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The Third Side of Civil War: in Nikos Kazantzakis’ The Fratricides and Manuel Chaves Nogales’ A Sangre y Fuego : Héroes, Bestias y Mártires de España (By Blood and Fire: Heroes, Beasts and Martyrs of Spain.
Seminar Date: Thursday 18 June 2026 @ 7pm Melbourne
Location: In Person on Level 12, The Greek Centre, 168 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.
Presenter: Emmanouela Giannoulidou Language of Presentation: English
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Abstract
When it comes to civil war, there is a general assumption or a common misconception that it refers to an internal conflict between two different sides. It is unrealistic to believe that an entire population of a country adhered solely to either one or the other. Despite the abundance of research conducted on the topic, there is little or no evidence of the existence of a third side. This research brings to the surface a silenced, unrecognised and oppressed third side in the context of the Greek and Spanish Civil Wars through the study of Nikos Kazantzakis’ The Fratricides (1963) and Manuel Chaves Nogales’ A Sangre y Fuego : Héroes, Bestias y Mártires de España (By Blood and Fire: Heroes, Beasts, and Martyrs of Spain). This study establishes a definition of the third side as it emerges through the texts and explains the reason for approaching this topic within the field of literature rather than that of history. The analysis of the novels brings forth the authors’ critique of the conflict; particularly their repulsion towards the idea that Greece and Spain endured an extremely violent civil war in the name of political ideology. Lastly, this research aims to showcase not only the existence of the “third side” but also to recognise its dominance in the Greek and Spanish Civil Wars and perhaps lay the foundation for further exploration and use of the term within the same or different contexts.
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Emmanouela Giannoulido
Emmanouela Giannoulidou is an Archivist at La Trobe University’s Dardalis Archives of the Hellenic Diaspora. She completed her Master of Arts in 2021, specialising in comparative literature in Modern Greek and Spanish, for which she received the Christos Fifis Award from the Greek Studies Program and the Allan Martin Award for Best Interdisciplinary Thesis in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. In her role at the Dardalis Archives, Emmanouela leads archival management, researcher support, and community engagement initiatives, contributing to the preservation and promotion of Greek diasporic heritage in Australia.
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Join us at The Greek Centre
This is an in-person only event, join us on Level 12, at 168 Lonsdale Street. Join our speaker at The Greek Centre, submit questions during the Q&A, and enjoy conversing on the topic after the presentation. We look forward to seeing you at The Greek Centre on Thursday night.
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Sponsors
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 the Full 2026 Seminar Schedule
The Greek History and Culture Seminars are organised and hosted by The Greek Community of Melbourne and provide the opportunity for everyone to experience the long and fascinating history of Greece and Greek culture in its various forms and stages, aspects of which have formed the foundation of Western civilisation.
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