Lekaki
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 35844 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Lekaki |
| APELLIDO | Lekaki |
| FIRMA | LEKAKI |
| AFILIACIONES | Newcastle University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9853-9834 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 16 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 27 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 15 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2008 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Unearthing the Histories of Agrarian Landscapes
This article presents an interdisciplinary programme for research on historic landscapes that has emerged since 2020 in the framework of the project Terraces as Sustainable Agricultural Environments (‘TerraSAgE’). While the methodology has been tested in specific Mediterranean case studies, it is also applicable in other locations and regions. Our integrated approach provides new insights into the development of terraced agrarian landscapes and t…
Cultural policy and public engagement with modern architectural heritage in Greece
Here Be Dragons”
Postmedieval, modern, and contemporary remains are ubiquitous, yet their study and curatorship are uncommon in the Aegean geographic context. In this article I discuss the materiality of these uncared-for ruins, drawing from rural and urban remains in the Aegean, contrasted with other littoral sites in the Mediterranean. I focus on their social and cultural impact and their role in contemporary communities, along with the state provisions organiz…
Co-creating the future of heritage in-the-making
Although participatory heritage has become a ‘buzzword’ of cultural policy, it remains a challenging field for related practice. Set at Naxos Island, Greece, the research presented in this article forms part of a bigger project exploring the values and meaning-making processes in rural landscape, currently at risk of neglect and over-tourism. Here, we test the usability of the Nominal Group Technique (NGT) as a tool for allowing citizens to delib…
Contested Antiquity
Review of: Contested Antiquity: Archaeological Heritage and Social Conflict in Modern Greece and Cyprus , Esther Solomon (ed.) (2021) Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 330pp., ISBN 978-0-25305-597-2, p/bk, $48.00
Archaeology for the public in Greece minus/plus ten
It must have been around ten years ago, when I was invited to present my -shaky then but promising- progress of PhD thesis at the University of Athens, on social and economic trends in heritage management, discussing island cultural resources and the role of the interested communities. I remember myself at the end of my talk, standing in front of a bewildered and intrigued (in equal doses) audience, only to experience the -somehow- apologetic com…
Cultural heritage in the realm of the commons
Cultural heritage was invented in the realm of nation-states, and from an early point it was considered a public asset, stewarded to narrate the historic deeds of the ancestors, on behalf of their descendants. Nowadays, as the neoliberal narrative would have it, it is for the benefit of these tax-paying citizens that privatisation logic on heritage sector have been increasing over recent decades, to cover their needs in the name of social respons…
The Mediterranean Tourist City Reconsidered
A man crosses the street holding his donkey by its bridle [...]
Heritage in the making
Landscape archaeology, sustainability and the necessity of change
Participatory workshops on Naxos were funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AH/P014453/1), Newcastle University and the European Commission (H2020 657050), which also supported development of the Rescaper Tracker mobile app. Ongoing field research is part of the TerraSAgE project (funded by UKRI-AHRC, AH/T000104/1). An exploratory visit to Jiayuguan was supported by the Wall-to-Wall initiative and the Chinese Academy of Cultural …
The archaeology of in-between places
The ongoing recession has provided new layers in the tangible and intangible palimpsests in the city of Athens, especially in its neglected urban pockets that can be central but always outside the city’s normal, social life. This article arises from my experience of participating in a cleaning activity under the Anapafseos Street Bridge over the encased Ilissos River in central Athens in September 2010. In it I challenge the official rhetoric reg…
Dimitris Plantzos, Το πρόσφατο μέλλον
Review of Dimitris Plantzos, Το πρόσφατο μέλλον: Η κλασική αρχαιότητα ως βιοπολιτικό εργαλείο [The recent future: Greek antiquity as a biopolitical apparatus]. Athens: Nefeli, 2016. 272 pp
The past in the present
Conserving and Managing Ancient Monuments. Heritage Democracy and Inclusion
One could easily comment that although there is a good coverage of topical issues regarding theory and practice in cultural heritage studies and management (e.g. nationalism and antiquity across Eu
Distancing and Rapproching
This paper argues that the distancing of the Greek public from its archaeological heritage and the omnipresence of superficial, touristic narratives is an issue not efficiently addressed by the relevant dialectics of cultural heritage management. In order to understand the roots and dynamics of this phenomenon, its theoretical and practical manifestations are approached, mainly in the context of the communities of the Aegean. Within this context …
'Going Local in a Global World'
Locating, and effectively engaging with, the public is part of the discussions that have taken place in the last two decades of archaeological resource management, within the context of changing post-colonial, 'ethically correct', democratic and indigenous-orientated perceptions. This article briefly reviews this wide area of thinking, examining an alternative methodology for locating and engaging with the public based on the notion of 'local', b…
Heritage in the making
Landscape archaeology, sustainability and the necessity of change
Participatory workshops on Naxos were funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AH/P014453/1), Newcastle University and the European Commission (H2020 657050), which also supported development of the Rescaper Tracker mobile app. Ongoing field research is part of the TerraSAgE project (funded by UKRI-AHRC, AH/T000104/1). An exploratory visit to Jiayuguan was supported by the Wall-to-Wall initiative and the Chinese Academy of Cultural …
Unearthing the Histories of Agrarian Landscapes
This article presents an interdisciplinary programme for research on historic landscapes that has emerged since 2020 in the framework of the project Terraces as Sustainable Agricultural Environments (‘TerraSAgE’). While the methodology has been tested in specific Mediterranean case studies, it is also applicable in other locations and regions. Our integrated approach provides new insights into the development of terraced agrarian landscapes and t…
Cultural policy and public engagement with modern architectural heritage in Greece
Here Be Dragons”
Postmedieval, modern, and contemporary remains are ubiquitous, yet their study and curatorship are uncommon in the Aegean geographic context. In this article I discuss the materiality of these uncared-for ruins, drawing from rural and urban remains in the Aegean, contrasted with other littoral sites in the Mediterranean. I focus on their social and cultural impact and their role in contemporary communities, along with the state provisions organiz…
The Mediterranean Tourist City Reconsidered
A man crosses the street holding his donkey by its bridle [...]
