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?