MGSAANZ Biennial Conference 2010
Program
| Time | Thursday 9/12/10 |
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| 7-9pm | Conference Opening: Macquarie University Art Gallery |
| Time | Friday 10/12 - Session 1 | Friday 10/12 - Session 2 | Friday 10/12 - Session 3 |
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| 8.30-9.30 | Registration: W6A 107 | ||
| 9.30-10.30 | Presentation of the Journal of Modern Greek Studies - Presenter: A/Prof Vrasidas Karalis Chair: Prof Timothy Gregory W6B 336 |
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| 10.30-11.00 | Coffee Break: W6A 107 | ||
| 11.00-12.40 | Parallel Papers (with 5min breaks) Session 1a: Hellenic Past Chair: A/Prof. Paul McKechnie W6B 201 |
Parallel Papers (with 5min breaks) Session 1b: Greek Language/History/Diaspora in the age of Globalisation Chair: Dr John Yiannakis W6B 218 |
Parallel Papers (with 5min breaks) Session 1c: History/Literature Chair: Prof Michael Tsianikas W6B 222 |
| 11.00-11.30 | Dr Ken Parry: Hellenism in Central Asia: Ancient and Modern | Ms Sophia Sakellis: Greek language in the age of globalisation. Translation at the cutting edge of language dynamics: A translator's perspective | Prof George Leontsinis: Kytherian Emigrants in Australia: Narratives in a Globalized World |
| 11.35-12.05 | Prof Alanna Nobbs: The Greekness of the last Great Roman Historian: the paradox of Ammianus Marcellinus | Prof Timothy Gregory and Dr Lita Tzortzopoulou-Gregory: The Bureaucratic Nature of Archaeological Site Preservation in Greece: Present Realities and Future Challenges | A/Prof Ahmad Shboul: Hellenic Motifs in the Poetics of Mahmoud Darwish |
| 12.10-12.40 | Dr Ian Plant: Eudokia Makrembolitissa: Greek Violets in the Roman Empire | Dr Athena Gavriel: We are different and the same: Exploring Hellenic Culture and Identity in Aotearoa New Zealand | Prof. Athanasia Glycofrydi-Leontsini: The Rhetoric of Nation building during the Neohellenic Enlightenment and the Evolution of the Notion of Greekness in the 20th century |
| 12.40-2.00 | Lunch | ||
| 2.00-3.40 | Parallel Papers (with 5min breaks) Session 2a: Hellenic Past: History/Philosophy Chair: Dr Ian Plant W6B 201 |
Parallel Papers (with 5min breaks) Session 2b: Greek Diaspora and Social Services Chair: Dr Panayota Nazou W6B 218 |
Parallel Papers (with 5min breaks) Session 2c: History, Literature, Music Chair: Dr Anthony Dracopoulos W6B 222 |
| 2.00-2.30 | Dr Kenneth Sheedy: Ancient coins for the colonies; Hellenism and the history of numismatic collections in Australia | Dr Dimitrios Konstadakopulos: Crossing Three Continents: Kinship Networks and the Geographical Mobility of Epirote Immigrants in Early-Twentieth-Century Worcester (Massachusetts) and Melbourne (Victoria) | Ms Maria Herodotou: |
| 2.35-3.05 | Dr Amelia Brown: Hellenism and the Study of Urban History | Ms Georgia Panagiotopoulos: The role of culture in the adjustment to widowhood: A comparison of older British-Australian and Greek-Australian migrant women | Mr Alexander-Peter Popescu: |
| 3.10-3.40 | Mr Mario Baghos: Hellenistic 'Globalisation' and the Universal Logos: Perspectives from Philo of Alexandria to the Early Christian Apologists | Dr Lareen Newman: Social and health support needs of Australia’s ageing Greek diaspora: the views of older migrants and service providers | Dr Michael Christoforidis: Before Zorba: Mikis Theodorakis, Michael Powell and the genesis of a global Greek sonority |
