SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies at SFU

Please note that our Speaker Series talk for tomorrow, January 30th has been cancelled due to illness and will be rescheduled for Friday, February 13th.

Join us on Friday, January 30th at 2:30pm for a talk by our 2025/26 Hellenisms Past & Present, Local & Global, Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. John Daukas! Register now! eventbrite.ca/e/1981437211037

Does your research engage with Hellenic Studies and Ancient Athenian Democracy? Yes? The SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies at SFU is searching for its next Hellenisms Past and Present, Local and Global Postdoctoral Fellow! Learn more here! sfu.ca/hellenic-studi…

Join us Friday, January 16th at 2:30 for the first talk in our 2026 Spring Speaker Series with PhD Candidate Naz Varder! Learn more here: eventbrite.ca/e/1980027060238

Join us on Friday, November 28th for the final talk in our 2025 Fall Speaker Series, "Slandering Socrates" by Dr. David Mirhady, SFU! Learn more and register now! eventbrite.ca/e/1968781648910

Join us on Friday, November 14th for a talk by Greek graphic novelist, Soloup! Antonis Nikolopoulos/Soloup will be discussing how the trauma and memory is tied into his graphic novel, Aivali. Learn more! eventbrite.ca/e/1964560611674

Join us on Friday, Nov. 7th for an in-person only talk titled "Mapping Regional Connectivities & Their Implications: Architectural, Epigraphic, & Art Historical Evidence from the Byzantine Southern Peloponnese" w/ UCLA Prof. Sharon Gerstel! Register now: eventbrite.ca/e/1748851595199

Join us on Friday, October 17th at 2:30pm for the next in our 2025 Fall Speaker Series Talks! Dr. Alex Tipei, Université de Montréal, will be presenting "Greece: An Unintended Nation?", moderated by Dr. Dimitris Krallis. Register now! eventbrite.ca/e/1803127967289

Congratulations to Dr. James Horncastle for being selected for SFU's Scholarly Impact of the Week with his regular contributions to discourse on global events through articles in @ConversationCA as well as multiple interviews and speaking engagements! sfu.ca/research/perfo…

Keep an eye out at your local thrift shop - you never know what you will fine! SNF Centre Director Dr. Sabrina Higgins is in @SmithsonianMag with the her amazing new project - found in a Chilliwack thrift store! smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/som…

Last year, someone made an unusual donation to the Thrifty Boutique in Chilliwack, British Columbia: 11 rings and two medallions that might be more than 1,000 years old. bit.ly/4mRV3qo

SNF Centre Director, Dr. Sabrina Higgins, is in the news with an amazing artifact find found in a BC Thrift store! Learn more! sfu.ca/sfunews/storie… vancouversun.com/news/extraordi…

Don't forget to register to experience "Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia" as @cappellaromana come to Vancouver on Friday, October 3rd at St. Georges Greek Orthodox Cathedral! Register now! eventbrite.ca/e/1676562707189 Presented with Gefyra and the Hellenic Canadian Congress of BC

Cappella Romana and their show "Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia" is coming to Vancouver on Friday, October 3rd! Join us for this in-person only experience presented by the SNF Centre, Gefyra & the Hellenic Canadian Congress of BC! Registration now! eventbrite.ca/e/1676562707189

Join us on Friday, September 19th at 2:30pm for the next talk in our Fall Speaker Series! Presenting Dr. Chelsea Gardner, Acadia University and "Practicing Public Facing Scholarship: Ancient Pasts for Modern Audiences." Register now! eventbrite.ca/e/1664779403009

Join us on Friday, September 12th at 2:30pm in person or online for the next talk in our Fall Speaker Series, "Executive Leadership & the Management of Economic Crisis in Greece (2010-2018) with Dr. Dimitris Papadimitriou! Register now! eventbrite.ca/e/1664665913559

Kicking off our Fall Speaker Series on Friday, September 5th with Dr. Ellis-Evans of the University of Oxford and his talk "The Cult of Dionysos Phallen on Lesbos: Religion, Identity, and Insularity." Register now! eventbrite.ca/e/1622962457399

McWhinney Professor in International Relations James Horncastle on how the Russia-Ukraine war affected Iran's air defences, leaving it vulnerable to the Israeli and U.S. strikes. @ConversationCA @sfuhellenic @SFUFASS Read now: ow.ly/e6cX50Wh25i

Join us Sunday, June 22nd at @GreekDayVancouv on West Broadway at our @staellinika booth where we will be handing out colouring sheets and posters from the Greek Mythology for Young Learners course! We will be near the main stage - come say hi!

Assistant Professor James Horncastle brings us a new article on EOKA and irregular warfare - Warfare in the Mountains to Wage War in the City. Read it here! interpopulum.org/warfare-in-the…