2022
9th Annual Cyprus Conference
on Medieval, Renaissance
and Early Modern Studies
Academic Organising Committee: Dr Stella Achilleos (University of Cyprus); Dr Jane Chick (University of East Anglia, UK); Prof. James Fitzmaurice (Northern Arizona University, USA/Univerity of Sheffield, UK); Prof. Lisa Hopkins (Sheffield Hallam University, UK); Dr Sarah James (University of Kent, UK); Dr Richard Maguire (University of East Anglia, UK); Dr Michael Paraskos FRSA (City and Guilds of London Art School and Imperial College London, UK); Dr Laurence Publicover (University of Bristol, UK)
Academic Board: As above, plus: ; Dr Nicholas Coureas (Cyprus Research Centre, Cyprus); Dr Rita Severis (CVAR, Cyprus); Prof. Astrid Swenson (Bath Spa University, UK); and, Dr Violetta Trofimova (St Petersburg University, Russia)
General Co-ordinator: Dr Michael Paraskos FRSA (Imperial College London, UK)
Othello's Island 2022
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Othello's Island 2013
PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS ALREADY TAKEN PLACE
For information on the 2015 conference click here.
Othello's Island: The Annual Conference of Mediterranean and Levantine Cultural History in the Byzantine, Medieval and Renaissance Pediods and their legacies
1st Annual Conference 10-15 March 2013 at the Cornaro Institute, Larnaca
Convenors:
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Emeritus Professor James Fitzmaurice, Northern Arizona University (USA)
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Dr Michael Paraskos, Cyprus College of Art
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Benedict Read FSA, University of Leeds (UK)
Programme
Sunday 10 March 2013
Recommended arrival day for overseas attendees
Monday 11 March 2013
09:30 Welcome at the Cornaro Institute - Coffee and croissants
10:00 Introduction by Dr Michael Paraskos (Director of the Cornaro Institute) - A Brief History of Medieval Cyprus
10:30 Coffee break
10:45 Angel Konnari on Caterina Cornaro in Opera
11:45 Brief break
12:00 Talk by Dr Eleni Pilla (Adjunct Professor of English, Northern Arizona University) on Cypriot Productions of Othello on Cyprus and the History of Cyprus
13:00 Lunch break
14:00 Talk by Professor James Fitzmaurice (Director of Distance Learning for the School of English at the University of Sheffield) on Robert Herrick, English Renaissance Poetry, and the Textiles of Cyprus
15:40 End of today’s session

Tuesday 12 March 2013
09:30 Welcome at the Cornaro Institute - Coffee and croissants
10:00 Talk by Benedict Read FSA (Senior Research Fellow, School of Fine Art, Leeds University) - The Architecture of Medieval Famagusta
10:30 Coach departs Cornaro Institute to Famagusta
11:30 Part 1 - Guided tour of Medieval Famagusta by Benedict Read Part 1
12:30 Lunch break
14:00 Part 2 - Guided tour Medieval Famagusta by Benedict Read Part 2
Wednesday 13 March 2013
09:30 Welcome at the Cornaro Institute Coffee and croissants
10:40 Talk by Dr Michael Paraskos on Titian and the Influence of Cyprus on Venetian Art
11:30 Coffee break
11:50 Talk by Benedict Read on Rupert Gunnis and British Colonial Interest in Medieval Cyprus
12:50 End of morning session
Thursday 14 March 2013
09:30 Cornaro Institute - Coffee and croissants
10:00 Coach departs Cornaro Institute to Nicosia
10:45 Arrive at Julia Astreou-Christoforou’s Workshop to Discover the History of Cyprus Textile Manufacture - and speculate on a Shakespeare connection.
12:30 Guided tour of Medieval and Renaissance Nicosia with Dr Michalis Olympios (University of Cyprus)
15:00 Guided tour of the Byzntine Museum with the Director of the Byzantine Museum, Dr Ioannis Eliades
17:00 Coach leaves Nicosia
Friday 15 March 2013
09:30 Welcome at the Cornaro Institute - Coffee and croissants
10:00 Talk by Dr Michael Paraskos - The Food of Medieval Cyprus
11:00 Coffee break
11:20 Talk by Dr Nicholas Coureas (Cyprus Research Centre) - Islands East and West: Commerce between Cyprus, Majorca and Sardinia in the Early Fourteenth Century
12.20 Coffee break
12:40 Talk by Silvia Ştefan (University of Bucharest) - History and Metahistory in Relacion de la guerra de Cipre y sucesso de la batalla naual de Lepanto (Sevilla, 1572) by Fernando de Herrera
13:15 End of morning session
16:30 Talk by Dr Rita Severis on Western Visitors during the Ottoman Period.
17:30 Evening Reception and Exhibition Opening at Cornaro Institute
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