Faculty & Staff

Publications

Books

2012 Thinking Diversely: Hellenism and the Challenge of Globalization (guest Editor), A Journal for Greek Letters, (Rate A’), Modern Greek Studies Association Australia & New Zealand, The University of Sydney, Sydney.

1998 “Popular and Learned Traditions in the Literary Works of Nikos Engonopoulos”, PhD Thesis, Critical Interpretation and Philosophy, The University of Sydney (Rare Books).

Book chapters

2008 Kefallinos, E., “Inaudible Voices: Identity, Cultural Memory – Dimitra and Persephone in their Greek-Australian version” in Georgoyiannis P. (ed.) Centre of Intercultural Education, University of Patras, 2005 pp. 48-61

2005 Kefallinos, E., “Intercultural Pedagogy: The Paradigm of the Hellenic-Australian Literature”, Center of Intercultural Education, in Georgoyiannis P., (ed.), Centre of Intercultural Education, University of Patras, Patras, Greece, 2005, pp. 214-223

2004 Kefallinos, E., “Innovation and Knowledge through the Greek-Australia Experience”, in Hellenic Education in Diaspora, Damanakis M., Theodora M., Antonios Ch., (eds.), University of Crete, E.DIA.ME., 2004, pp. 199-410.

2003 Kefallinos, “Do not speak to the driver” or “leave the surrealist poet Nikos Engonopoulos to speak”! Greek Research in Australia, in Close E., Elizabeth, Tsianikas, M., Frantzis F., (eds), Greek Research in Australia, The Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, 2003, pp. 381-394.

2000 Kefallinos, E., “The Viability of the Greek language as a foreign or second: The case in Australia”. The Greek Language as Foreign of Second: An Intercultural Approximation, in Georgoyiannis P., Ekdotiki Attica, Athens, Greece, 2000, pp. 68-76.

1999 Kefallinos E., “The Significance and Development of Hellenic Studies in Australia”. Hellenic Studies in The Antipodes at The Dawn of the 21

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Century, World Council of Hellenes Abroad, Sydney, 1999, pp.54-64.

Refereed Journal Articles

2017 (Forthcoming) Joint publication with Kefallinos E., Koromvokis P., Kalaitizidis I., Paper of disseminating results, with theoretical framework, of the project “Innovative Approaches of Teaching Greek Medical Terminology”, potential publisher “Language Testing Journal”, SAGE Publications (Journal accepted into Thomson Reuter’s Indexes: Arts and Humanities Citation Index).

2014 Kefallinos, E., “Migration, Integration, Acculturation: Greek –Australian Across Generations”. Crisis, Criticism and Critique in Contemporary Greek Studies, V. Karalis & P. Nazou (eds.) a Journal of Modern Greek Letters, in Modern Greek Studies (Australia and New Zealand, Vol 16-17, 2014, pp. 237-251.

2012 Kefallinos E., “Multiple Intergenerational Identities: Greek- Australian women across generations”. In Modern Greek Studies (Australia and New Zealand) a Journal of Greek Letters, Special Edition, Vol. 15, 2012, pp.173-193.

Kefallinos E., (Guest Editor) “The Hymn of Athens by Kostis Palamas: A poem about Athens or Athens as a Poem?” in Modern Greek Studies (Australia and New Zealand), a Journal of Greek Letters, Special Edition, 2012, pp. 365-378.

Kefallinos E., “Introduction (editor) Thinking Diversely: Hellenism and the Challenge of Globalization, in Modern Greek Studies (Australia and New Zealand), Special Edition. pp, 11-17.

2011 Kefallinos E., “Eternal Hymen: Greek-Australian female narratives of virginity in the post-postmodern epoch”, in Modern Greek Studies (Australian and New Zealand) a Journal for Greek Letters, V. Karalis (edit.), The University of Sydney, Vol. 15, 2011, pp. 174-193.

