The First World War and Cyprus
Fri Sep 26, 2014 to
Sat Sep 27, 2014
Time: See Description
Location
University of Cyprus Main Campus
75 Kallipoleos Avenue
Nicosia, Nicosia
Description
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War, the University of Cyprus, the Goethe-Institut Cyprus and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung cordially invite historians, students and the interested general public to attend the International Conference "The First World War and Cyprus" organized by the University of Cyprus, Goethe-Institut Cyprus and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th September 2014 at the University of Cyprus, Nicosia (Old Campus, Great Hall, Kallipoleos St.)
Program
Day 1 – Friday 26th September 2014
18.30 - 19.00 Registration
19.00 – 21.00 Inaugural Session
Welcome Addresses by
-Prof. Costas Christofides (President of UoC) and
-Björn Luley (Director of Goethe-Institut Cyprus)
-Hubert Faustmann (Director of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Cyprus)
Keynote Speeches by
-Prof. Robert Holland (UK): “Cyprus and her role in the Great War 1914-1918”
-Prof. Heinz Richter (Germany): “Cyprus and the Peace Negotiations in 1919”
-Prof. George Th. Mavrogordatos (Greece): “Cyprus in the Context of Greek Territorial Claims in World War I”
21.00 – 22.00 Welcome Reception in the Foyer of the Great Hall of UoC
Day 2 – Saturday 27th September 2014
9.30 – 11.00 Session 1
-Assoc. Prof. G. Georgis–Kyriakos Iakovides: Economic and Social Impact of World War I on Cyprus . A First Approach
-Ms. Maria Panayiotou, Ph. D candidate, UCY: The Impact of War in Cyprus' s Economy; an Overview of the Import and Export Trade.
-Dr. Diana Markides: A New Common Cause? Cypriot attitudes to The Turkish Debt Charge in Cyprus during World War I and its aftermath”
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break
11.30 – 13.00 Session 2
-Prof. George Kazamias: The Cyprus Muleteer Corps in the Macedonian Front
-Dr. Antigoni Heraclidou: Cyprus’ non-military Contribution to the Allied War Effort:
Convalescent homes and POW camps
-Dr. Anastasia Hamatsou, UCY: The Memory of the Great War: Oral Testimonies of the Conflict in the Veterans' Archive of the Cyprus Research Centre
13.00 – 16.00 Lunch Break
16.00 – 17.30 Session 3
-Altey Nevzat: Turkish Cypriot Dilemma during the First World War
-Dr. Anastasia Yiangou: The Impact of the Great War on Ecclesiastical Politics in Cyprus
-Ms. Skevi Katsiari, Ph. D candidate, UCY: Venizelists and anti-Venizelists in Cyprus and Attitudes towards the War
17.30 – 18.00 Coffee Break
18.00 – 19.30 Session 4
-Dr. Andreas Kayos: The Impact of World War I to Cyprus' Home Front: Political Expectations and Manifestations in the Greek-Cypriot Press
-Dr. Hubert Faustmann: The First World War in the Context of British Colonial Rule
Final discussion and Closing Remarks