Virtual Lecture Series: "The Junta and the Return to Democracy"
Webster Athens Virtual Lecture Series began in March of 2021 in honor of Greece's Independence Bicentennial with monthly lectures highlighting events in Greece's modern history.
In this virtual lecture, we hear from Dr. Stanley Sfekas, Webster Athens Philosophy and English professor who lectured on the conditions that led to the rise of the junta in the late 1960's and what led to their fall.
Abour the professor: Dr. Sfekas has taught in various institutions in higher education in the US and abroad. He is widely published with scholarly articles and books, and has served as critic for the American Philosophical Association, including several international journals. In addition, he has been the educational advisor to the Fulbright Foundation in Greece. As a public lecturer in the Athenian academic community, Dr. Sfekas has delivered over 150 public lectures since 1986 and frequently appeared on Greek television as an academic spokesman. Apart from his scholarly publications, he has translated, between 1995 and the present, the scripts of seven historical films and 35 archaeological documentaries. He was also the philosophical consultant to the various productions. He received his B.A. in Philosophy and English from the University of Maryland, and went on to earn both his M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy from New York University. Dr. Sfekas joined Webster Athens in 2014.
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