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Professor Vrasidas Karalis
Sir Nicholas Laurantus Professor of Modern Greek
Phone
+61 2 9351 7252
Address
A18 - Brennan MacCallum Building
The University of Sydney
For the last 20 years, my main area of research has been in Modern Greek, Byzantine, Cultural Studies and more recently New Testament Studies. I have also worked in translation, especially of the Australian Nobel Laureate Patrick White and translated three of his major novels into Greek (Voss, The Vivisector, A Cheery Soul).
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Teaching
- MGRK1601: Junior Modern Greek 1
- MGRK1602: Junior Modern Greek 2
- MGRK2631: Cultural Identities
- MGRK2653: Sex, Drugs and Music in Modern Greek Culture
- MGRK2675: New Testament Greek and its World A
- MGRK2676: New Testament Greek and its World B
Supervision - Current
- Uros Todorovic, The Relevance of Late Byzantine Art to Contemporary Artistic Movements
- Afroditi Vassos, The teaching of Greek as a second language
- Catherine Cassis-Liaros, the Poetics of Death in The work of George Sarantaris
Supervision - Completed
- Dr Panayiotis Diamadis, The Fate of the Greek Minority in Asia Minor
- Dr Jen Harisson, Anthropoligical Readings of Nikos Kazantzakis and Patrick White
- Dr Haris Cypridemos, The Cyprus Question between 1930 and 1960
- Six Greek Film-Makers I.B. Tauris (forthcoming)
- Editing a volume on Cornelius Castoriadis and the Project of Radical Autonomy, Brill Publications (forthcoming)
- Greek Philosophy After the Greeks re-press, Melbourne (forthcoming)
- 2007: Elected member of the Australian Council of the School of Divinities
- 2005: Re-elected President of Modern Greek Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand
- 2005: President of the Sydney Society of Literature and Aesthetics
- 2005: Elected Editor of the official journal of the Sydney Society of Literature and Aesthetics
- 2003: Honorary member of the Greek-Orthodox Community of Lakemba
- 2002: Re-elected President of the Association fo Modern Greek Studies of Australia and New Zealand
- 2001: Member of the Sydney University based Society for Literature and Aesthetics
- 2000: Member of the Centre for Australian Culture and Spirituality
- 1998: President of the Association of Modern Greek Studies in Australia and New Zealand.
- 1998: Member of the Council of the Sydney School of Divinity
- 1998: Member of the Academic Board of the Sydney School of Divinity
- 1995: Vice-President, Modern Greek Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand.
- 1995: Member of the International Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis (Societe des amis de N. Kazantzaki, Geneva)
- 1995: Co-founding member of the Greek-Orthodox Forum, a new cultural association, under the auspices of the Greek-Orthodox Archdiocese, for the promotion of the Hellenic and Byzantine Heritage in Australia.
- 1993: Vice-president, Modern Greek Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand..
- 1992: Committee member, Modern Greek Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand.
Project title | Research student |
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Finding the True Self: The Conception of Authenticity from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Charles Taylor | Fanzy FAN |
Time and Other Worlds in Late Nabokov | David POTTER |
Gender Psychodynamics in Films by Contemporary Greek Female Directors | Sophia SAKELLIS |
Selected publications
Publications
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Books
- Karalis, V. (2023). Farewell to Robert. Blackheath: Brandl & Schlesinger. [More Information]
- Karalis, V. (2022). Theo Angelopoulos: Filmmaker and Philosopher. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. [More Information]
- Karalis, V. (2021). The Cinematic Language of Theo Angelopoulos. New York and Oxford: Berghahn Books. [More Information]
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Edited Books
- Karalis, V. (2014). Cornelius Castoriadis and Radical Democracy. Leiden: Brill. [More Information]
- Karalis, V., Nickas, H. (2013). Antigone Kefala: a writer's journey. Melbourne: Owl Publishing.
- Schaap, A., Celermajer, D., Karalis, V. (2010). Power, Judgement and Political Evil: In Conversation with Hannah Arendt. Surry: Ashgate. [More Information]
Book Chapters
- Karalis, V. (2022). The Anti-Foundationalist Cinema of Yorgos Lanthimos: The Case of Kinetta. In Eddie Falvey (Eds.), The Cinema of Yorgos Lanthimos: Films, Form, Philosophy, (pp. 35-52). New York: Bloomsbury. [More Information]
- Karalis, V. (2022). There Will Be Ogres: The Interstitial Aesthetics of Film Noir in the Early Films of Nikos Koundouros. In Anna Poupou, Nikitas Fessas, Maria Chalkou (Eds.), Greek Film Noir, (pp. 27-45). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. [More Information]
- Karalis, V. (2021). Decentred Heterologies in the Poetic Journeys of Antigone Kefala. In Elizabeth McMahon and Brigitta Olubas (Eds.), Antigone Kefala: New Australian Modernities, (pp. 89-110). Crawley: UWA Publishing.
