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Welcome

This is the 10th Biennial Conference of the Modern Greek Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand (MGSAANZ).

Please submit via email your Abstract along with your Bio to the following address: cathy.mewes@mq.edu.au (please include the word 'Abstract' in the subject line) by 1 July 2010 (extended and final deadline). It is expected that we will get back to you by 9th July 2010.

Please supply the following information:

 Name, Position, Department, University, Email address [In English, for both Primary and Co-authors]
(please note email addresses will be printed in the conference program)

 Short Bio of Primary Author (approx. 50-70 words)

 Abrstact (200 words maximum)

 Please specify a category that best suits your presentation (for example, Migration, Archaeology, History, etc.)

 Please list any audiovisual equipment required for your presentation, along with any other special requirements.

Taking as the point of departure the recent exploration of multiple “Hellenisms”, the conference seeks to further explore the concept of Hellenism in the globalised world.  The central question is: What does Hellenism mean in the age of globalisation?  This conference aspires to attract scholars from a range of disciplines in order to draw out and discuss issues from discourses in the fields of history, museum studies, literature, arts, gender studies, sciences, musicology and philosophy from antiquity until the present day.

The ultimate purpose of this conference is to generate via dialogue an investigation into different notions of Hellenism, not only diachronically and synchronically but also in relation to the global questions of identity, trans-culturality, inter-culturality and hybridity.

Discussions will cover:

• What does Hellenism mean today, in a globalised world?
• How do we create a vision for the future of Hellenism or Hellenisms?

Paper topics relating to Hellenism could include:

• Hellenism in the past, present and future
• Hellenism in Greek Orthodox religion
• Hellenism in various literary discourses
• Greek language in the age of globalisation
• Hellenism in sciences
• Hellenism and Cyprus
• Modern Greek-related politics
• and many other topics related to Hellenism.

Convenor: Dr Elizabeth Kefallinos

Organisational board:

Prof. Martina Mollering (Macquarie University)
Dr Elizabeth Kefallinos (Macquarie University)
Ms Cathy Mewes (Macquarie University)

Scientific board:
Prof. Alanna Nobb (Macquarie University)
Dr Ian Plant (Macquarie University)
A/Prof Paul McKechnie (Macquarie University)
Dr Ken Parry (Macquarie University)
Dr Elizabeth Kefallinos (Macquarie University)
A/Prof Vrasidas Karalis (Sydney University)
Dr Anthony Dracopoulos (Sydney University)
Dr Panayiota Nazou (Sydney University)
Mr Leonard Janiszewski (Macquarie University)