In times of increasing right-wing national tendencies in Europe, it is essential to undertake a scientific and historical appreciation of True-life European solidarity. Especially the testimonies of active solidarity between Germany and the Greek Resistance during the Colonel's Dictatorship in Greece offer excellent starting points for research. But Greek-German memory as basis of a common memory policy has not yet been sufficiently researched. In particular, the era of the Colonel Regime in 1967–1974 was anchored in neither European nor Greek-German memory culture.
The scope of the conference is to highlight the interconnected histories of the Military Dictatorship in Greece and the rise of European solidarity to the Greek resistance. This underlines the legacies of European solidarity, the creation of transnational spaces of resistance and ideological networks that challenged the balance of power within Greece.
This is a Virtual Scientific conference in cooperation between the Archive for Social Democracy of the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation (AdsD) and the Greek Archive for Contemporary Social History (ASKI) inviting scientists from Germany, Greece and other Countries.
Please register for the event by e-mail at public.history(at)fes.de by 2th October 2020 to receive a link to the video conference.
Please Note: The times given refer to the current local time in Germany. If necessary, please pay attention to the time difference in your region.
Opening
Anja Kruke, Head of AdsD
Opening Lecture
Vangelis Karamanolakis, Vice-President of the Board of Directors of ASKI, Athens
The Resistance against the Greek Military Dictatorship in Germany and the Role of the Police and Intelligence Services
Spiridon Papaioanou, Researcher at University of Regensburg
The Federal Government vs. the Colonels 1967-1974: A Controversial Relationship
Dimitrios K. Apostolopoulos, Senior Researcher at Modern Greek History Research Centre of the Academy of Athens
Presentation: Ursula Bitzegeio, AdsD
Coffee Break
Architectural Solidarity Networks: The Support of the Akademie der Künste (West) to its Member, Architect Ioannis Despotopoulos, during the Greek Military Dictatorship.
Loukas Bartatilas, Researcher at Bauhaus University Weimar
Solidarity through Socio-Political Analysis: The Journal “Das Argument” on Modern Greece and the Military Dictatorship
Georgios Iliopoulos, Appointed Lecturer at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Presentation: Manos Avgeridis, Post-Doc Researcher at National & Kapodistrian University of Athens
Lunch Break
Greek Diaspora against Colonels: From First Surprise to Anti-Dictatorship Movement
Chrysa Vachtsevanou, Researcher at the University of Bonn and Editor of the Greek Department at Deutsche Welle, Bonn
The Greek Students' Resistance against the Junta in Western Europe: The Case of European Student Conferences (1967-1971)
Antonis Sarantidis, Historian at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Presentation: Philipp Kufferath, AdsD
Challenging Sovereignty. West German Activism against the Greek "Colonel’s Regime”
Frank Bösch, Professor for European History at the University of Potsdam and Director of the Leibniz-Centre for Contemporary History in Potsdam
A European Map of Anti-Dictatorship Press Publications and Organisations with a Special Focus on Germany
Ioanna Vogli, Historian, ASKI, Athens
Presentation: Chris Triantafyllou, Historian at National & Kapodistrian University of Athens
End of Day 1
Summary
Joachim Schlütter, AdsD
The Role of the Federal Republic of Germany in the "Europeanization“ and Democratization of Portugal and Spain
António Muñoz Sánchez, Lecturer at the Institute of Social Sciences of Lisbon University
“Solidarity and Realpolitik?” Chancellor Willy Brandt, the Colonels in Greece and the dictatorships of the South
Nikos Papanastasiou, Lecturer at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Presentation: Charalampos Karpouchtsis, Researcher at Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena
Coffee Break
Art as a Common Field for Memory? Controversies on documenta 14
Carolina Rehrmann, Executive Manager at Jena Centre for Reconciliation Studies (JCRS) and Post-Doc Researcher at the University of Jena
Alekos Panagoulis: The Formation of an Anti-Dictatorial Hero [1968-1981]
Dimitris Garris, Historian at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
German Printed Media about the Greek Junta
Hans-Peter Schunk, Historian, University of Marburg
Presentation: Stathis Pavlopoulos, Project Coordinator ASKI, Athens
Final Discussion
End of the Conference