Parochialism in Perth: aspects of regionalism amongst Western Australia's Castellorizian community (Final)
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Date
2015
Authors
Yiannakis, John N
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Modern Greek Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand
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Abstract
Founded in 1912, the Castellorizian Association of Western Australia was the first
Greek regional fraternity established anywhere in Australia. In the celebratory atmosphere
of its centenary year, Perth’s Castellorizian population had the opportunity for
a more critical and introspective examination of its community role. This paper seeks
to outline aspects of that role and contribution to the Western Australian Greek community,
past and present, while noting that in undertaking that role, Castellorizians
were often dismissive of other Greeks and have sometimes excluded them from the
local community’s mythology. This attitude has impacted on community politics, relationships
and development. While such parochialism is not unique to Castellorizians
or Western Australia, did Perth’s isolation, Castellorizian numerical dominance and
assimilation accentuate this trend and to what effect?
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Greek studies, Culture, Australia
Citation
Yiannakis, J.N., 2015. Parochialism in Perth: aspects of regionalism amongst Western Australia's Castellorizian community (Final). In: M. Tsianikas, G. Couvalis and M. Palaktsoglou (eds.) "Reading, interpreting, experiencing: an inter-cultural journey into Greek letters". Modern Greek Studies Association of New Zealand, 97-111.