The Consciousness of the Island (Perceiving Samothraki Through its Disasters). Dr Eleni Kotsira.
In this webinar, Eleni will present findings from ethnographic research on Samothraki, the northernmost island of Greece.
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She will discuss different types of ‘disasters’ the island has experienced in the recent past, from the deluge of 2017 (the island’s flagship environmental disaster; Kotsira, 2024) to challenges affecting its ecological sustainability and the island’s main source of income (tourism), also referred to as ‘disasters’ by those facing them. In outlining these, Eleni will draw on Deleuze’s concept of ‘desert islands’ and make the case that islanders, as well as returning summer travellers, while having to handle the different types of ‘disasters’ emerging, align their perception (inclusive of their plans, dreams, hopes and fears) more closely with Samothraki’s future, thus becoming the island’s consciousness.
Speaker Bio
Eleni Kotsira holds a PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of St Andrews and is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Since March 2021, she works as a Senior Social Researcher at Alma Economics, an organisation advising governments and charities on policies and services to help the most vulnerable. Eleni is also a poetry editor with Otherwise Magazine, a literary magazine of storytelling and ethnography.
You can find out more about Eleni’s research and professional expertise from her website.
You can also read her writing blog.
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