The Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation (BoCCF), in collaboration with the bahçes histories* of Cyprus, invites you to the third and final part of its discussion series: “Cyprus Mines Corporation (CMC): Society, Environment, and Politics in Early Twentieth-Century Cyprus”, on Wednesday, January 15, 2025.

This session will explore the CMC’s and Skouriotissa area’s history, inviting you to re-think the social and environmental dynamics in this early period of modern Cypriot history.

The story of CMC will shed light on the incorporation of Cyprus into vast global networks of trade in natural resources, continuities in the island’s history between antiquity and modernity, the key role of archaeology in imperialist and capitalist expansion, and the connections between the human and the more-than-human world in Cypriot history and historiography.

The discussion will take place in English with the option of participating in Greek and Turkish during the Q&A. Before the discussion begins, participants will enjoy a short welcome tour of the ground-floor area of ​​the “Cyprus Island” exhibition, from 5.30-6pm.

In conversation:

  • Aliosha Bielenberg: PhD Researcher in the Department of Rhetoric at the University of California, Berkeley, focusing on Cyprus – bαhçές editor
  • Maria Κ. Georgiou: history education researcher & educator, bαhçές editor & co-founder
  • Time: 6.30-8pm: 45 minutes of discussion and 45 minutes Q&A
  • Discussion venue: Patsalides Lecture Hall – Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation

Reservation required by calling: 22-128175 | Free Participation

It will be possible to participate in the discussion via live Zoom link. Relevant information regarding this option will be made available via the Foundation’s social media pages.

Events take place in keeping with all necessary protection measures for the health and safety of visitors and staff, and are accessible to vulnerable groups. Learn more by visiting the Cultural Foundation’s website: www.boccf.org, or the Foundation’s Facebook & Instagram pages (@boccf)

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Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation:

  • 86-90 Faneromenis, 1011 Nicosia
  • For information: 22-128175
  • www.boccf.org