Greek Studies Program
Modern Greek Studies Association of Australia
and New Zealand
9th Biennial Conference
11–13 December 2008
Venue: John Scott Meeting House
La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Greek Studies
Register for the Conference online
Themes that will be addressed at the Conference include:
- Contemporary Hellenism and the rest of the world
- Evolving Greek identities including minorities, diasporas, EU
- Greek language and literature: innovations, challenges and dissemination
- Greece and its neighbours
- Cypriot Studies
- New approaches to Modern Greek Studies
- Greek Popular culture
Languages of the conference are both English and Greek.
Keynote Speakers :
Professor Roderick Beaton, Koraes Professor of Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language and Literature, Head of Department, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, King's College London
Professor Karen R. Van Dyck, Kimon A. Doukas Chair, Columbia University, Department of Classics, Program in Hellenic Studies
Accommodation
The Travel Inn Hotel
Cnr. Grattan & Drummond Streets
Melbourne, VIC, 3053, Australia
Ph: (61 3) 9347 7922
Free Call: 1800 625 357
Fax: (61 3) 9347 1424
Web: www.travelinn.net.au
Email Reservations at Travel Inn Hotel:res@travelinn.net.au. Book under Modern Greek Studies.
Convenors:
Ms Maria Herodotou
Dr Despina Michael
Organising Committee:
Professor Stathis Gauntlett
Dr Thanasis Spilias
Ms Helen Nickas
Mr Chris Fifis
Ms Dimitra Petrelli
Sponsors
Ministry of Culture, Greece
Ministry of Education and Culture, Cyprus
Victorian Multicultural Commission
School of Historical and European Studies, La trobe University
Media Sponsors
Neos Kosmos
Ta Nea, SBS Radio, 3XY, 3ZZZ
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