From Ancient to Modern and Beyond
Weekly stories about classical antiquity and its modern reception
- Concepts
Digital Museums and the Ethics of Optimizing for Search Engines
How semantic SEO and ethical metadata mapping facilitate the discoverability of cultural heritage within algorithmic environments while also raising signifficant ethical concerns.
Apr 13 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos - Concepts
Necropolitics vs. Biopolitics: Mbembe's Reinterpration of Foucault
The evolution of state power from Foucault's biopower to Mbembe’s necropower, with key definitions and examples.
Apr 5 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos - Concepts
Invention of Tradition: How Eric Hobsbawm Exposed "Ancient" Customs
Eric Hobsbawm argued that "ancient" rituals are often modern inventions. Here's Hobsbawm’s theory on the invention of tradition and national identity with examples.
Mar 29 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos - Classics
What Is Kleos? Ancient Greek Fame, Memory & Modernity
Kleos as good fame offered the only viable path to immortality in ancient Greece, and one, that in the Homeric epics (Odyssey and Iliad), was worth dying for.
Mar 24 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos - Classics
The Dark Heritage of Sanatorium Medea: Soviet Ruins in Tskaltubo
From a Soviet spa resort to a refugee camp, the Georgian town of Tskaltubo and its Sanatorium Medea is a prime example of dark heritage.
Mar 19 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos - Concepts
What Is a Mythomoteur? The "Myth-Engine" of National Identity
What is a mythomoteur? Explore John A. Armstrong’s concept of the "constitutive myth," the symbolic engine that drives national identity and group solidarity.
Mar 16 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos





