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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Xenitia or the State of Being a Foreigner: Juxtaposing Realities\, Interpreting Encounters
DESCRIPTION:Pavlos Kavouras\, Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Chair of the Department of Ethnomusicology and Cultural Anthropology\, School of Music\, University of Athens.\n\nThe idea of ξενιτιά  (xenitia\, the state of being a foreigner\, otherness) bears\, in addition to its historical importance for Greek culture\, an ecumenical significance for humanity.  Actually lived experiences of otherness\, be they of practical\, reflexive or spiritual nature\, are differentiated instances of a universal response of humanity against itself in the context of its constant and dynamic encounter with nature\, society and self awareness. The condition of foreign-ness may be seen as a symbolic bridge bringing together cultural aspects of humanity in the contemporary post-globalization world.  To illustrate the above I will use audiovisual material about the Greek folk and popular songs of xenitia. These songs interweave in a culturally particular and historically unique way political and psychological awareness as a result of the experience of foreign-ness as otherness. This talk will be of interest to people in fields such as anthropology\, classics\, archaeology\, sociology of religion\, cultural and literary studies and ethnomusicology.\n\nCo-sponsored by The University Seminars Program of the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (USA)
UID:25098-1654342@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/25098
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LOCATION:Angell Hall - 2175, Classics Library
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