Events

PROGRAM 09:00 – 09:15 Opening Remarks (Carter & Crewson)09:15 – 12:15 Panel 1 – Theorizing & Representing Deep-Time (Chair: Tristan Carter)09:15 – 09:45 – Ian Hodder: ‘’What goes around comes around’: towards a wave theory of the long-term’09:45

Dr. John S. Traill (Professor Emeritus, Department of Classics, University of Toronto), “Inscriptions Illuminating ancient Athens” Ancient Athens and the area around Athens, Attica, were filled with inscriptions of which about fifty thousand have survived, a record unmatched

Eric Del Fabbro (Neda and Franz Leipen Fellow, The Canadian Institute in Greece; Ph.D. candidate, Department of Greek and Roman Studies, McMaster University), “Farming and festivals: Sacred and economic activity at rural sanctuaries near Metaponto” Studies of the ancient Greek

The Canadian Institute in Greece has the pleasure to invite you to the 2026 Paris Arnopoulos Annual Lecture, an event which will make use of Classical Greek studies in the analysis of contemporary social phenomena and problems. This

Δρ. Σάκης Γκέκας (Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Hellenic Heritage Foundation Chair in Modern Greek History, Τμήμα Ιστορίας,Πανεπιστήμιο York, Τορόντο), “Η «γουναρική». Οι Καστοριανοί στον Καναδά, η εργασία και το εμπόριο γούνας” Καστοριανοί «γουναράδες» μετανάστευσαν στη Βόρεια Αμερική από τις αρχές

The Canadian Institute in Greece presents the exhibition The Kastorians in Canada: Recollections of a Community to be held at the Institute’s premises, the Nick Mirkopoulos Centre, from November 27 until December 18 2025. The exhibition presents the journey

One Week is a 2008 Canadian drama film written and directed by Michael McGowan and starring Joshua Jackson, Liane Balaban, and Campbell Scott. Jackson plays Ben Tyler, who has been diagnosed with cancer. Requiring immediate treatment, he instead

Dr. Margaret Aiken (Postdoctoral Researcher, Swedish Museum of Natural History; Adjunct Graduate Faculty, Department of Anthropology, Trent University), “Hunting Dolphins in the Black Sea: A Zooarchaeological Perspective”. Dolphin and porpoise bones are recovered regularly from archaeological sites in

Two Perspectives on Gorgias’s Encomium of Helen Introduction by Dr. Jonathan Tomlinson (Canadian Institute in Greece) Prof. François Renaud (Université de Moncton, Canada): A Mimetic and Cognitive Approach Dr. Lassi Jakola (Finnish Institute at Athens): Epistemological Aspects Discussion

Prof./Καθ. Jacques Perreault (Director/Directeur/Διευθυντής), “The work of the Canadian Institute in 2024-2025” Prof./Καθ. Jane Francis (Concordia University), “Beekeeping in Ancient Crete: Evidence and Interpretation” This paper explores the beekeeping industry in ancient Crete, from the Bronze Age through late

A literary evening with acclaimed Canadian author Irena Karafilly in conversation with writer/journalist Diane Shugart. The event will include readings from Irena Karafilly’s novel “Arrested Song” and an in-depth discussion of her work, her inspirations and her connection to Greek culture and history.