HIstory, memory and cultural heritage between NAtion- and STAte-building. Archives and Historiography in Pre-Unitarian Greece (19th20th centuries)
Scientific-Disciplinary Group
10/GERM-01 - Germanic Philology, Languages, Literatures And Cultures, 10/HELL-01 - Greek Language And Literature, 11/HIST-01 - Medieval History, 11/HIST-02 - Modern History, 11/HIST-03 - Contemporary History, 11/HIST-04 - Book And Archive Studies, Historical-Religious Sciences, 14/GSPS-03 - History Of Political Thought And Institutions
Description
The project aims to explore the different forms of local historiography that developed in the Ionian Islands and in Crete in the nineteenth century, shortly before the annexation of these territories to the Greek nation-state. It proposes to analyse the intellectual formation, social networks, epistemological approaches and research practices initiated by the founding fathers of the medieval and modern historiography of the former Venetian-ruled islands in Greece, namely Ermanno Lunzi (1806-1858) and Stefanos Xanthoudidis (1864-1928). The first objective of the project is to define in detail the context of their operas, to shed light on neglected aspects of their working conditions. The second objective of the project is to grasp the effects of their historiographical activities on the building of insular social memory and on local policies about heritage. This will be done through an accurate program of archival research, starting from Lunzi’s and Xanthoudidis’ personal papers.
Compensation
22,500 Euro
Job posting website
Number of positions
1
Maximum duration
12.0
Funding body
Università degli Studi di Padova
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