Dean Kalimniou
Dialogue –
Life, death and the Greek language
What does learning Greek means for the modern Australian Hellene?
Dialogue –
Revolution comprehended
Dean Kalimniou delves into the Greek Revolution of 1821, from the origins of the word to what it has meant for the Greek people.
News –
Greek speaking cartoons in March
Technology can play a big role in providing children with a linguistic experience in line with the modern urban world in Greek, and help supplement their vocabulary.
Dialogue –
Twerking and democracy have more in common than you think
Dean Kalimniou on the Hellenic origins of the twerk.
Life –
‘Bull Days’
Dean Kalimniou gives an insightful review of poet Tina Giannoukos’ Bull Days, a sequence of 58 sonnets.
Dialogue –
Bulleen − you know what I mean
Dean Kalimniou reflects on the GOCMV’s general meeting for the Bulleen project, and the overwhelmingly unanimous vote amongst its members.
Dialogue –
Double-headed bogeymen
Dean Kalimniou responds to a controversial photograph showing a group of Greek soldiers of Albanian ethnicity linking their outstretched hands to form the double-headed eagle.
Dialogue –
Ψωμί, παιδεία, φιλοξενία
Dean Kalimniou on why it’s high time we embraced a humanistic and benevolent conception of mankind, affording each other the respect and mutual regard we all deserve.
Dialogue –
The ‘Quick’ guide to Hellenism
Dean Kalimniou reflects on the Greek identity in Australia and the development of an ideology of identity to which knowledge of modern Greek is not essential.