Friday 28 th June 2013 CONFERENCE PROGRAM Greek Research

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1 Friday 28 th June 2013 CONFERENCE PROGRAM Greek Research Venue: School of Humanities,, Sturt Road, Bedford Park (Adjacent to Car Park 5 on Ring Road) Registration, Matthew Flinders Theatre Foyer, School of Humanities WELCOME, OPENING ADDRESS AND PLENARY (Room North Theatre 1): Dr Helen Feist 9.15 Welcome address: Professor Andrew Parkin, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Dr Helen Feist - Deputy Director, Australian Population and Migration Research Centre Miss Georgia Panagiotopoulos, 9.30 OPENING ADDRESS The Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing CALD Aged Care Policy - Post, Present & Future Mr Pino Migliorino Chairman Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia 10:30 Aged Care Reform for CALD Communities Pat Sparrow - Director, Aged Care Reform, COTA Australia Symposium on Greek food and culture past, present and future (Room 121) 9.15am Introduction and welcome Prof John Coveney Greek-Cypriot food Past (Room 121) 9.30 Foodstuffs imports and diet change in Cyprus, Dr George Kazamias University of Cyprus Bringing the past to the present: Preserving traditional Greek food customs for today s food practices. Markos Dymiotis Healthy Living, Victoria Discussion Morning Tea Courtyard Marquee

2 Session 1: Migration (Room 101) Dr Christos Fifis Session 2: Modern Greek Literature (Room 133) Ms Areti Devetzidis Greek food Present (Room 121) Prof John Coveney Greek Currents in Australian Waters: Greek-Australians and the Sea, 1810s 2013 Mr Leonard Janiszewski Ms Effy Alexakis Macquarie University Dr John Yiannakis (Presenter) Curtin University Striking it Lucky: The Endeavours of Greek-Cypriots in the South Australian Workforce Miss Maria Shialis Australian women in Macedonia Dr Panayiotis Diamadis University of Technology, Sydney Exile and the impossible nostos: Greek autofiction and politics in the 1970s Miss Stavrini Ioannidou King s College London Famagusta the Imperial city: Representations of the Byzantine Empire in the poetry of Kyriakos Charalambides. Miss Nicoletta Hadjipavlou King s College London TBC Michelle Hammond The scars of migration Maria-Irini Avgoulas PhD Candidate, Deakin University/Associate Lecturer, 12noon The MEDiterranean ISlands Study (MEDIS): An insight into the diet and lifestyle factors of elderly Cretan and Cypriot Australians and the impact of migration upon adherence to the Mediterranean diet Tania Thodis PhD Candidate, Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, 12.30pm Greek-Australian Migrants who are Resilient to Dietary Acculturation Dr George Tsourtos Discussion Discussion Lunch Courtyard Marquee

3 KEYNOTE ADDRESS (Room North Theatre 1) Challenging the assumptions Kay Fallick, Director of the International Federation on Ageing Dr Ruth Walker 1.45pm Greek food Present cont. (Room 121) 1.45pm Hydration characteristics of the Cypriot-Australian diet Spero Tsindos PhD Candidate, Adjunct Lecturer, Nutrition and Dietetics, Discussion on keynote address 2.15pm Where does the Mediterranean diet stand in relation to heart disease? Teagan Frangos PhD candidate, Session 3: Migration (Room 101) Ms Cheryl Simpson Session 4: Teaching (Room 133) Assoc. Prof. Takuji Abe pm: Greek food Future (Room 121) Prof John Coveney 2.30 Working Without A Safety Net: Issues, struggles and dilemmas faced by Greek Orthodox clergy in the Australian context Mrs Catherine Tsacalos James Cook University Queensland 2.50 The production and reproduction of nostalgia through short-term visits to Greece Dr Valerie Liddle University of Adelaide Supporting student learning and authentic language assessment in higher education synchronous online environments Mrs Cecily Wright The effectiveness of teaching the Greek language, as a second- language at afternoon Greek Schools in Australia Mrs Chrysoula Sou Melissinaki University of South Australia Panel discussion Panel: John Rerakis Philhellene Restaurant, Melbourne Markos Dymiotis, Healthy Living, Victoria Assoc Prof Antigone Kouris MEDIS study Project, Dr George Tsourtos,

