Sydney: “Encounters of Transformation: Intercultural Relations between Greek and Indigenous Australians”
Join a symposium organised jointly by the Consulate General of Greece in Sydney and the UNSW School of Humanities & Languages with the collaboration of the Foundation for Hellenic Studies (UNSW) and the students’ HellSoc (Hellenic Society of UNSW).
The theme of the symposium is the interaction – direct or indirect – between Greek and Indigenous Australians, in a variety of domains and in a range of ways, such as through literature, the visual arts, sociopolitical advocacy movements and the self-representation of Australian First Peoples themselves. The symposium will be accompanied by exhibited artworks of Christina Tsaou, a young Greek visual artist inspired by Indigenous art.
This event is structured into two parts. Part A includes 4 presentations (20 minute presentation and a 10 minute Q&A for each presenter), and Part B is made up of two roundtable discussions (60 to 75 minutes each including a Q&A).
There will be a lunch and an afternoon tea break. The presentations will be delivered by academics, Greek and Indigenous, while the roundtable discussions will also feature Greek and Indigenous writers, artists, community leaders and/or activists, and generally people who have engaged somehow in Greek – Indigenous Australian relations.
Information: https://www.events.unsw.edu.au/event/encounters-transformation
