Dean Kalimniou
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Diatribe: A Sovereignty of two minds – Cyprus and the politics of coexistence
The history of Cyprus is marked by division, contestation, and the perpetual struggle over competing sovereignties. Over the past century, a succession of proposals has sought to resolve the island’s …
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Diatribe: Light and more light – The Greek impressionists
The recent exhibition of French Impressionist masterpieces at the National Gallery of Victoria, replete with ethereal tableaux of sunlit seascapes, perfumed gardens, and the fleeting splendours of modern life as …
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Diatribe: On the shores of inner cartography
In The Strength of Fragile Days, Pierenrico Gottero offers us not simply a novel but a contemplative elegy, an inward odyssey of subtle psychological depth, lyrical grace, and spiritual inquiry. …
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Wait for Me – Orientalism and the hollowing of Hellenism in Hades
Anaïs Mitchell’s Hadestown, lauded for its musical ingenuity and socially conscious storytelling, has captivated audiences with its reimagining of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth in a postapocalyptic, Depression era setting. …
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Maria Kampyli’s Stolen Violets confronts time, pain, and the politics of the personal in the face of loss
The poetry collection “Stolen Violets” by Maria A. Kampyli constitutes a contemplative and sensitively wrought depiction of the interior journey of a subject who experiences time, love, solitude, loss, and …
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Diatribe: Lekatsas and the politics of naming in postcolonial Melbourne
In contemporary multicultural democracies, the naming of public space constitutes a potent semiotic act, one that not only honours individuals or events but also inscribes hegemonic narratives into the very …
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Diatribe: Rituals – Gifts for the gods
The Hellenic Museum’s most recent exhibition, Rituals: Gifts for the Gods, is not merely a curated display of antiquities, but a contemplative pilgrimage through the spiritual psyche of the ancient …
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Diatribe: Ashpoems
It is only when the fire burns to ashes, when the embers are glowing, that cooking, and warmth is possible. Similarly, in George Vassilacopoulos’ latest poetry collection: Ashpoems, we are …
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Diatribe: The melancholy of the politician
“Despite their promises at the last Election, the politicians had not yet changed the climate” – Evelyn Waugh, ‘Love Among the Ruins’ 1953. Giorgio de Chirico, one of my favourite …
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Diatribe: Hydra in Winter
Just imagine, if you will, that you could read a humorous version of the Pentateuch, written by a particularly witty in-law of a descendant of Abraham, who peppers her pages …