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ONLINE ONLY: The Economy in Ruins: Cartooning during the Greek Financial Crisis
Date: Thursday 25 May 2023 @ 7pm Melbourne | 10am Athens | 3am New York
Location: Online Only - YouTube or Facebook
Presenter: Dr Anna Tsalapatanis
Language of Presentation: English
Entry: FREE
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Synopsis
The Greek financial crisis which commenced late in 2009, featured heavily in the international news media. It captured the imagination of political cartoonists worldwide, filling pages with a rich range of allegories, visual metaphors as well as word play exploring Greece’s then current circumstances. Many drew on symbols of ruin, especially of the country’s classical past: teetering temples, crumbling columns, and shattered pottery. Others exploited stereotypes, often negative, of Greeks being lazy, incompetent, or excessively hedonistic.
By collecting and analysing a vast range of cartoons from the financial crisis period, I will explore the common themes that emerge in both the international and the Greek domestic media, reflecting on their similarities and differences. I will then consider the value and impact of political cartooning, as well as reflect more broadly on what this may contribute to an understanding of how Greece is represented internationally.
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Bio
Dr Anna Tsalapatanis is a Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy at University College London, having recently left her role as a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. Her research interests include access to justice, migration studies, digital disadvantage, bureaucracy, culture, and identity. Her work is interdisciplinary and largely empirical, using bottom-up qualitative methods to explore social questions. Anna received her PhD in Sociology from the Australian National University and a Masters’ Degree in Southeastern European Studies from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has taught in the fields of Anthropology, Sociology, Geography, Law, Migration and Globalisation Studies.
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How to Participate
This is an online-only event.
Join us this Thursday on YouTube or Facebook.
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Sponsors
We thank Nick Dallas for the kind donation that makes seminars like this 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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The Greek Community of Melbourne is registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Non-Profits Commission ABN 14004258360
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