GR E E K H

CULTU ISTORY &

2019 RE SEMIN
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# Date Presenter Seminar Subject Sponsors

Great and Marvellous Deeds: Herodotus and his Kallimachos Savvas

1 7 Mar. Dr Andrew Connor
world Grigoropoulos

13 Mar. Assoc Prof Hans-

2 From Talaat Pasha’s to Atatürk’s Turkey Peter Patisteas OAM on behalf of AHEPA Victoria
(Wed.) Lukas Kieser

Panel. Facilitator: Feminism , Gender Equality and the Migrant

3 21 Mar. Food for Thought Network
Prof Joy Damousi Experience : One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?

Assoc Prof Nick Nation, diaspora and Rhomiosyne: Rethinking the

4* 28 Mar. George Galanopoulos
Doumanis history of the modern Greeks

From Limnos to Australia: Migration and the

5* 4 Apr. Melissa Afentoulis Anastasia Sougleri
meaning of home

From the riddle of the Sphinx to the riddles of the

6* 11 Apr. Harry Constantinou Peter Patisteas OAM on behalf of AHEPA Victoria
psyche - Sophoclean tragedy and psychoanalysis

16 Apr. Assoc Prof The Immigrec project: Building a virtual museum of Greek Studies Program, La Trobe
7*
(Tues.) Panayiotis Pappas the Greek-Canadian immigrant experience University

Easter Break

Dr Peter Ewer & Pineios Gorge, 18 April 1941: The story of a battle, Battle of Crete & Greece
8 2 May Commemorative Council, Harry
Dina Gerolymou and a search for the fallen Zaverdinos

TUE. Vasili - The Lion of Crete 75 years on - Revisiting the Jim Claven and Christina
9 Dr Ian Frazer
7 May Dudley Perkins Story Despoteris

The Tomb of the Diver: Life, Death and Drinking in

10 9 May Dr Gillian Shepherd
the Ancient Greek World

Dean Kalimniou
11 16 May / Themistocles Pontian Genocide Memorial Lecture Roma Siachos in memory of Olga Siranidou
Kritikakos

In memory of Maria and Haralambos

Dr Andonis Making Greek Australia: Rethinking history, Asproftas from Trypimeni, Famagusta, Cyprus
12 23 May
Piperoglou ethnicity, and belonging | Kastellorizian Association of
Victoria

The Fourth Crusade and the Sacking of

13 30 May Dr James Kane Anastasia Sougleri
Constantinople

* Change of Venue to: Ithacan Philanthropic Society, 329 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
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Assoc Prof David M. Theodore Sklavos and Family in mem. of

14 6 Jun. The Archers of Classical Athens Eleni Sklavos
Pritchard

Denise Zapantis in memory of Panagis Zapantis,

15 13 Jun. Dean Kalimniou Great Ionia: The Chinese Connection Ratzakli Cefalinia

Themistoklis A multi-cultural Epirus : populations, languages and Pan Epirotic Federation of

16 20 Jun.
Papadopoulos education during the last years of the Ottoman Empire Australia

Kastellorizian Association of
17 27 Jun. Phil Kafcaloudes Homer and the story of a Greek-Australian war hero
Victoria

Winter Break

The emergence and promulgation of radical anarchist

26 18 Jul. Dimitris Troaditis
ideas in Greece between 1874 to 1940

Dr Stephie
19 25 Jul. Greek Folk Songs: The Bridge of Arta George Galanopoulos
Nikoloudis

Health Beliefs and Practices in Three Generations of

20 1 Aug. Dr Maria Avgoulas Efstratia Papadopoulou
Greek Australian Women in Melbourne

Prof Ian
21 8 Aug. Athens Falls to Rome: Capturing the Conqueror
Worthington

The maintenance of Greek cultural traditions and the

22 15 Aug. Nick Papaefthimiou
teaching of folk dancing in the diaspora

23 22 Aug. Con Vaitsas The alleged Greek Social Security Conspiracy of 1978

Assoc Prof Australia! Australia: The Voyage of the SS Corsica and In memory of the emigrants and refugees
24 29 Aug. from Trypimeni, Famagusta, Cyprus
Andrekos Varnava its passengers from Cyprus to Australia in 1951-52

About the Seminars

The "Greek History and Culture
Seminars" are organised and hosted
by The Greek Community of Mel-
bourne and provide the opportunity
for everyone to delve into the long
and fascinating history of Greece and
the Greek culture in its various forms
and stages, aspects of which have
formed the foundation of Western
civilisation.
This year all seminars are free and
open to the public, and unless other-
wise noted start at 7:00pm.
To be kept informed of each
upcoming seminar be sure to enrol at
greekcommunity.com.au/seminars
or on the spot at a seminar for weekly
email newsletter update.
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# Date Presenter Seminar Subject Sponsors

Roma Siachos in memory of Olga

25 5 Sep. Dean Kalimniou Pushkin and the Greek Revolution Siranidou

Dr George Greeks and the Migrant Experience in the work of Jack In memory of George H. Asproftas and Michael
26 12 Sep.
Mouratidis Kerouac H. Asproftas from Trypimeni, Famagusta, Cyprus

Dimitris Tsaloumas Memorial Lecture | Re-imagining

Dr Konstandina
27 19 Sep. Australia's Greek Diaspora: Greek-Australian literature's
Dounis
vital role as historical text

SUN. Prof Dimitris Τι γίνεται στη Θράκη: Δικαιώματα και μειονότητες

28
22 Sep.* Christopoulos What's happening in Thrace: Rights and minorities

MON. Greek-American Workers and Radicals: a forgotten

29 Dr Kostis Karpozilos
23 Sep. story

Who is a Greek citizen? The status of the Greek

TUE. Prof Dimitris
30 Nationality from the creation of the Greek State to the
24 Sep. Christopoulos
down of the 21st century

Σταύρος Καλλέργης: ένας σοσιαλιστής διαννοούμενος

από την Κρήτη (1865-1926)
WED.
31 Dr Kostis Karpozilos
25 Sep. Stavros Kallergis, a socialist intellectual from Crete
(1865-1926)

Dr Kostis Karpozilos
Human Rights in the Age of Inequality: xenophobia,
32 26 Sep. and Prof Dimitris
exclusion and the myth of the strong leader
Christopoulos

* Change of Venue to: Ithacan Philanthropic Society, 329 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

Opportunity for donations/sponsorships: Donate or sponsor one or more seminars and (optionally) let your name or brand be known
as a patron of culture to our members, visitors and followers, as well as the broader artistic and cultural community of Melbourne. Indi-
vidual, Corporate/Organisations and Naming Rights are available. If you find the seminars of value please consider contributing to help
us keep the seminars free and open to the public.

Please email info@greekcommunity.com.au or call 03 9662 2722 on how to sponsor.

All Greek History and Culture Seminars will be held (unless otherwise noted) at:
Greek Centre, Mezzanine, 168 Lonsdale St, Melbourne at 7.00pm
Corporate Sponsors:

All information correct at print. Dates and programme may be subject to change, please check website for possible updates / changes closer to the date of events you are interested in.