Panas Karampampas
Panas Karampampas | |
|---|---|
| Πάνας Καράμπαμπας | |
| Born | Athens, Greece |
| Known for | Dance Anthropology, Global Heritage Governance and Social Anthropology |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of St. Andrews (2012-2016), École des hautes études en sciences sociales (2017-2021), Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens (2021-2023), Durham University (2023- ) |
| Thesis | Dancing into darkness : cosmopolitanism and 'peripherality' in the Greek goth scene (2016) |
Panas Karampampas is a Social Anthropologist at Durham University (UK).[1] In the past he has worked at the Università Ca’ Foscari, Venezia, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens,[2] the University of Peloponnese, the University of Thessaly and at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales – EHESS, Paris. Previously he was a guest lecturer in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of St. Andrews, where he also completed his PhD and a visiting scholar at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the National Research University - Higher School of Economics (HSE University), Moscow. Since 2018, he is a co-convenor of the EASA Mediterraneanist Network (MedNet),[3] and since 2022 he is a co-convenor of the EASA Europeanist network.[4] He was also nominated and elected as a Founding Board Member of the Association of Social Anthropologists of Greece. Panas has also completed the UNESCO ‘Training of Trainers for Intangible Cultural Heritage’ and became a member of the network of Facilitators if the Convention.[5]
Early life[edit]
Before he became an anthropologist, he studied Physical Education and Sport Science at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece), receiving his bachelor's degree. Then he completed an MA in Dance anthropology at Roehampton University, London. Returning to Greece, he worked as a Physical Education teacher and Ju Jitsu coach for some years. In 2012 he moved to Scotland, starting his PhD in Social Anthropology at St Andrews University. His doctoral research focused on the goth scene, digital anthropology, dance, cosmopolitanism and globalisation and completed in 2016.[6]
Current work[edit]
He currently works on Intangible Cultural Heritage policies and global governance. His doctoral research focused on the goth scene, digital anthropology, dance, cosmopolitanism and globalisation. His work has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as Social Anthropology/Anthropologie Sociale, the International Journal of Heritage Studies and the Journal of Youth Studies. He has also co-edited the Collaborative Intimacies: Anthropologies of Sound and Movement (Berghahn, February 2017), while his edited volume Intangible Cultural Heritage in times of economic “crisis”: Marketisation and Resilience (The Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports Press, 2023) which is open access, available in Greek.
Impact beyond academia[edit]
The Council of Europe invited him to consult on Community involvement in a post-disaster heritage revitalisation focusing on creating a sense of belonging through Intangible Cultural Heritage for refugee and migrant populations.[7] This was followed by Consultancies for UNESCO.[8] He was established as the first researcher on Intangible Cultural Heritage policies in Greece, examining the interconnection of policies between international organisations (UNESCO) and Greece.
Activity in sports and scuba diving[edit]
In addition to his academic interests, he is a licensed coach in Kung Fu, Judo and Ju Jitsu. Moreover, he is an active (recreational and technical) Scuba Diving Instructor.
References[edit]
- ^ Durham University. "Anthropology Department Staff". Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Personal profile on Panteion University website".
- ^ "EASA Mediterraneanist Network webpage".
- ^ "Europeanist Network website".
- ^ UNESCO. "Panas Karampampas' official UNESCO Facilitator profile". Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Karampampas, Panas (2016). Dancing into darkness : cosmopolitanism and 'peripherality' in the Greek goth scene (Thesis). PhD Thesis. St Andrews: University of St Andrews. hdl:10023/10829.
- ^ Karampampas, Panas (2018). Learning from the Past and Present to Build a Better Future: Avoiding Discrimination against Refugee and Migrant Populations by Creating a Sense of Belonging through Intangible Cultural Heritage - A Case Study from Greece. Council of Europe.
- ^ Karampampas, Panas; De Regt, Wouter (2019). Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage through TVET: Report of the UNESCO-UNEVOC Virtual Conference (PDF). Bonn and Paris: UNESCO.
External links[edit]
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Academics | |
