MGSAANZ Biennial Conference 2010
Modern Greek Studies Association, Australia and New Zealand (MGSAANZ)
10th BIENNIAL CONFERENCE
9-12 December 2010
Over thousands of years Greek culture has spread to many foreign peoples – through language, medicine and sciences, philosophy, art and culture, archaeology, architecture and politics which Greek civilization has given to the world.
Greek culture has survived from the 3rd millennium BC., when the original Hellenes first arrived in the area now known as Greece. Despite many wars, foreign occupations and other threats to its culture, Hellenism has survived. Today, however, we question its future. How will Hellenism survive in a globalised world? The paramount question is: What do we mean by the concept of Hellenism?
This will be discussed by academics in the field of Greek Studies as well as members of the wider academic community.
at
the biennial conference of the Modern Greek Studies Association, Australia and New Zealand,
to be held in December 2010
We would like you to play an important role in this debate and help to develop an understanding of what the future holds for Hellenism in tomorrow’s world. These discussions will help decision makers shape successful policies and programs to ensure Hellenism prospers in the future.
Please forward your research paper abstracts (no more than 200 words) to us by 1 July 2010 (extended and final deadline), along with a short Bio (approx. 50-70 words). See Call for Papers.
Presentations
Twenty (20) minutes plus ten (10) minutes discussion. It is not necessary to produce a full-size paper at this stage.
Language(s) for the conference: Greek and English.
Conference Proceedings Publication
Full-size papers of the proceedings will be considered for Publication due by June 2011. An independent peer review committee will select papers that will be published to the Jounal of Modern Greek Studies (Rank A) in its Special Edition. Details regarding formatting instructions will be announced in due course.
The organising committee look forward to your participation
Announcements
The Conference Program has been published on this site.
Final deadline for Conference Registrations is 10 October.
The Greeks (Έλληνες, also known as Hellenes), are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions, who can also be found in diaspora communities around the world.
Roberts, J.M. (2004). The New Penguin History of the World. Penguin. pp. 171–172,222.
Globalise
–verb (used with object), -ised, -ising.
to extend to other or all parts of the globe; make worldwide: efforts to globalise the auto industry.
Hellenic
–adjective
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the ancient Greeks or their language, culture, thought, etc., esp. before the time of Alexander the Great.
–noun
Also called Greek. a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, comprising a variety of ancient, medieval, and modern dialects and languages, all of them called Greek.