4 Discussion Discussion Afternoon Tea Courtyard marquee Session 5: Greek History (Room 101) Dr Panayiotis Diamadis Session 6: Virtual presentation (Room 133) Mr Antonios Litinas 3.45 Evagoras I the Cypriot King of Salamis and His Pro-Hellenic Policy Assoc. Prof. Takuji Abe Kyoto Preferctural University Dr Beata Iwona Glinka Aristotle University and University of Greece 4.05 The first translation of the Quran (8th/9th century CE) and its use in the anti-islamic work of Nicetas of Byzantium (9th c.) Mr Manolis Ulbricht Free University Berlin Virtual presentation (SKYPE) Greek Memorandums: A willing choice or a violation of democracy Mr Alexandros Kyriakidis University of Sheffield Virtual presentation (SKYPE) 4.05pm Greek Food cont. (Room North Theatre 1) Longevity in Greek Migrants to Australia may be explained by adherence to a traditional Greek Mediterranean diet? Assoc. Prof. Antigone Kouris-Blazos Discussion Discussion Discussion

5 Saturday 29 th June 2013 Venue: School of Humanities,, Sturt Road, Bedford Park (Adjacent to Car Park 5 on Ring Road) Registration, Matthew Flinders Theatre Foyer, School of Humanities KEYNOTE ADDRESS AND PANEL DISCUSSION (Room North Theatre 1) Mr Narmon Tulsi 9.20 Age-friendly Communities: Involving older people to create change Dr Kathleen Brasher, COTA Victoria Discussion on keynote address Panel Discussion Ageing at 45? (Room North Theatre 1) Session 1: xx (Room 101) KEYNOTE ADDRESS (Room North Theatre 2) Dr M. Christine Brown Consultant Occupational Physician Panel: Dr Arthur Loukas, Psychiatrist Dr Phouc Le Cong, GP Dr Mohammad Amir Ghyasvand, Geologist Morning Tea Courtyard Marquee Anthi Dr George Couvalis Aristotle s Redescription of the Origin of Philosophy Prof. Rick Benitez Sydney University

6 Session 1: Migration (Room 101) Session 2: Teaching (Room 133) Session 3: Time and Modality (Room 121) Dr Maria Palaktsoglou Mrs Cecily Wright Assoc. Prof. Scott Mann The Pear Tree Ms Andrea Cleland University of Melbourne Greek Australia meets White Australia: Vagrant Gypsies and Respectable Greeks Mr Andonis Piperoglou Parochialism in Perth: Aspects of regionalism amongst Western Australia s Castellorizian community Dr John Yiannakis Curtin University Greek Historical Linguistics in view of contemporary linguistic research Dr Efrosini Deligianni University of New South Wales Language Planning, Policies, Educational Reform and Nationalism for the newly formed Greek State, 1830 until today. Mr Nikos Kolendrianos Melbourne University A Greek-Australian school anti-bullying collaboration: Outcomes and implications of an intervention Dr Grace Skrzypiec Prof. Philip Slee Dr Christina Roussi-Vergou Eleni Andreou University of Thessaly A dilemma of Aristotle and Philoponus Mr Kieran Nanasi University of Adelaide Time and Modality Prof. Chris Mortensen University of Adelaide Discussion Discussion Discussion Lunch Courtyard Marquee

7 KEYNOTE ADDRESS (Room North Theatre 1) Session 4: Peripatetics (Room 121) Housing and Older Immigrants in Australia: Issues for the 21st Century Prof. Andrew Beer Adelaide University Continuity and Criticism in the Peripatos or How to Define a Peripatetic Prof. Han Baltussen University of Adelaide Dr Kathleen Brasher Dr George Couvalis Discussion on keynote address Discussion KEYNOTE ADDRESS (Room 101) Dr Maria Palaktsoglou Session 6: Virtual presentation (Room 133) Mr Antonios Litinas Session 7: Contingency and Possibility (Room 121) Dr George Couvalis 2.20 Theo Angelopoulos: The Master of Colour Prof Vrasidas Karalis University of Sydney Mrs Mariana Kapetanidou Mrs Sofia Orfanidou Mrs Stamatia Siamitra Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Virtual presentation (Video) Aristotle and Real Contingency Mr Peter Quigley University of Adelaide 2.40 Dr Posantzi Paraskevi National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Aristotle, Impossible Possibilities Dr Andrew Turner University of Adelaide Virtual presentation (Video)

