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Envisioning a Mediterranean Pacific: photography and sugar cane migrants
Seminar Date: Thursday 15 August 2024 @ 7pm Melbourne
Location: Level M, 168 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Presenter: Dr Andonis Piperoglou
Language of Presentation: English
Entry: FREE |
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Synopsis
During the early decades of the twentieth century many migrants from the Mediterranean region worked in Queensland’s catering industry, yet an increasing number found employment as bush-clearers, sugar-cane cutters, and labourers in sugar refineries. In many ways, this history of migration from the Mediterranean region in Queensland’s sugar districts has been told as one of hard work and successful assimilation. Yet, another source of migrant labour predated this labour flow. During the nineteenth century forced migration from the South Pacific acted as a crucial source of labour in Queensland sugar industry. Histories of labour migration from Pacific and Mediterranean are often framed separately, yet this presentation will reveal that they are part of the same historical story. Via a focus on visual culture – comprised of photos, cartoons and sculpture - I will chart how migrant labour has been represented by Mediterranean and Pacific diasporas. In doing so, I aim to open up a space for comparative histories of diaspora to engage with the dynamics of Australian settler colonialism, while reinterpreting exhausted narratives of assimilation.
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Bio
Dr Andonis Piperoglou is the inaugural Hellenic Senior Lecturer of Global Diasporas at the University of Melbourne. Andonis is a specialist in migration and ethnic history and has published extensively on Greek migration to Australia. He works on historical connections between colonialism, racism, and migration, as well as human movements between the Mediterranean and the Pacific. In the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, Andonis teaches subjects on migration, diaspora, multiculturalism, cosmopolitanism, and globalisation. Currently, Andonis is the Vice President of the International Australian Studies Association.
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How to Participate
This is an in-person only event, so please join us at the Greek Centre, on Level M. See our speaker live, ask questions during the Q&A and hobnob with fellow participants before and after the event. We look forward to seeing you there.
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Sponsors
We thank Kastellorizian Association of Victoria for the kind donation that made this seminar possible.
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 thank the following corporate sponsors:
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See more Greek History and Culture Seminars
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