{"id":3765,"date":"2018-12-11T16:07:31","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T16:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/?p=3765"},"modified":"2018-12-21T14:06:24","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T14:06:24","slug":"conferences-comedy-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/postgraduate\/conferences-comedy-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Conferences, Comedy and Culture!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I\u00a0reflect on\u00a0the last year at Loughborough University, I am extremely grateful for the opportunities and adventures I\u2019ve had as part of the Loughborough Family.<!--more--> From enlightening seminars\u00a0and workshops\u00a0to casual get-togethers with my colleagues, I do not think I could have chosen a better place to further my education.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3767 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit1-1.png 1920w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit1-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit1-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit1-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit1-1-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit1-1-770x433.png 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Particularly,\u00a0I would like to thank my supervisors and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lboro.ac.uk\/departments\/sbe\/\">School of Business and Economics<\/a>. With their support, I was able to go to\u00a0a well-known\u00a0conference focused on industrial economics in Athens, Greece.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3768 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1565\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit2-1.png 1565w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit2-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit2-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit2-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit2-1-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit2-1-770x433.png 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1565px) 100vw, 1565px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This conference was eye-opening as not only did I meet new friends and colleagues in my field, I was also introduced to new ideas. I learned more about how seminal work of the past is being innovated upon today by notable researchers focusing on industrial economics.<\/p>\n<p>Academic take-aways aside, the conference dinner took place at the Acropolis Museum with the Parthenon cast against the backdrop of the night sky.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3769 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit3.png 1920w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit3-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit3-770x433.png 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Learning about the rich culture of Athens and the history of the region was undoubtedly a highlight of the trip\u00a0as I took\u00a0leave\u00a0for a couple of days following the conference to further explore the city.<\/p>\n<p>Growing up in the United States, many European destinations are viewed as exotic destinations that only the rich or very luck will ever have a chance to\u00a0visit.\u00a0I guess that makes me very lucky!\u00a0Since arriving in the United Kingdom, the proximity of Europe and historical sites like the Acropolis in Athens has me in a tizzy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3770 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit4-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1638\" height=\"956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit4-1.png 1638w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit4-1-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit4-1-768x448.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit4-1-1024x598.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit4-1-370x216.png 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit4-1-770x449.png 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1638px) 100vw, 1638px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Growing up, in my wildest dreams I never imagined standing in front of the Parthenon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3771 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit5-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1722\" height=\"908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit5-1.png 1722w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit5-1-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit5-1-768x405.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit5-1-1024x540.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit5-1-370x195.png 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit5-1-770x406.png 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1722px) 100vw, 1722px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Walking around one of the oldest\u00a0city\u2019s\u00a0in the world, visiting Athens was an education in and of itself!\u00a0Both in terms of the ancient past\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3772 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1694\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit6.png 1694w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit6-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit6-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit6-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit6-370x201.png 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit6-770x418.png 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1694px) 100vw, 1694px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As well as the present.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3773 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit7.png 1920w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit7-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit7-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit7-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit7-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit7-770x433.png 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Athens is frequently called the birthplace of democracy and continues to this day as a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy. While there, I was fortunate to see an ancient Greek\u00a0comedy\u00a0the \u201cFrogs\u201d performed in the\u00a0Odeon of\u00a0Herodes\u00a0Atticus\u00a0(completed in 161 AD).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3775 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1608\" height=\"905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit9.png 1608w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit9-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit9-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit9-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit9-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit9-770x433.png 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1608px) 100vw, 1608px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Luckily, there were subtitles in English across a screen behind the live performance, although much of the humour was admittedly a bit out of date as the play was written in 405 BC.\u00a0Though apparently farting jokes were as common then as they are now \u2026 some things never go out of style.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3774 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit8.png 1920w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit8-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit8-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit8-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit8-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/edit8-770x433.png 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mindful of the current state of world affairs with the ever-present tension between ideologies of different flavours and roots, visiting Athens reminded me of the importance of developing knowledge, art and philosophy\u00a0within a free and democratic society.<\/p>\n<p>The people of Greece have weathered many storms, including the more recent financial one, and yet they continue to invest and manage those sectors of their country, their home, that make them uniquely Greek.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<i>Oikonomia<\/i><i>\u2019<\/i>\u00a0is the Greek word from with \u2018economics\u2019\u00a0is derived. The famous Greek philosopher Aristotle said economics was the science of \u2018household management\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>My final words to you are as an economist: I consider the ultimate measure of wealth to not be money or fancy things, but rather the happiness of households\u00a0(or homes)\u00a0that together weave the fabric of our world-wide economy.<\/p>\n<p>May your home always have enough happiness to weather any storm!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I\u00a0reflect on\u00a0the last year at Loughborough University, I am extremely grateful for the opportunities and adventures I\u2019ve had as part of the Loughborough Family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":540,"featured_media":3766,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"lboro_blog_alternative_thumbnail_image":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6,60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-economics","category-postgraduate"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Conferences, Comedy and Culture! 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