologist Marc Augé our world tends to create non-places where humans become isolated.
Aug 25 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos - Concepts
How Big Tech Shapes the Way You Think About Heritage
The Algorithmically Authorized Heritage Discourse (AAHD) explains how Big Tech algorithms transform cultural heritage into depoliticized digital commodities for individual consumption.
Aug 18 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos - Classics
Do "Hard Times Create Strong Men"? What Herodotus and Ibn Khaldoun Say
The historical roots behind the quote "Hard times create strong men." How Herodotus, Hesiod, and Ibn Khaldun viewed the cycle of empires.
Aug 4 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos - Classics
Greek Myths That Inspired Tolkien's Lord of the Rings
There are a few interesting parallels between Greek mythology and Tolkien's universe.
Aug 4 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos - Classics
3 Ancient Greek Myths about Obsessive Love
Strange and interesting stories about love and obsessive love in ancient Greek mythology.
Jul 28 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos - Concepts
Canon and Archive: Aleida Assmann's Cultural Memory Theory
To understand collective memory, one needs to understand the difference between the canon (active remembering) and the archive (passive remembering).
Jul 21 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos





