Ruritania in Brussels, Evzones in the Eurozone:
Balkan Stereotypes in the Age of Austerity
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Date
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15 October 2013
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Time
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6:00 - 7:30pm
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Venue
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Cañada Blanch Room, (COW 1.11), 1st floor, Cowdray House, LSE, London WC2A 2AE
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Speaker
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Prof Vesna Goldsworthy, Kingston University
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Chair
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Dr James Ker-Lindsay, LSEE Research on SEE, London School of Economics
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Prof. Vesna Goldsworthy, professor in English Literature and Creative Writing at Kingston University, presented a fascinating lecture on the development of Balkan stereotypes in Western European literary tradition throughout the modern age. The thorough research carried out in her renown book "Inventing Ruritania: The Imperialism of the Imagination" served as a backdrop for the analysis of Europeans' changing perspectives in today's tough economic times.
Read our interview with Vesna Goldsworthy: "Imaginary countries tell us why we react to real ones the way we do" here| or on the LSEE Blog|.
You can listen to the full presentation by accessing the event's podcast|.
The seminar has been live tweeted via @LSEE_LSE|
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