The Dying Achilles

The Durrell School of Corfu opens each annual session with a symposium that examines themes of importance to the Durrells and to our world. The first symposium in 2002 took "Understanding Misunderstanding" as its central theme and it included distinguished leaders in politics, economics, the arts and environmental studies among its participants.

Keynote speakers and Moderators have included: Gayatry Chakravorty Spivak, Joseph Boone, Jan Morris, Lee Durrell from the Durrell World Wildlife Trust, internationally acclaimed ecologist and botanist David Bellamy, Harish Trivedi, Terry Eegleton, and Aaron Jaffe.

Previous participants have included: John Brandon of the Asia Foundation; Elemer Hankiss, dean of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences; Marwan Bishara from the American Univerisity of Paris; and the environmentalist David Bellamy.

The Venetian Winged Lion

Important announcement, May 2010

The Durrell School of Corfu has been restructuring to meet the challenges posed by the general economic conditions, and to ensure a secure and exciting future.

Full details will be posted here shortly.

The Durrell School's programme for 2010 is as follows:

• 'The History and Culture of the Ionian Islands' - a seminar in May 2010, led by Anthony Hirst and Peter Mackridge;
• A visit by the University of Iowa Overseas Writing Workshop in July 2010.

In addition, DSC is working on the publication of a schools' booklet (in Greek and English) on the work of Gerald Durrell and his association with Corfu (sponsored by the Bodosakis Foundation).

The Durrell Library continues at the DSC premises (11 Filellinon) and lending facilities and events for members will take place on a regular basis. Plans are advanced for extended lending hours for the Library. At present the office and Library are attended on Wednesdays only (10am-12.30pm).

Phone: (30) 26610-21326
e-mail: durrellschool@gmail.com
website: www.durrell-school-corfu.org