| 3.40-4.00 | Coffee Break: W6A 107 | ||
| 4.00-5.05 | Parallel Papers (with 5min breaks) |
Parallel Papers (with 5min breaks) Session 3b: Greek Diaspora: Youth and Religion Chair: Dr Athena Gavriel W6B 218 |
Parallel Papers (with 5min breaks) Session 3c: History Chair: Dr George Frazis W6B 222 |
| 4.00-4.30 | Paul McKechnie: Racing ahead to a globalized world: the Ptolemaic Commonwealth and Posidippus' Hippika | Dr John Yiannakis: "Get Yer Ya Yas Out": Aspects Of Perth's Greek Australian Youth Culture from the 1950s to the 1970s | Dr Maria Hill: Ξύπνα Αυστραλία: How do we make the campaigns in Greece and Crete relevant to Australia? |
| 4.35-5.05 | Dr Eleni Leontsini: Appropriating Aristotle in a Globalized World: Varieties of Contemporary Aristotelianism | Ms Catherine Tsacalos: Switching Channels between the old and new mentalities: Exploring inter-generational changing expectations faced by Greek Orthodox clergy in their ministry in the Australian context | Mr Leonard Janiszewski and Ms Effy Alexakis: Generations: ΓΕΝΙΕΣ |
| 7.30pm | Greek Studies Foundation Fundraising Dinner Venus Reception Centre 20 Belgrave Street, Kogarah |
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| Time | Saturday 11/12 - session 4 | Saturday 11/12 - session 5 |
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| 8.30-9.30 | Registration: W6A 107 | |
| 9.30-10.30 | Keynote Speaker: Prof Stathis Gourgouris: Derealizations of the Ideal - Walcott Encounters Seferis Chair: Prof Vrasidas Karalis W6B 336 |
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| 10.30-11.00 | Coffee Break: W6A 107 | |
| 11.00-12.40 | Parallel Papers (with 5min breaks) Session 4a: Literature Chair: Prof George Kanarakis W6B 218 |
Parallel Papers (with 5min breaks) |
| 11.00-11.30 | Prof Peter Morgan: Ismail Kadare's Homage to Greece | Prof Michael Tsianikas: Κάλβος: Η τάξη του κόσμου |
| 11.35-12.05 | Dr Dimitris Vardoulakis: The Tree and the Boat: Democratic Politics in Antigone | Dr Panayota Nazou: Τίτλος παρουσίασης: Μελίνα Μερκούρη: Η σταρ και το σύμβολο |
| 12.10-12.40 | Dr Anthony Dracopoulos: Searching for Home: The Adventures of Andreas Kordopatis | Dr Xirogianni Panagiota: Ο Διάλογος Αθηναίων — Μηλίων και η σημασία του πολέμου |
| 12.40-2.00 | Lunch | |
| 2.00-3.40 | Parallel Papers (with 5min breaks) Session 5a: Literature/Culture/ History Chair: Dr Blanche Menadier W6B 218 |
Parallel Papers (with 5min breaks) Session 5b: Contemporary Literature and Culture Chair: Dr Maria Zarimis W6B 222 |
| 2.00-2.30 | Dr Despina Michael: Negotiating ethnic identity: The Musician as 'insider-outsider' in Modern Greek culture | Dr Christos Fifis: Η πορεία της ελληνικής οικονομίας προς το Διεθνές Νομισματικό Ταμείο |
| 2.35-3.05 | Ms Anna Dimitriou: Negotiating Cultural Identity in Greek-Australian Diasporic Writers | Ms Eleni Tsefala: Greek-Australian men playwrights of first and second generation - Complexities of culture and identity |
| 3.10-3.40 | Dr Elizabeth Kefallinos: Greek-Australian identities in the Globalised World | Ms Katherine Cassis: Time and Identity in the Work of George Sarantaris |
| 3.40-4.00 | Coffee Break: W6A 107 | |
| 4.00-5.05 | Parallel Papers (with 5min breaks) |
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| 4.00-4.30 | A/Prof Vrasidas Karalis: Looking at Theo Angelopoulos’ The travelling Players (O Thiasos, 1975) | |
