2018-19

The main aim of the course is to introduce students to the concept of consumption in anthropology. Consumption studies have shown that the material world is not static and fixed.  Instead, objects have their value and their histories and so the material world is part and parcel of any given society. To consume certain goods is a choice, a political act subject to several historical, economic and social conditions and norms. Thus consumption creates and recreates everyday politics. The course deals with various aspects of consumption and uses several ethnographic examples.

The course is an introduction to the basic concepts of educational technology. Integration models are presented along with software and online tools designed to improve teaching, learning and student evaluation. The course also gives the opportunity to students to discover new ways in which the Internet can improve education outcomes. During the course, students are introduced to synchronous and asynchronous distance learning, supporting technologies and digital platforms. Additionally, examples of the integration of educational technology in the teaching of history are given.

The course introduces the student to prehistoric culture and lays emphasis on the Greek world. The historical survey covers all periods of prehistory, from the appearance of man to the Bronze Age. It includes matters such as the evolution of man and the material culture of the Paleolithic period both in the rest of Europe and in Greece, the culture of the Neolithic period in Greece and Bronze Age communities.

The course deals with the political and socio-economic development of the Balkan nation-states from their foundation up to the mid 20th century. It lays particular emphasis on the military clashes, namely the Balkan Wars and the First and Second World Wars, that shaped the status quo,on the predominance and hold on power of the various Communist regimes and on matters of national identity and minorities.

The course deals with Greek-Bulgarian relations during the period 1878 - 1912, that is, from the foundation of the autonomous Bulgarian Principality to the Balkan Wars. It examines the attempts on both sides at a rapprochement and the various points of agreement and disagreement, in the light of internal political developments in both states and the diplomatic role played by the European powers.