Ongoing

The aim of this PhD dissertation is to investigate: a) the in-depth progress of the visual arts in the city of Thessaloniki, b) the historical and social conditions in which the artistic works were created, c) the analysis of the cultural data of the city, d) the intercultural examination of the artistic creation and e) the registration of the artistic works and the artistic potential active in Thessaloniki.

The up to date scientific research on Art in Thessaloniki, is distinguished by its fragmentary and epidermal character, since it is referred almost exclusively to individual artists and works that were accepted only by a particular public without anyone getting deeper to factors that played a significant role in the evolution of art and culture in the city. After the Great War, historical and social conditions were changed in Thessaloniki. Specifically we can refer to the refugee issue and the Macedonian topic, the intercultural character of the city, the historical factors, the new economic conditions, the urbanization, and the fact that Thessaloniki was considered to be the predominant city in northern Greece. These conditions combined with its primary intellectual development, also being so close to Mount Athos and its influence, as well as the cultural institutions that emerged dynamically in the city in the post-war years, strengthened a “profile” of intellectual autonomy, which promoted movements and actions having as main objective the projection of an artistic style with many peculiar characteristics and attributes. The “School of Thessaloniki”, which was the subject of a critical study in the field of literature, was a symptom of this perception of Thessaloniki’s role in the contemporary Greek culture and its significance to the history of the artistic modernism in modern Greece.

The expected results will be based, on one hand, on a horizontal examination of the visual events in combination with the historical and social facts and on the other hand on a correlation with the views of culture (literature, theater and cinema) that vertically compose the spiritual qualities of the city.

Advisory Committee

Iliana ZARRA, Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (advisor)

Christos MERANTZAS, Associate Professor, University of Patras

Evi (Evangelia) SAMPANIKOU, Professor, University of the Aegean

Start date (academic year): 2017-18

The purpose of this research is to study art both as an object and as a teaching tool, along with studying the perceptions of teachers themselves about its role and value as a lesson and as an educational tool. In particular, starting from the assumption that art practices the senses, the means of expression, the imagination and, in general, the criticism and aesthetic ability of the individual, the first trigger for this research was the finding that the school, focusing – to a large extent – in the utilitarian value of knowledge, his engagement is exhausted in the “artistic” lessons. Secondly, the fact that although Art and Education have been a subject of scientific research so far, the corresponding research on the position of Art in Education is characterized by the absence of relevant scientific studies. As a result, the ultimate aim of this work is not only to fill a research gap in the field of Art or Education, but also to help change the way of thinking about how to deal with Art in the educational field towards a creative renewal of the learning process.

Advisory Committee

Iliana ZARRA, Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (advisor)

Kostas KASVIKIS, Assistant Professor, University of Western Macedonia

Miltiades PAPANIKOLAOU, Professor Emeritus, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Start date (academic year): 2015-16

This doctoral dissertation aims to explore the role of history in shaping the cultural strategy and the international image of a country. The importance of the historical past to the creation of nation-state and its effect on the effort of states to create their national identity is highlighted. Particular analysis is required regarding the involvement of the political scene to the transmission of the historical past to the future generations through the formation of the national narrative. The very interesting tendency of the last decades to approach the past also via a cultural perspective (termed as ‘‘cultural turn’’ in the relevant literature) is presented. In this context, a central point of analysis is the formation of a national cultural strategy in the contemporary international competitive environment since culture constitutes one of the three pillars of the “soft power” of the nations-states. The case of Spain in the twentieth century is examined and analyzed, as it suggests a case of a country having been shocked by great historical events during this period (civil war, dictatorships, etc.). A detailed analysis is presented regarding the way in which Spain handled its historical past in its attempt to build a prosperous, democratic future.

The aim of this thesis is to highlight the coordinated effort of nation-states to strengthen the concept of national element internally by exploiting the creation of the national narrative as well as to promote and disseminate externally their particular cultural characteristics through the development of cultural strategies, in order to ensure a promising and prosperous future.

Advisory Committee

Christos MERANTZAS, Associate Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Ioanna SPILIOPOULOU, Associate Professor, University of the Peloponnese

Maria KONTOCHRISTOU, Assistant Professor, Hellenic Open University

Start date (academic year): 2014-15

Welcoming the new digital era, Culture and Cultural Heritage integrates the technology and the applications of the Computer Science increasingly on a daily basis, both in research and in its everyday practice. This dissertation hosts a particularly extended study of the international scientific literature studying a plethora of digital systems which support various cultural scientific fields with their services. Through the aforementioned study it is made clear that the wide majority of digital services, which have been proposed to date, refer to the support of the procedures not only of the digitization and the digital preservation, but also the organization and public notification of the cultural information.

In this dissertation, we attempted to imprint the next step in the relation between Information Technology and Culture, considering that technology evolves and provides humanity with new achievements, daily (Internet of Things, Augmented and Virtual Reality, Semantic Web, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). The answer proposed by this dissertation is the modernization of digital services that support the management processes (recording, digitization, organization, dissemination, exploitation) of the cultural information in order to become more up-to-date, adaptable, scalable, personalized and effective or in other words  more ‘intelligent’. We propose the creation of intelligent digital environments which are designed in such a way as to offer intelligent services for Culture and Cultural Heritage, in a modern way, but to support the sustainability of the institute that operates them, as well.

