By Eva Kekou, 4Humanities International Correspondent We all know from listening to the news about the urgent situation in Greece. We know the unemployment numbers and we see people protesting, complaining and being destructive in an attempt to show their anger and fear. People outside Greece, however, still don’t really know how everyday people, including […]

By Eva Kekou, 4Humanities International Correspondent It seems that crisis is the keyword for lots of post from me, writing from Athens. As with most things in life it seems there is more than one side to the story, and crisis appears to be the key for people to open up, act collaboratively and express […]

By Eva Kekou, 4Humanities International Correspondent I had the big honor and pleasure of attending the 4Humanities Symposium, “Showing the Arts and Humanities Matter,” which took place September 18th at UCL. It is so incredibly nice to get to know a community and the people you have worked for and been in touch with virtually […]

By Eva Kekou, 4Humanities International Correspondent On Saturday April 7, 2012, scientists, artists and theorists gathered at an art space in the historic center of Kotzia square to discuss the city of Athens, the emergency situation and the actions that have to be taken. Organized by Eva Kekou, art historian and cultural theorist for the […]

By Eva Kekou, 4Humanities International Correspondent The Planetary Collegium has organized a conference this year on the island of Cephallonia, the Ionian center. The Collegium is directed by Roy Ascott, one of the most reputable media artists worldwide. Ascott works with a wide range of media and has a very busy curriculum, with exhibitions and […]

By Eva Kekou, 4Humanities International Correspondent As part of the latest austerity package dictated by the European Union/International Monetary Fund/European Central Bank, the Greek government has announced new extreme wage cuts. For faculty members these reductions will reach 35%, and these are on top of the reductions that have already been implemented in the past […]

By Oeendrila Lahiri, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 4Humanities International Correspondent To a lot of people in many countries open learning was a great idea. It would provide opportunities to get the education or the degree they wanted to those who could not manage the time, energy or the money. When I was growing up […]