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The Greek Festival of Sydney, the Hellenic Historical & Cultural Centre of NSW, the Modern Greek Department of the University of Sydney with Marrickville Council present:
Greek 'Proxy Brides' in Australia:
Dreams and Realities
Spoken by Dr. Panayota Nazou of the Modern Greek Department of the University of Sydney.
Greece,
a country politically divided and in financial ruin, with an oppressive
culture and open wounds inflicted by foreign occupation and civil strife,
forced young women to make certain life-changing decisions.
These individuals were seeking 'refuge' within the confines of arranged marriages, traveling to a distant land.
This presentation deals with these women's past experiences retold half a century later. Inevitably, these recounts are 'filtered' by a new socio-cultural reality as well as a personal memory which is always selective and even mythical.
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date: Anzac Day, Wed 25 April time: 6.30pm venue: Marrickville Town Hall address: 303 Marrickville Road, Marrickville cost: Free contact: 02 9750 0440 language: Greek |
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