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Biographical details
Gonda Van Steen holds the Koraes Chair of Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language and Literature in the Department of Classics at King’s College London. She is the author of many articles and five books: Venom in Verse: Aristophanes in Modern Greece; Liberating Hellenism from the Ottoman Empire; Theatre of the Condemned: Classical Tragedy on Greek Prison Islands; Stage of Emergency: Theater and Public Performance under the Greek Military Dictatorship of 1967-1974, and Adoption, Memory, and Cold War Greece (2019, in Greek: Ζητούνται παιδιά από την Ελλάδα: Υιοθεσίες στην Αμερική του Ψυχρού Πολέμου, 2021). She has also edited The Battle for Bodies, Hearts and Minds in Postwar Greece: Social Worker Charles Schermerhorn in Thessaloniki, 1946-1951 (2024).
Keywords
- DF Greece
- Modern Greece
- Reception Studies
- Adoption Studies
- Political and Cultural History
- Byzantium
- the ancient world
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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The Battle for Bodies, Hearts and Minds in Postwar Greece: Social Worker Charles Schermerhorn in Thessaloniki, 1946-1951
Van Steen, G., 22 Dec 2023, London, UK: Routledge. 266 p. (Routledge Publications of the Centre for Hellenic Studies, King’s College London; vol. 23)Research output: Book/Report › Scholarly edition › peer-review
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Finish What You Start: The Cold War Greek Adoption Experience and Recommendations for Current Policy Reform
Van Steen, G., 12 Apr 2024, Facing the Past: Policies and Good Practices for Responses to Illegal Intercountry Adoptions. Smolin, D. & Loibl, E. (eds.). The Hague, the Netherlands: Eleven International Publishing, p. 149 180 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Adoption, Memory, and Cold War Greece: Kid pro quo?
Van Steen, G. A. H., 16 Jan 2020, Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. 330 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Between a Bloc and a Far Place: ‘Humanitarian’ Child Placement and Human Rights amid Greece’s Transition to a Long-Lasting Democracy
Van Steen, G., 27 Feb 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Humanitarian Affairs. 8, 1, 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The International Social Service in Greece: How Early Cold War Child Adoption History Was Made
Van Steen, G., 18 Apr 2026, (Accepted/In press) Children, Youth, and the Making of International Society in the Twentieth Century. Low, J., Lundberg, B. & Josefsson, J. (eds.). Bloomsbury, 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Projects
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GRIDAMUS - Greek Identity in Art Music since the Early Nineteenth Century: Towards an Interdisciplinary Methodology
Beaton, R. (Primary Investigator), Levidou, E. (Co-Investigator) & Van Steen, G. (Primary Investigator)
10/01/2018 → 9/01/2020
Project: Research
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Genealogy (Journal)
Van Steen, G. (Editor)
1 Jan 2025 → 31 Dec 2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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Routledge (Publisher)
Van Steen, G. (Editor)
Oct 2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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Society for Modern Greek Studies (External organisation)
Van Steen, G. (Member)
1 Jan 2021 → 31 Dec 2023Activity: Membership › Membership of board
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External Examiner, PhD dissertation, University of Birmingham
Van Steen, G. (Examiner)
15 Dec 2020Activity: Examination
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External Examiner, PhD dissertation, University of Birmingham
Van Steen, G. (Examiner)
17 Jun 2020Activity: Examination
Prizes
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2019 Book Prize of the European Society of Modern Greek Studies
Van Steen, G. (Recipient), 26 Sept 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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D Litt., honoris causa, Honorary Doctorate from the University of Patras
Van Steen, G. (Recipient), 3 Apr 2025
Prize: Honorary degree
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Jean Moréas Award 2022 for the Promotion of Greek Letters Abroad, Greece
Van Steen, G. (Recipient), 11 Mar 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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University of Florida Research Foundation Professorship
Van Steen, G. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Other distinction
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