2010 “Mothers from the edge: Generation, Identity and Gender in cultural memory”. In Modern Greek

Studies (Australia and New Zealand) a Journal for Greek Letters, V. Karalis (ed), The University of Sydney, Vol. 14, 2010, pp. 305-320.

2006

-Kefallinos E., “Literature and Mathematics: An Attempt at an Inter-Thematic Analysis of Apostolos Doxiades Novel Uncle Petros and the Goldbach’s Conjecture”. In Modern Greek Studies (Australia and New Zealand) a Journal of Greek Letters, vol. 13, 2005, pp.246-25.

2005

-Kefallinos E., “Triptych: Greek-Australia Poetry (Bilingual, Greek and English), Modern

Greek Studies, (Australia and New Zealand) a Journal for Greek Letters, 2005, Vol 12,

pp. 323-330.

2002 Kefallinos E., “What is Internationalization? What it means to Internationalize the Greek language”. in The Journal of Intercultural Education, University of Patras, Vol. 2. 2002, pp. 70-85

2001 Kefallinos E., “Political Ethos of the Surrealist Poet, Nikos Engonopoulos”, Journal of Letters “Periplus”, METAICHMIO, Athens, 2001, pp. 82-92

Referred conference proceedings

2003 Kefallinos, E., Ashiabor Hope, Taplin, Ros, Bryce Mio, Reid Anna, “Redefining our experience of research through integration of multiple perspectives for the Development of postgraduate research”. AARE, Mini-conference 2003. (ed) Peter L. Jeffey, Melbourne – Australian Association for Research in Education, 2003.

Other Research Output

2017 (Forthcoming Presentation), Title: “Zakynthiot Jews: Memory, Trauma, Silence and Social Cohesion”. The presentation will be held at the Parliament House, Macquarie St., Sydney, New South Wales, on Wednesday, 15

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of November 2017.

2017 Invited speaker for the cultural event organized by the Macquarie University Greek

Association, “In memorial for Pontiac Genocide”. Title: “Pyrrhic Dance: The Dance of the Gods” Macquarie University.

2016 Invited keynote speaker for the Conference of Greek Language- A unique professional Development opportunity for K-12 teachers of Modern Greek in government and non-government Schools. Languages, Education New South Wales. Paper Topic: “Greek language in Times – Thoughts, Practices and Applications”. October 2016.

2006 Invited speaker to give a lecture on “Defining Platonic Love” in a Symposium organized by the Centre of Literature and Culture, Kostis Palamas, Australian Educational Progressive Association, Sydney 2016.

2016 Invited speaker by Modern Greek Studies Association to deliver a topic regarding Cultural

Situation in Greece, since the Economic Crisis. Title: “Greece: Inexhaustible source of Culture”.

September 2016, Macquarie university.

2015 Kefallinos, Kalaitzidis, Koromvokis, Vlachopoulos, “Innovative Approaches of Teaching

Greek Medical Terminology”, in LCNAU (Languages and Cultures Network for Association Universities) 2015 National Colloquium, organized by International Studies Department-Languages and Cultures, Macquarie university.

Kefallinos E., Vlachopoulos P., Workshop presentation entitled: “Enhancing Learning of Modern Greek Language with New and Emerging Technologies”, in LCNAU 2015 National Colloquium, organized by International Studies Department-Languages and Cultures, Macquarie University.

Kefallinos, Kalaitzidis, Koromvokis and Vlachopoulos, presentation entitled “Innovative Approaches of Teaching Greek Medical Terminology”, in Teaching and Learning Week, September

2015, Macquarie University.

2015 Invited speaker to give a lecture on “Byzantine Women in Power: Theodora, Irene the Athenian, Kassiani”, at the “Centre of Literature and Culture, Australia Hellenic Progressive Association 2015.

2014 Co-organized, speaker and chair of the 12

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Biennial conference on: Un-Framing

Hellenism: Greek culture after the Crisis, MGSAANZ, The University of Sydney, 2014.