'Going Local in a Global World'
Locating, and effectively engaging with, the public is part of the discussions that have taken place in the last two decades of archaeological resource management, within the context of changing post-colonial, 'ethically correct', democratic and indigenous-orientated perceptions. This article briefly reviews this wide area of thinking, examining an alternative methodology for locating and engaging with the public based on the notion of 'local', b…
Distancing and Rapproching
This paper argues that the distancing of the Greek public from its archaeological heritage and the omnipresence of superficial, touristic narratives is an issue not efficiently addressed by the relevant dialectics of cultural heritage management. In order to understand the roots and dynamics of this phenomenon, its theoretical and practical manifestations are approached, mainly in the context of the communities of the Aegean. Within this context …
Conserving and Managing Ancient Monuments. Heritage Democracy and Inclusion
One could easily comment that although there is a good coverage of topical issues regarding theory and practice in cultural heritage studies and management (e.g. nationalism and antiquity across Eu
The past in the present
Dimitris Plantzos, Το πρόσφατο μέλλον
Review of Dimitris Plantzos, Το πρόσφατο μέλλον: Η κλασική αρχαιότητα ως βιοπολιτικό εργαλείο [The recent future: Greek antiquity as a biopolitical apparatus]. Athens: Nefeli, 2016. 272 pp
The archaeology of in-between places
The ongoing recession has provided new layers in the tangible and intangible palimpsests in the city of Athens, especially in its neglected urban pockets that can be central but always outside the city’s normal, social life. This article arises from my experience of participating in a cleaning activity under the Anapafseos Street Bridge over the encased Ilissos River in central Athens in September 2010. In it I challenge the official rhetoric reg…
Cultural heritage in the realm of the commons
Cultural heritage was invented in the realm of nation-states, and from an early point it was considered a public asset, stewarded to narrate the historic deeds of the ancestors, on behalf of their descendants. Nowadays, as the neoliberal narrative would have it, it is for the benefit of these tax-paying citizens that privatisation logic on heritage sector have been increasing over recent decades, to cover their needs in the name of social respons…
The Mediterranean Tourist City Reconsidered
A man crosses the street holding his donkey by its bridle [...]
Heritage in the making
Landscape archaeology, sustainability and the necessity of change
Participatory workshops on Naxos were funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AH/P014453/1), Newcastle University and the European Commission (H2020 657050), which also supported development of the Rescaper Tracker mobile app. Ongoing field research is part of the TerraSAgE project (funded by UKRI-AHRC, AH/T000104/1). An exploratory visit to Jiayuguan was supported by the Wall-to-Wall initiative and the Chinese Academy of Cultural …
Archaeology for the public in Greece minus/plus ten
It must have been around ten years ago, when I was invited to present my -shaky then but promising- progress of PhD thesis at the University of Athens, on social and economic trends in heritage management, discussing island cultural resources and the role of the interested communities. I remember myself at the end of my talk, standing in front of a bewildered and intrigued (in equal doses) audience, only to experience the -somehow- apologetic com…
Contested Antiquity
Review of: Contested Antiquity: Archaeological Heritage and Social Conflict in Modern Greece and Cyprus , Esther Solomon (ed.) (2021) Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 330pp., ISBN 978-0-25305-597-2, p/bk, $48.00
Here Be Dragons”
Postmedieval, modern, and contemporary remains are ubiquitous, yet their study and curatorship are uncommon in the Aegean geographic context. In this article I discuss the materiality of these uncared-for ruins, drawing from rural and urban remains in the Aegean, contrasted with other littoral sites in the Mediterranean. I focus on their social and cultural impact and their role in contemporary communities, along with the state provisions organiz…
Co-creating the future of heritage in-the-making
Although participatory heritage has become a ‘buzzword’ of cultural policy, it remains a challenging field for related practice. Set at Naxos Island, Greece, the research presented in this article forms part of a bigger project exploring the values and meaning-making processes in rural landscape, currently at risk of neglect and over-tourism. Here, we test the usability of the Nominal Group Technique (NGT) as a tool for allowing citizens to delib…
Unearthing the Histories of Agrarian Landscapes
This article presents an interdisciplinary programme for research on historic landscapes that has emerged since 2020 in the framework of the project Terraces as Sustainable Agricultural Environments (‘TerraSAgE’). While the methodology has been tested in specific Mediterranean case studies, it is also applicable in other locations and regions. Our integrated approach provides new insights into the development of terraced agrarian landscapes and t…
Cultural policy and public engagement with modern architectural heritage in Greece
Archaeology (12 obras) · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (12 obras) · History (12 obras) · Sociology (12 obras) · Political science (10 obras) · Law (9 obras) · Cultural heritage (8 obras) · Geography (8 obras) · Politics (6 obras) · Art (5 obras)