Advisory Committee

Dimitris TSOLIS, Assistant Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Christos FIDAS, Assistant Professor, University of Patras

Georgios KOUTROUMANOS, Assistant Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Start date (academic year): 2014-15

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Christos FIDAS, Assistant Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Dimitris TSOLIS, Assistant Professor, University of Patras

Dimitris KOSMOPOULOS, Associate Professor, University of Patras

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Christos MERANTZAS, Associate Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Konstantinos MALAFANTIS, Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Iliana ZARRA, Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Christos MERANTZAS, Associate Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Dimitrios KALIAMPAKOS, Professor, Natioanl Technical University of Athens

Giorgos SMYRIS, Assistant Professor, University of Ioannina

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Giorgos STYLIARAS, Associate Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Dimitris DAMASKOS, Professor, University of Patras

Evangelia KAVAKLI, Associate Professor, University of the Aegean

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Kali TZORTZI, Assistant Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Elias CONSTANTOPOULOS, Professor, University of Patras

Paul HALSTEAD, Professor, University of Sheffield

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Giorgos STYLIARAS, Associate Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Christos FIDAS, Assistant Professor, University of Patras

Vassilis KOMIS, Professor, University of Patras

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Dimitris KOSMOPOULOS, Associate Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

George PAPADOURAKIS, Professor, TEI Crete

Sergios THEODORIDIS, Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Panagiota PANTZOU, Assistant Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Theodora MONIOUDI-GAVALA, Professor, University of Patras

Dimitrios EMIRIS, Professor, University of Piraeus

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Theodora MONIOUDI-GAVALA, Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Elli LEMONIDOU, Associate Professor, University of Patras

Cleo GOUGOULIS, Assistant Professor, University of Patras

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Theodoros KOUTSOBINAS, Assistant Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Theodora MONIOUDI-GAVALA, Professor, University of Patras

Cleo GOUGOULIS, Assistant Professor, University of Patras

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Cleo GOUGOULIS, Assistant Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Despina KARAKATSANI, Professor, University of the Peloponnese

Dimitra MAKRYNIOTI, Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Dimitris KOSMOPOULOS, Associate Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Dimitris TSOLIS, Assistant Professor, University of Patras

George PAVLIDIS, Professor, University of Patras

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Kali TZORTZI, Assistant Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Theodora MONIOUDI-GAVALA, Professor, University of Patras

Dimitris DAMASKOS, Professor, University of Patras

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Theodoros KOUTSOBINAS, Assistant Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Theodora MONIOUDI-GAVALA, Professor, University of Patras

Christos FIDAS, Assistant Professor, University of Patras

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Panagiota PANTZOU, Assistant Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Cleo GOUGOULIS, Assistant Professor, University of Patras

Andromachi GAZI, Assistant Professor, Panteion University

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Dimitris KOSMOPOULOS, Associate Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

George PAPADOURAKIS, Professor, TEI Crete

Georgios CHATZIS

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Giorgos STYLIARAS, Associate Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Agisilaos KONIDARIS, Assistant Professor, ΤΕΙ of Ionian Islands

Thrasyvoulos TSIATSOS, Assistant Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Dimitris KOUKOPOULOS, Associate Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Kali TZORTZI, Assistant Professor, University of Patras

Christos FIDAS, Assistant Professor, University of Patras

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Dimitris TSOLIS, Assistant Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Giorgos STYLIARAS, Associate Professor, University of Patras

George PAVLIDIS, Professor, University of Patras

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Dimitris TSOLIS, Assistant Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Giorgos STYLIARAS, Associate Professor, University of Patras

George PAVLIDIS, Professor, University of Patras

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Dimitris TSOLIS, Assistant Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Theodoros KOUTSOBINAS, Assistant Professor, University of Patras

George PAVLIDIS, Professor, University of Patras

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Giorgos STYLIARAS, Associate Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Panagiota PANTZOU, Assistant Professor, University of Patras

Giorgos SMYRIS, Assistant Professor, University of Ioannina

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Dimitris TSOLIS, Assistant Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Giorgos STYLIARAS, Associate Professor, University of Patras

George PAVLIDIS, Professor, University of Patras

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Evi PAPAIOANNOU, Assistant Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Christos FIDAS, Assistant Professor, University of Patras

Dimitris TSOLIS, Assistant Professor, University of Patras

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Elli LEMONIDOU, Associate Professor, University of Patras

Mitsos (Dimitrios) BILALIS, Assistant Professor, University of Thessaly

Dimitris KOUKOPOULOS, Associate Professor, University of Patras

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Christos MERANTZAS, Associate Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Theodora MONIOUDI-GAVALA, Professor, University of Patras

Theodoros KOUTSOBINAS, Assistant Professor, University of Patras

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Giorgos STYLIARAS, Associate Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Member of the advisory committee:

Member of the advisory committee:

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Giorgos STYLIARAS, Associate Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Member of the advisory committee:

Member of the advisory committee:

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Giorgos STYLIARAS, Associate Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Member of the advisory committee:

Member of the advisory committee:

Start date (academic year):

Abstract:

Advisory Committee

Dimitris KOSMOPOULOS, Associate Professor, University of Patras (advisor)

Member of the advisory committee:

Member of the advisory committee:

Start date (academic year):