922-186 LaTrobe-MG2/3TTH:T'territorial Hellenism

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Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Prerequisites

European studies students wishing to enrol in this subject would normally have completed first year European studies, see Prerequisites.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

In this subject the concept of 'transterritorial Hellenism' will be discussed by way of an imaginary journey through the cities of Thessaloniki, Izmir, Alexandria, Paris, London, New York and Melbourne. Students will explore the life of Greeks as Ottoman subjects, as merchants, businesspeople, students and scholars, as victims of genocide, as political exiles and guest-workers. Competing visions of Hellenism that developed in these cities will be juxtaposed to the realities of Greece today. Students who complete the subject should appreciate the complexity of the concept of 'Hellenism' and the diversity of its manifestations in various parts of the modern world, and be able to discuss issues of Greek identity in a sophisticated manner.

Assessment

A 500 word tutorial paper, a 2000 word essay, and either a 1500 word reflective essay or a 90-minute test, and class participation.

Prescribed Texts

A subject reader will be available.

• I Hassiotis, Queen of the Worthy: Thessaloniki, History and Culture. 1997.
• M Dobkin Housepian, Smyrna 1922: The Destruction of a City. Faber, 1972.
• A Kitroeff, The Greeks in Egypt, 1919-1937: Ethnicity and Class. Oxford, 1989.
• A Alexandrou, Mission Box. Kedros, 1996.
• C Ioannides (ed), Greeks in English Speaking Countries. Caratzas, 1997.
• D Constas & A Platias (eds), Diasporas in World Politics. The Greeks in Comparative Perspective. Macmillan, 1993.
• R Clogg (ed), The Greek Diaspora in the Twentieth Century. Macmillan, 1999.