IMAGINED COMMUNITIES IN A CONTEMPORARY WORLD
EST2TTH
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Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students explore issues in the modern construction of ethno-national, civic, multiple and other identities. We examine the evolution of the concept of "Hellenism" and the diversity of its manifestations in various parts of the modern world by way of an imaginary journey through the cities of Istanbul, Izmir, Thessaloniki, London, Nicosia, New York, and Melbourne. We explore the life of Greeks as Ottoman subjects, students and scholars, victims of genocide, political exiles, guest-workers, Europeans, and citizens of multi-cultural states, as well as the impact of the Greek Orthodox Church, Greek irredentism, political conflict and modernisation on Greek identity. Competing visions of Hellenism that developed in these cities will be juxtaposed to the realities of Greece today.
SchoolHumanities and Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorStephie Nikoloudis
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Available as ElectiveYes
Learning ActivitiesClass exercises based on tutorial readings and lectures, identifying cause and effect, ideological bias and methodologies.Class discussions and online quizzes based on weekly tutorial readings.Class discussions on visual documentary material (weekly) as sources for historical inquiry. Integrate (with guidance) visual materials in the study of a historical/cultural issue.One mid-length essays, one website review, one exam and tutorial exercises, with emphasis on developing an argument, based on primary and secondary sources, providing a bibliography.
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The Greek Diaspora in the twentieth century
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AuthorClogg, R.
Year1999
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Diasporas in world politics. The Greeks in comparative perspective
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AuthorConstas, D. and Platias, A.
Year1993
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Modern Diasporas in International Politics
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AuthorSheffer, G.
Year1986
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PublisherCROOM HELM
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Work-based learningNo
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