Dean Kalimniou
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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 …
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Diatribe: From Delphi to Uluru
My first question, when comparing Melbourne academic Dr Christos Fifis’ latest publications, a poetry collection entitled “From Delphi to Uluru” and the second edition of his “With Lyre and Knowledge: …
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Diatribe: Trademarking Macedonia
A few months ago, the Preston Lions Soccer Club, most of whose members are culturally affiliated with Greece’s northern neighbour, recently registered “PRESTON MAKEDONIA S.C” as a trademark with IP …
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Legislating Remembrance by… omission
On Christmas Eve 2024, a presidential degree of the President of Greece, published on 14 January this year, brought into effect a series of laws around appointing 6 April, as …