Trieste and the Levant

This event focuses on the relationship between the Italian city of Trieste and the Levant. From Fernand Braudel onwards, cultural memories of historical cities on the Mediterranean Sea have raised vibrant cultural, historical and anthropological questions, which are of particular relevance in today’s world, when the Sea has become a site of displacement, migrations and fugitive crossings. The trans-disciplinary and inter-cultural vocation of this gathering, focusing on Ottoman legacies in Trieste and across the Mediterranean, from antiquity to the present, addresses issues of cultural diplomacy, as well as bringing together research pursuits and interests across several Institutes in SAS and University of London, and several other institutions such as the Levantine Heritage Foundation and the Hellenic Society.