Presentation and panel discussion
“What is all this Akamas about?”
Nature, protest and the media in Cyprus
Goethe-Institut Cyprus cordially invites you to a presentation by German cultural anthropologist Gisela Welz followed by a panel discussion. The talk will be on the controversy about the Akamas peninsula, which should be preserved as the shared natural heritage of all Cypriots but is threatened by large-scale development projects in the aftermath of the debt crisis.
The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion. Media experts, social scientists and environmentalists will discuss the Akamas issue in terms of its recent rise to prominence in the media and in public debate.
Participants (in alphabetical order)
Dr. Christophoros Christophorou, media expert and political consultant, former professor at the University of Nicosia and press officer at PIO
Dr. Maria Hadjimichael, political ecologist and environmental campaigner, postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cyprus
Dr. Gregoris Ioannou, a political and media sociologist teaching at the University of Cyprus, with a research focus on social movements and media framing.
Klitos Papastylianou, environmental sociologist and environmental campaigner, spokesperson of the "Initiative for the Protection of the Natural Coastline of Cyprus"
Prof. Dr. Gisela Welz, Institute of Cultural Anthropology and European Ethnology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
There will be a reception afterwards, hosted by Goethe-Institut Cyprus.
Details
Goethe-Institut Nicosia
21 Markou Drakou
Next to Ledra Palace Hotel on the "Green Line"
1102 Nicosia
Language: English
Price: Admission free
Exhibition Hall