Old Stories in New Ways: Using the TV documentary form to revisit national history

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Old Stories in New Ways: Using the TV documentary form to revisit national history

Wednesday, 22 February 2023 - 5:00pm to 6:45pm
Venue: 
Seminar Room, European Studies Centre
Speaker(s): 
Stathis Kalyvas (All Souls College, Oxford)
Chair: 
Marilena Anastasopoulou (Pembroke College, Oxford)
Series: 
SEESOX

Abstract
Prof. Kalyvas will discuss the incentives, challenges, dilemmas, and choices of translating abstract arguments into a visual form, using a national history narrative.  The talk draws from his experience in co-authoring the seven-part TV documentary series “Disasters & Triumphs” which was broadcasted on Greek TV channel Skai, in January and February 2022.

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