Paper topic: “The List that was never given: Zakynthiot Jews and their unique survival during the

Nazi’s occupation, 1943-44”

Invited speaker: The Australian Hellenic, Educational and Progressive Association in conjunction

with the Jewish Museum in Sydney, commemorated the 70

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anniversary since the Holocaust

During the Second War World.

Title of the presentation: “The Song of Life: The Miracle of Survival of the Jews of Zakynthos, during the Nazi’s occupation, 1943-44”.

2014 Invited speaker to give a lecture on “In the memory of Greek Cypriots heroes of the war of independence 1955-1960” Cultural Centre of Greek Cyprian Community, Sydney, 2014.

2012 Speaker and chair of the 11

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Biennial conference on: Crisis, Criticism and Critique in

Contemporary Greek Studies, MGSAANZ, The University of Sydney, 2012.

Paper topic: “Greek-Australian Women across generation: Their process of assimilation”.

2010 Organizer, chair and speaker in the 10

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Biennial Conference on: Hellenism in the Globalized World, Discipline of Greek Studies, at International Studies Department-Languages and Cultures,

Macquarie University, 2010. Paper Topic: “Greek-Australian Identities in the Globalized World”

Speaker at the 4

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European Congress of Modern Greek Studies, Granada, Spain,

September 2010. Paper topic: “Multiple, Cultural, Intergenerational female Identities: The case with the Greek-Australian Women”.

2009 Speaker at 9

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at the 9

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International Conference on “Greek Research in Australia”, Flinders

University, July 2009. Paper topic: “Greek- Australian Women: Gender, Ethics and Tradition”

2008 Speaker and chair in the 9

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Biennial Conference of Modern Greek Studies in

Australia and New Zealand, La Trope University, Melbourne, June 2008.

Paper topic: “Female Voices: Three Generations of Greek-Australian Women”.

Speaker at the International Conference in Modern Greek Studies, Athens 2-5

July 2008, Cultural Organization of Municipality of Athens

Paper topic: “Realities of the Present-Reflections to the Future: Interdisciplinary

Approximations in teaching, Learning and research of Greek Studies (Macquarie University) in Australia”.

Speaker at the 10

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International Conference, University of Patras, Greece, July 2008.

Paper topic: “Inaudible Voices: Identity, Cultural Memory and “Demeter and Persephone”

In their Greek-Australian version”.

2007 Speaker on the “Moving Cultures, Shifting Identities: A Conference about Migration,

Connection, Heritage and Cultural Memory 2007, Flinders University. Innovative Universities

European Union Centre & the European Commission’s Delegation to Australia.

Paper topic: “Mothers from the Edge: Generation, Identity, and Gender in Cultural Memory”

2005 Invited as honored speaker at the 7

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International Conference on Intercultural

Education: Greek as a Second or Foreign Language, University of Patras, 2005.

Paper topic: “Intercultural Pedagogy: The paradigm of Greek-Australian Literature”.

2004 Organizer and speaker of a mini-Conference entitled “Athens Day Conference: a day

for all things, Athenian”, in honor of “Athens 2000” Olympic Games., Paper topic:

“Athena, diamond-jeweled, ring of the Earth: A poem about Athens or Athens as

Poem? Modern Greek Studies, Macquarie University, July 2004.

Speaker of 6

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Biennial Conference on “Minorities and Minority Discourses in the

Greek World”, Culture and Memory, MGSAANZ, The University of Sydney, 2004.

Paper topic: An Inter-Thematic Analysis of Doxiades Novel, Uncle Petros and

Goldbach’s Conjecture”

2001

Speaker (and chair of session) at the 6

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Biennial International Conference, on “Greek

Research in Australia”, Flinders University, Adelaide, 2001.

Paper of the topic: “Do not speak to the driver or leave the surrealist poet to speak”.