The Justice for Cyprus Co-ordinating Committee of Victoria (SEKA) is set to analyse female voices of dissent in Greek and Turkish Cypriot literature in an upcoming lecture commemorating the 50th anniversary of the second Turkish Invasion of Cyprus on 14 August 1974.
The lecture will be delivered by visiting academic and poet Demetra Demetriou, who will speak on the topic on Sunday 11 August, 4pm, at the premises of the Cyprus Community of Melbourne and Victoria.
Dr Demetriou, who will give a series of talks during her visit, is well versed in the subject, specialising in the fields of comparative literary studies, myth criticism, postmodern and feminist theory, and cultural and literary theory.
She holds a PhD (summa cum laude) and an MPhil (summa cum laude) in General and Comparative Literature from Paris-Sorbonne University (Paris IV); and a BA in Greek Philology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
The Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Nicosia (School of Education), as well as a Senior Fellow at the Center for European and International Affairs (CCEIA) of the University of Nicosia, is also no stranger to writing herself.
She has published poetry and prose in Greek literary journals and has been awarded as finalist for the Mediterranean Poetry Prize (Rome, 2021).
In addition to her academic role, she is also a Research, Studies and Publications Officer at the House of Representatives (Cyprus) and is a polyglot with a command of Greek, English, French, Spanish and Italian.
SEKA Victoria expressed their pleasure to host Dr Demetriou to deliver the lecture, believing she will offer keen insights into the subject.
