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A unique 45 year longitudinal study that addresses the integration of 78 single brave young Greek women who left their homeland villages and small towns to resettle in Australia during the 1960s.
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Open Seminar: Black Night, White Day: A longitudinal study about Greek migrant women to Australia
Location: Greek Centre, Mezzanine, 168 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Date: Thursday, 16 June, 2016, 7:00pm
Presenter: Dr John Yiannakis OAM
Entry: FREE
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Synopsis
Black Night, White Day: Greece-born Women in Australia, is the result of a unique 45 year longitudinal study that addresses the integration of 78 single brave young Greek women who left their homeland villages and small towns to resettle in Australia during the 1960s.
Interviews with the women in Greece prior to their departure were designed to find out why they responded to the programme and subsequent interviews in Australia (and in Greece with those who returned) over the next four decades were intended to evaluate their adaptation. Interviews conducted with their spouses, relatives living in Greece, and with their children, also yielded a great deal of information on their adaptation. Interesting, distinct, and perceptive, this research shows that migrant women are strong, resilient and central to migration and adaptation processes. By focusing on their aspirations and experiences this research places females at the centre of the migration narrative and debate.
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Bio
Dr John Yiannakis OAM has a strong research record in Greek settlement, migration and adaptation to Western Australia. His work has seen him develop expertise in the history of interactions between Australia and Greece, and their people. For many years Dr Yiannakis lectured Modern and Ancient History at Tuart College where he was Head of the Social Sciences Department. More recently, Dr Yiannakis has worked as a Research Fellow at Curtin and Murdoch Universities. He is the author of a number of books and articles, the most recent being “Black Night, White Day: A longitudinal study of Greek women in Australia”. John continues to investigate the role of Lemnos in the Anzac Gallipoli campaign of 1915.
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Sponsors
We thank the following donor: Ithacan Philanthropic Society
During the course of the year considerable expenses are incurred in staging the seminars. In order to mitigate these costs individuals or organisations are invited to donate against a lecture of their choice. You too can donate for 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. Please email: info@greekcommunity.com.au or call 03 9662 2722.
We also thank the following corporate sponsors:
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