[MGSA-L] Reminder: Upcoming Presentation on Pioneer Greek American women writers /Thessaloniki-School of English

[Theodora Patrona]

Dear All,
A reminder for an upcoming presentation
Hope to see you there!
T.P.

*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)*

2015-05-11 23:36 GMT+03:00 Theodora Patrona <tpatrona at gmail.com>:

> 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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