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Dean Kalimniou

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Speak Greek, Savvidis

Dean Kalimniou on the emergence of two separate strands of the Greek identity and why the argument that language determines ethnic affiliation is farcical and incoherent.

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Pyrrhichios Flight

The sculpture by Panagiotis Tanimanidis is the latest monument to the Pontic genocide, unveiled recently in Piraeus.

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Recording relevance

That which brings both Greek and Chinese Australians together, is perhaps what makes the Chinese Museum unique.

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Reflections on Mother’s Day past in Greek Australia

Mother’s Day is a concept fraught with difficulties for many Greek Australians of the first generation. Dean Kalimniou explores why.

Life

The Legacy of the Greek Language

Dean Kalimniou reviews Professor George Kanarakis’ The Legacy of the Greek Language – a must-have book for all Greek Australian households.

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«Για την Ελλάδα ρε γαμώτο»

Rather than being an inept form of the worst type of populism, Tsipras’ bold new move must be interpreted as a calculated strike against the coerciveness of the modern state.

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Anzacs: myths, mateship and manipulation

Dean Kalimniou questions the motivations behind the way Greek Australians increasingly honour Anzac Day.

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Star Wars One: the Greek original

Dean Kalimniou reflects on the work of Lucian of Samosata; the man that taught us to reach for the stars.

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These marbles are alive… or are they?

The forgotten monument in honour of the Thessaloniki-Melbourne city sisterhood.

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Life, death and the Greek language

What does learning Greek means for the modern Australian Hellene?

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