| 4.35-5.05 | Ms Mersina Tonys-Soulos: Towards a multi-layered construct of identity by the Greek Diaspora, an examination of the films of Nia Vardalos, including My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and My Life in Ruins | |
| 7.00pm | Conference Dinner Athenian Greek Restaurant, 11 Barrack Street, Sydney |
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| Time | sunday 12/12 - Session 6 | sunday 12/12 - Session 7 | sunday 12/12 - Session 8 |
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| 8.30-9.30 | Registration: W6A 107 | ||
| 9.30-10.30 | Keynote Speaker: Prof Kosta Gouliamos: Examining Typologies of Hellenism in the era of Globalization Chair: Prof Eleni Leontsini W6B 336 |
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| 10.30-11.00 | Coffee Break: W6A 107 | ||
| 11.00-12.40 | Parallel Papers (with 5min breaks) Session 7a: Literature Chair: Ms Helen Nickas W6B 201 |
Parallel Papers (with 5min breaks) |
Parallel Papers (with 5min breaks) Session 7c: History/Education Chair: Prof Kosta Gouliamos W6B 222 |
| 11.00-11.30 | Mr George Vardas: Hellenism and the Marbles: the quest for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures | Dr Kyriaki Frantzi:Cosmopolitan orientation and creative resistance in contemporary Athenian culture | Ms Andrea Stylianou: An investigation into how Greek-Cypriots throughout the Hellenic Diaspora have been affected by the Missing Persons of Cyprus from the 1974 Turkish invasion |
| 11.35-12.05 | Prof George Kanarakis: The Greek Diaspora in a Globalised World | Dr Maria Zarimis: Darwinism and its impact in the recent Greek press | Ms Maria Shialis:
The Settlement of the Greek-Cypriot Migrants/Refugees to South Australia: 1950 till 1980 |
| 12.10-12.40 | Dr Maria Palaktsoglou: Greek migration to Australia through the Press | Ms Areti Devetzidis: The Massacre at Chios by Eugene Delacroix: Process, Meaning and Effect | |
| 12.40-2.00 | Lunch | ||
| 2.00-3.40 | Parallel Papers (with 5min breaks) Session 8a: Literature/Culture/ History Chair: Ms Catherine Tsacalos W6B 201 |
Parallel Papers (with 5min breaks) Session 8b: Contemporary Literature and Culture Chair: Mr Leonard Janiszewski W6B 218 |
Parallel Papers (with 5min breaks) Session 8c: History/Education Chair: Dr Maria Palaktsoglou W6B 222 |
| 2.00-2.30 | George Mitropoulos: ΜΕΤΑΠΟΛΙΤΕΥΣΗ & ΤΡΟΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ (1974-1981) |
Ms Helen Nickas: An Overview of the Publishing Practices of Greek-Australian Literature | Dr Panayiotis Diamadis: Teaching Australian Hellenic Heritage |
| 2.35-3.05 | Mr Dimitri Kepreotes: What has Athens to do with Jerusalem? - Greek Orthodoxy and the continuity of Hellenism | Dr George Frazis: Σελίδες από την ιστορία του Ελληνισμού στη Νότια Αυστραλία | Dr Blanche Menadier: Images of Power and the Power of Images, a legacy of Hellenism |
| 3.10-3.40 | Mr Emmanuel Agoratsios: Greek History: Fact or Tradition? | Ms Vicky Karaiskou: Σημεία Καμπής: η ελληνική τέχνη στα χρόνια της διεθνοποίησης | |
| 3.40-4.00 | Coffee Break: W6A 107 | ||
| 4.00-5.00 | Session 9a: Panel discussion: The Destiny of Hellenism Prof Alanna Nobbs |
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| 5.05-6.00 | General Meeting of MGSAANZ W6B 336 |
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