Dean Kalimniou
News –
Injustice for Cyprus
Over the course of four decades, sundry Australian, Helladic and Cypriot politicians vow that they will fight for the freedom of Cyprus.
Dialogue –
Flying north for winter
Each year it starts in June, the period when Greek Melbournians, as antipodean migratory birds, fly north for the winter, observes Dean Kalimniou.
Dialogue –
Reflections on presence: A re-creation in movement
Dean Kalimniou on Vrasidas Karalis’ Reflections on Presence, a philosophical notebook exploring the complexities and concerns of contemporary conscience.
Dialogue –
Twitter Twits
Michael O’ Brien’s tweet re Jenny Mikakos was particularly cruel, because it mocks the entire Scylla and Charybdis paradigm faced by migrants in Australia.
Dialogue –
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.
Dialogue –
Pyrrhichios Flight
The sculpture by Panagiotis Tanimanidis is the latest monument to the Pontic genocide, unveiled recently in Piraeus.
Dialogue –
Recording relevance
That which brings both Greek and Chinese Australians together, is perhaps what makes the Chinese Museum unique.
Dialogue –
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.