8 Discussion Discussion Discussion Afternoon Tea Courtyard Marquee Session 8: Cyprus (Room 101) Session 9: Virtual presentation (Room 133) Session 10: Ontology (Room 121) Dr George Kazamias Mr Antonios Litinas Prof. Chris Mortensen 3.45 The Cyprus economic crisis and the future of the EU Prof. Elias Eliades Javeriana University of Bogota 4.05 Hellas, Cyprus and Energy Politics Dr Panayiotis Diamadis University of Technology, Sydney Language and age identities among older Greek Cypriot women Dr Anna Charalambidou Institution European University of Cyprus Virtual presentation (SKYPE) Dr Kyriaki Frantzi Greek Ministry of Education Virtual presentation (SKYPE) Ontology and explanation Assoc. Prof. Scott Mann University of Western Sydney Aristotle versus Hume and Russell on Being Dr George Couvalis Discussion Discussion Discussion Short intermission PUBLIC LECTURE (Room North Theatre 1) Konstantinos Kavafis The high lyricism and its hidden dramas Prof Varsidas Karalis Prof Michael Tsianikas

9 Followed by refreshments Sunday 30 th June 2013 Venue: School of Humanities,, Sturt Road, Bedford Park (Adjacent to Car Park 5 on Ring Road) Registration, Matthew Flinders Theatre Foyer, School of Humanities KEYNOTE ADDRESS AND PANEL DISCUSSION (Room North Theatre 1) Dr Helen Feist 9.20 Ageing in a Foreign Land and the Role of International Mobility Prof. Graeme Hugo Adelaide University Discussion on keynote address Panel Discussion - Information, training and resources CALD perspectives (Room North Theatre 1) Panel: Agnieszka Chudecka, PICAC Jane Mussared Session 1: Greek Culture & Philosophy (Room 121) Who is Kazantzakis God? Dr Nick Trakakis Australian Catholic University

10 Morning Tea Courtyard Marquee Session 2: Greek Culture & Literature (Room 101) Dr John Yiannakis Session 3: Literature & Migration (Room 133) Mrs Chrysoula Sou Melissinaki Session 4: Philosophy (Room 121) Early Collectors of Greek Embroideries: What Relevance for Today? Ms Cheryl Simpson Its all Greek to me-or- Whats's Greek about it? Eugene Delacroix's iconography, perceptions of Greece and tensions between Classicism, Romanticism and Orientalism Ms Areti Devetzidis Greek Myths as Interpretative Metaphors in Climate Change Literature Dr Victoria Team Tassos Livaditis' Poetry. Themes and technique in his early period Dr Christos Fifis Mr Alexey Stambolov Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" A Tale of Two Churches: The Founding of the Greek Orthodox Church in Australia and the scandal that split the congregation... Mr Emmanuel Agoratsios Macquarie University Diogenes of Synope and the "99%" Mr Demetrios Bastiras Bradford College, University of Adelaide Discussion Discussion Discussion

11 Lunch Courtyard Marquee KEYNOTE ADDRESS (Room North Theatre 1) Aged Care Services à la CALD! Recipe or Formula? Rosa Colanero, Multicultural Aged Care Dr Lui Di Venuto Discussion on keynote address Session 5: Migration (Room 101) Miss Maria Shialis Session 6: Virtual presentation (Room 133) Mr Antonios Litinas 2.20 Doing widowhood The voices of older Greek-Australians and the cultural experience of widowhood Miss Georgia Panagiotopoulos Mrs Mariana Kapetanidou Mrs Sofia Orfanidou Mrs Stamatia Siamitra Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Video) 2.40 Female voices : Greek women immigrants and gendered migration narratives Dr Maria Palaktsoglou Sacramental Ritual and the Dance of Isaiah Dr Patricia Riak Temple University Virtual presentation (Video)

12 Discussion Discussion Closing address (Room North Theatre 1) Prof. Michael Tsianikas, Dr Helen Feist, Dr Lui Di Venuto Discussion Closing remarks Closing celebration and networking Conference closed Thank you for participating in 2 nd International Conference on Ageing in a Foreign Land. The 3 rd International Conference on Ageing in a Foreign Land will be held June See you then. PLEASE NOTE: 1) The Conference organizers endeavour to adhere to the Program, however advise that due to unforeseeable circumstances the Program may change without notice and accept no responsibility for any loss incurred to service providers, conference participants or delegate. 2) All conference papers and Keynote presentations will be given at, Bedford Park, in the School of Humanities Building, Car Park 5 on Ring Road, unless stated otherwise on the full program.