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The Seminars provide the opportunity to members of the broad community 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.
See the full program for Term 1 - March - May 2014.
See the full program for Term 2 - June - July 2014.
See the full program for Term 3 - August - October 2014.
All Seminars for 2014 will be held at the Ithacan Philanthropic Society building at Level 2, 329 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne (click for map).
Unless otherwise noted the seminars start at 7:00pm.
You may enrol online (click here) or on the spot at the venue (this is also one of the best ways to be kept up to date with weekly email newsletters with a short description of the content of each upcoming seminar).
Opportunity for sponsorship: During the course of the year considerable expenses are incurred in staging the seminar series. In order to mitigate the costs of hosting the seminars individuals or organisations are invited to sponsor a lecture of their choice for $100. For further information please send an email to:
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TARRA WARRA estate is a corporate sponsor for this year's seminars
2014 Greek History and Culture Seminars - Term 1 Program
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Date
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Topic
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Speaker
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Sponsor(s)
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Handouts
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20th March
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Launch
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Barry Jones
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27th March
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Explorations of Beauty and Desire in Ancient Greece
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Prof Alastair Blanshard
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Leonidas Vlahakis
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PDF (43KB)
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3rd April
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Why Did the Ancient Greeks have a Love-Hate Relationship with their Myths?
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Dr Christopher Gribbin
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Olyvia Nikou QC
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PDF (46KB)
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10th April
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Learning to View Art with Philostratus' Eikones
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Dr Graeme Miles
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Theo Markos
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PDF (55KB)
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11th April
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Artist on the Move: El Greco in Crete, Italy and Spain
NOTE: Special Event at the Wheeler Centre
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Dr Panagiotis Ioannou (Assistant Professor at the University of Crete)
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Elly Symons
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17th April
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Easter Thursday - No Lecture
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24th April
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Australian Nurses in Lemnos (ANZAC Day lecture)
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Dr Kirsty Harris
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Peter Patisteas
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PDF (45KB)
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1st May
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Alexandria - lost capital of the Ptolemies
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Dr Gillian Bowen
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Pandelis Loupis
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PDF (33KB)
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8th May
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Life-Lessons from Ancient Greek Tragedy: Enjoying Euripides.
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Dr K.O. Chong - Gossard
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Savvas Grigoropoulos
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PDF (108KB)
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11th May
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The Diachrony of the Genitive
NOTE: Lecture to start at 4pm
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Dionisios Mertyris
(Lecture to be conducted in Greek)
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Theo Markos
Erma Vassiliou
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Slides from the presentation (PDF 354KB)
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15th May
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Polybius and the Roman Polity: a Perfect Balance?
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Dr Frederik Vervaet
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Kypros Kyprianou
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PDF (10KB)
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22nd May
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The first sack of Troy and the second
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Prof Christopher John Mackie
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Maria Rerakis, Roxanne Lalopoulos
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28nd May
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The Evolution of Hellenistic Warfare
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Dr Christopher Matthew
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The Australian Institute of Macedonian Studies (AIMS)
and The Pan Macedonian Association of Melb & Vic
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29th May
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Unravelling the Atlantis Myth at Akrotiri
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Dr Dora Constandinidis
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Nick Koukouvitakis
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2014 Greek History and Culture Seminars - Term 2 Program
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Date
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Topic
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Speaker
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Sponsor(s)
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5th June
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From Olympus to Everest: The First Successful Greek Expedition
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Spiros Soulis
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Vasso Zangalis
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12th June
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Current Condition and the Future Prospects of the Orthodox Church
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Dr Nick Trakakis
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Christos Fifis |
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19th June
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Racist Talk in Greek Public Discourse: The Perpetuation of a Racist Ideology
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Dr Efosini Deligianni
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George Koletsis
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26th June
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The Political Economy of Ptolemaic Egypt
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David Garland
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Nick Dallas
George Galanopoulos
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3rd July
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Christ, Kazantzakis, Communism
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Dr Mark Manolopoulos
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Jim Bossinakis
Dr Maria Atlas-White
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10th July
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Justinian, Theodora and their historians
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Prof Roger Scott
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Elly Symons
Dr Maria Atlas-White
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17th July
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The Life and Thought of Nicos Poulantzas
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Prof Vrasidas Karalis
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Jim Bossinakis
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24th July
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-- Break --
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31st July
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Greek Civilisation as a Theme of Dissidence in the Work of Ismail Kadare
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Prof Peter Morgan
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Nikos Aggelidis
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7th August
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Ancient Greek Philosophy's Contribution to the Development of Contemporary Economic Thought
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Dr Vasilis Sarafidis
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Diane Bone
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14th August
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Protecting Greek Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Sites in Conflict Zones: The Case for Iraq and Afghanistan
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Lt Cdr Andrea Argirides
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Dimitris & Theoni Kalodimos
Tom Koletsos
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2014 Greek History and Culture Seminars - Term 3 Program
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Date
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Topic
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Speaker
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Sponsor(s)
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21st August
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Avenger or Revolutionary? Orestes' Political Lesson from the Eumenides
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Dr Dimitris Vardoulakis
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Manos Tzimpragos
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28th August
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Ioannis Metaxas and Popular Autocracy in Greece
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Dean Kalimniou
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Bill Papastergiadis
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4th September
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The Meghali Idea and Greek Irredentism
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Dimitris Gonis
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Costas Dimaras
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11th September
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The Political Economy of the Global Bauxite-Aluminium Industry: A Case Study of Greece
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Dr Nick Dallas
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The staff and board of Management of the Greek Community of Melbourne
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16th September
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The Borders of Ancient Macedonia
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Emer. Prof. John Melville Jones
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Australian Insitute of Macedonian Studies
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18th September
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Cavafy and Emotions
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Dr Anthony
Dracopoulos |
Southern Cross
Chauffeur Drive
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25th September
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“Una Faccia Una Razza”: Fascist Italian Occupation and Influence in the Dodecanese
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Assoc. Prof. Nicholas Doumanis
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Southern Cross Chauffeur Drive
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2nd October
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Greek Cinema in the Diaspora
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Prof Deb Verhoeven
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George Koletsis
Louis & Effie Sgardelis
Stella Dimadis
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10th October
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The Greek Civil War and Child Migration to Australia
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Prof Joy Damoussi
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Betty Messazos
Konstantinos &
Anastasia Kostas
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14th October
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In Her Own Image: Greek-Australian Women; A Historical and Contemporary Insight, 1820s to Present
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Leonard Janiszewski and Effy Alexakis
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Betty Messazos
Olga Black
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13th November
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The final lecture of the 2014 Greek History & Cultural Seminars series will be presented by Professor Nikos Papastergiadis (School of Culture & Communication-University of Melbourne). This lecture will take place at the new building: Greek Centre for Contemporary Culture, 168 Lonsdale Street Melbourne |
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