[MGSA-L] Upcoming Presentation on Pioneer Greek American women writers /Thessaloniki-School of English
Theodora Patrona
tpatrona at gmail.com
Mon May 11 13:36:59 PDT 2015
Dear All
Those of you residing in the Thessaloniki area may find this of interest:
*Wednesday 20 May*
*19:15*
*Library 308A/ School of English, *
*New Philosophy Building/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki*
*Problematics of Culture and Theory *
*Resurfacing:*
* Iphigeneia Copadis, the Greek American women’s periodical Ellenis
(1949-1955) and female ethnic space in mid-twentieth century*
*By *
*Theodora D. Patrona, Ph.D*
*Independent Scholar*
*2012 Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection Fellow (Elios Society)*
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*Abstract:*
The references to women’s contribution in the letters of the Greek Diaspora
in the first half of the twentieth century are very rare. The sole names
that are mentioned in popular bibliographies are those of the journalists
and writers Demetra Vaka-Brown, Theano Papazoglou- Margaris, Euphrosyne
Corinna Canoutas and Maria Vardoulakis. The usual comment that follows the
scarce female presence relates to their poverty, illiteracy and domestic
seclusion. However, women’s presence in periodicals, publications and
literary circles of that early era seems to be a secret still well-kept in
their contemporary press and rare records. Among them the figure of
Iphigeneia Copadis, author, journalist and editor of the popular women’s
magazine *Ellenis* (1949-1955) intrigues with her dynamic presence as well
as the impact of her periodical. Based in New York, *Ellenis, *kept company
to numerous female readers of Greek descent in the U.S. with diverse
articles that reflect the status of Greek American women. Through this
presentation, I will examine the sole known up-to date female periodical
of the mid-century, its scope, content as well as its role in the formation
of the female ethnic identity of the Greek diaspora.
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