Listen to 2013 Greek History And Culture Seminars: Building On Success

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Season 1: March – May 2013

Season 2: June  July 2013

Season 3: August – October 2013

One of the bright spots of the GOCMV's cultural initiatives over the last few years has been its History and Culture seminars. These seminars have not only attracted a loyal following of enthusiasts but they have been embraced by many newcomers of varying ages and backgrounds. This is one of the GOCMV's main goals, to expand its reach by attracting more people of both Greek and non-Greek background to its events. The formula is simple, quality speakers and interesting topics that appeal to a wide audience. After two very successful years, this year's organising committee has quite a challenge ahead in maintaining the existing high standards. The group is quietly confident in delivering a strong program that will not only meet but surpass people's expectations.

See the full program for Season 1 - March - May 2013.

See the full program for Season 2 - June - July 2013.

See the full program for Season 3 - August - October 2013.

Launched on Thursday 7pm 21st March by Ms Eleni Lianidou, Consul General for Greece in Melbourne and Professor Nikos Papastergiadis, with the first lecture being delivered by La Trobe University's Professor Chris Mackie on Homer. One thing different about this year's seminars will be the location as a result of the GOCMV's Lonsdale Street premises not being available as construction works have begun on the Community's new cultural centre. The new location, the Kelvin Club in Melbourne Place opposite the Russell St Greater Union cinemas, may surprise many but it's probably one of Melbourne's undiscovered gems for hosting events. Although one of the aims of the series is also to provide a platform for showcasing the research work and expertise of local speakers not widely known to the community, the quest for talented speakers hasn't been restricted to Melbourne's shores. This year's program will also see the inclusion of several interstate and overseas speakers.

 Listen to 2013 Greek History and Culture Seminars - Season 1 Program

Date

Listen to

Speaker

Venue

28th March, 7pm

Listen to - Homer

 

Prof Chris Mackie

Kelvin Club

25th April, 7pm

Special Anzac Day Event Addressing

Listen to - The Lemnos Heritage of Gallipoli and the Forgotten Foundations of Anzac, 1915-1918

 

Dr John Yiannakis

The Wheeler Centre

2nd May, 7pm

Listen to - Lessons from Greece: European Labour Law in Time of Crisis

Prof Keith Ewing

Ithacan Philanthropic Society

16th May, 7pm

Listen to - Ancient Greek Gods and Sexuality

Dr K.O. Chong - Gossard

Kelvin Club

19th May, 3pm

 

Special Event

Listen to - Greece 1974-2013: A Critical Overview

Kostas Karamarkos

The Wheeler Centre

23rd May, 7pm

Listen to - Cave dwellers or Labyrinth diggers?

Plato and Castoriadis on Justice, Democracy, and Religion

 

Dr George Vassilacopoulos

Kelvin Club

30th May, 7pm

 

Listen to - History Music & Dance within the eras

John Kostarakis

Kelvin Club

 

 

 Listen to 2013 Greek History and Culture Seminars - Season 2 Program

Date

Listen to

Speaker

Venue

6th June

Listen to - History and Society of the Early Byzantine empire

Professor Roger Scott

Kelvin Club

13th June

Listen to - The Reception of Classical Antiquity in the Byzantium

Dr Eva Laoutides

Kelvin Club

27th June

Listen to - British Imperialism in Cyprus, 1878-1915: The Inconsequential Possession

Dr Andrekos Varnava

Kelvin Club

4th July

Listen to - Language Change in Greek in 12th Century Byzantium

Dr Erma Vassiliou

Ithacan Philanthropic Society

11th July

Listen to - Byzantine Art & Architecture

Dr Ursula Betka

Kelvin Club

18th July

Listen to - The Ottoman Conquest of the Balkans and the Collection of Tribute Children

Dr Adrian Jones

Kelvin Club

 

 

 Listen to 2013 Greek History and Culture Seminars - Season 3 Program

Date

Listen to

Speaker

Venue

26th Sep.

Listen to - Dealing with Destruction: The Anatolian Genocide

Mr Dean Kalimniou

Kelvin Club (map)

3rd Oct.

Listen to - Greek War Stories and Immigration to Australia

Prof. Joy Damousi

Listen to - Ithacan Philanthropic Society (map)

10th Oct.

Listen to - Alexis Zorba and The Kazantzakian Lifeforce

Mr Howard Dossor

Kelvin Club (map)

17th Oct.

Listen to - After Multiculturalism: redefining the Greek-
Australian presence in the era of globalisation

Prof. Vrasidas Karalis

Kelvin Club (map)

24th Oct.
Closing Lecture

Listen to - Classical and Contemporary Friendship

Prof. Nikos Papastergiadis

Ithacan Philanthropic Society (map)

 

 

 

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