Tag Archives | Vrasidas Karalis

Karalis Named Sydney University Professor

By on December 11, 2012 in Education, News

The University of Sydney has named Vrasidas Karalis a professor of Philosophy, the first Greek-Australian to teach in that department. He was selected in a competition of many applicants. The announcement  was made at a conference at the university which highlighted the financial crisis affecting Greece and the way it is affecting Greek studies. The [...]

Australian Film Critic: ‘Melina Merkouri Taught Me What Freedom Is’

By on April 27, 2012 in Community, events, News

Australian film critic David Stratton presented the book “A History of Greek Cinema” by Vrasidas Karalis at the 30th Greek Festival of Sydney. He told the audience about his experience in regards to the Greek cinema. Obviously, a film critic talking about Greek cinema could not ignore the contribution of Melina Merkouri. “I was 17 years old when [...]

University of Sydney Hosts Conference on Greek Crisis and Criticism

By on April 17, 2012 in events, News

The Modern Greek Studies Association of Australia & New Zealand and the Department of Modern Greek Studies at the University of Sydney have organized a conference  -”Crisis, Criticism and Critique in Contemporary Greek studies.” The profound impact of the crisis on all levels of contemporary Greek life has already generated a systematic critique of the overall [...]

“A History of Greek Cinema” in Sydney

By on April 12, 2012 in News

“A History of Greek Cinema” by Dr. Vrasidas Karalis, launched by the Australian Film Critic David Stratton on the occasion of the Greek Festival in Sydney, is the first full-length book on the topic written in English by an Australian academic. The book focuses on the attempts to establish a “national” cinema furthering social cohesion [...]