Mediterranean Studies
Overview
This is an interdisciplinary department focused on embedding the history of the island into a broader Mediterranean and Southeast Europe perspective to explore issues of public discourse across the social sciences and humanities. It aims to link local knowledge with global knowledge in way that fosters a rich dialogue and establishes Hvar as site for bringing researchers together.
Programming
‘Islands of Memory’ Project
Pharos Institute in partnership with the University of Graz convened an Islands of Memory workshop in May 2024 and June 2025 with key Dalmatian and regional scholars to develop multi-year research programming to explore key historical and cultural linkages between island communities and cultures around the Adriatic and Mediterranean.
People
Florian Bieber
Tarita Radonić
Sanja Pesek
Aldo Čavić