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Open Seminar: Nation, diaspora and Rhomiosyne: Rethinking the history of the modern Greeks
Location: Ithacan Philanthropic Society, Level 2, 329 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Date: THURSDAY 28/3/2019 @ 7:00pm
Presenter: Assoc Prof Nick Doumanis
Language of Presentation: English | R.M.L.G.*: 0 - No knowledge of Greek required.
Entry: FREE
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Synopsis
The story of the Greeks in the modern world is usually read through the frame of the nation-state. Nearly every book that has been written on the subject focuses on the Greek nation, yet before 1912 just as many Greeks lived in other parts of the eastern Mediterranean and in the global diaspora. When preparing a history of the modern Greeks, how does one write a coherent story that includes Greeks in Athens and, say, the Peloponnese on the one hand, and on the other, those living near Trabzon, in Constantinople or in Russia? And what about the smaller communities dispersed throughout Africa, the Americas and Australasia? The aim of this presentation is to give an idea of how a history of the Greeks might differ from the history of Greece
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Bio
Nicholas Doumanis is an historian of Europe and the Mediterranean world. Born in Australia in 1964, he studied at the University of Sydney and the University of New South Wales, where he acquired his PhD. He has lectured in European history at Macquarie University and the University of Newcastle, and is currently an Associate Professor of History at the University of New South Wales. He is a former editor of The Journal of Religious History, a recipient of the Stanley J. Seeger Fellowship at Princeton University, and an Australian Research Council Fellow at the University of Sydney. Doumanis was awarded the UK Fraenkel Prize for Myth and Memory in the Mediterranean. He has since published: Italy, Inventing the Nation which was translated into Italian by Il Mulino press: Una Facia Una Razza, and more recently A History of Greece covering the span of paleolithic to contemporary Greece. His latest book is Before the Nation with Oxford University Press. He is a member of the Australian Committee for the restitution of the Parthenon Marbles.
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Sponsors
We thank the following donor for making this seminar possible: George Galanopoulos.
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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* Recommended Minimum Level of Greek in order to enjoy this Event, on a scale of 0 to 5.
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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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