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Journals
- Karalis, V. (2020). Gurdjieff and C. G. Jung: Life Is Real Only Then, When 'I Am' and the Question of Individuation. Correspondences, 8(2), 255-280. [More Information]
- Karalis, V. (2018). Greek Cinema as A Modern Historical Project (Some Methodological Questions). Modern Greek Studies (Australia and New Zealand), 19, 35-68.
- Karalis, V. (2017). Gurdjieff beyond the Personality Cult: Reading the Work and Its Re-Workings Notes on Rene Zuber's 'Who are You Monsieur Gurdjieff?'. Religion and the Arts, 21(2017), 176-188. [More Information]
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Edited Journals
- Karalis, V., Nazou, P. (2017). A Journal for Greek letters - From Stories to Narratives: the enigmas of transition. Modern Greek Studies (Australia and New Zealand), 18(2016-2017).
- Karalis, V. (2005). Special issue on Australian Society (p. 320). JOURNAL OF MODERN GREEK STUDIES.
- Karalis, V. (2004). Special Issue on C.P. Cavafy (p. 380). JOURNAL OF MODERN GREEK STUDIES.
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Conferences
- Karalis, V. (2009). Psychodynamics of inter-cultural encounters (Greek presence in Australian society and the emergence of Greek/Australian subjectivity). Seventh Biennial International Conference of Greek Studies 2007, Australia: Department of Languages, Modern Greek, Flinders University.
- Karalis, V. (2005). The poetics of Deep Image and the language of kenosis in Athos Dimoulas? Poetry. Greek Research in Australia: 5th Biennial Conference of Greek Studies, Adelaide, South Australia: Flinders University.
- Karalis, V. (2001). Under the Eyes of the Dead: the Metaphysics of Mortality in Rhapsody 24 of Kazantzakis' Odyssey. 1 International Conference on Crete and Europe, : UNSW Australian Defence Force Academy.
Textual Creative Works
- Karalis, V. (2020). The Glebe Point Road Blues: In Prose and Verse, (pp. 1 - 188). Blackheath, Australia: Brandl & Schlesinger.
- Karalis, V. (2016). Reflections on Presence in Five Days, (pp. 13 - 127). Melbourne, Australia: re.press.
- Karalis, V. (2014). The Demons of Athens: Reports from the Great Devastation, (pp. 1 - 229). Blackheath, NSW, Australia: Brandl & Schlesinger.
Other
- Karalis, V., Byron, M. (2024), Sydney celebrates life and work of philhellene Lord Byron. [More Information]
- Karalis, V. (2004), Interview with Margaret Thronsby, on National ABC Radio, March 2004.
- Karalis, V. (2002), TRANSLATION: S.S. Charkianakis, Australian Passport, introduction & notes by V.K., Brandl & Schlesinger, Sydney, 2002.
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2024
- Karalis, V., Byron, M. (2024), Sydney celebrates life and work of philhellene Lord Byron. [More Information]
2023
- Karalis, V. (2023). Farewell to Robert. Blackheath: Brandl & Schlesinger. [More Information]
2022
- Karalis, V. (2022). The Anti-Foundationalist Cinema of Yorgos Lanthimos: The Case of Kinetta. In Eddie Falvey (Eds.), The Cinema of Yorgos Lanthimos: Films, Form, Philosophy, (pp. 35-52). New York: Bloomsbury. [More Information]
- Karalis, V. (2022). Theo Angelopoulos: Filmmaker and Philosopher. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. [More Information]
- Karalis, V. (2022). There Will Be Ogres: The Interstitial Aesthetics of Film Noir in the Early Films of Nikos Koundouros. In Anna Poupou, Nikitas Fessas, Maria Chalkou (Eds.), Greek Film Noir, (pp. 27-45). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. [More Information]
2021
- Karalis, V. (2021). Decentred Heterologies in the Poetic Journeys of Antigone Kefala. In Elizabeth McMahon and Brigitta Olubas (Eds.), Antigone Kefala: New Australian Modernities, (pp. 89-110). Crawley: UWA Publishing.
- Karalis, V. (2021). The Cinematic Language of Theo Angelopoulos. New York and Oxford: Berghahn Books. [More Information]
2020
- Karalis, V. (2020). The Glebe Point Road Blues: In Prose and Verse, (pp. 1 - 188). Blackheath, Australia: Brandl & Schlesinger.
- Karalis, V. (2020). Gurdjieff and C. G. Jung: Life Is Real Only Then, When 'I Am' and the Question of Individuation. Correspondences, 8(2), 255-280. [More Information]
2019
- Karalis, V. (2019). The Glebe Point Road Blues In Prose and Verse. Blackheath: Brandl & Schlesinger.
2018
- Karalis, V. (2018). Greek Cinema as A Modern Historical Project (Some Methodological Questions). Modern Greek Studies (Australia and New Zealand), 19, 35-68.
2017
- Karalis, V., Nazou, P. (2017). A Journal for Greek letters - From Stories to Narratives: the enigmas of transition. Modern Greek Studies (Australia and New Zealand), 18(2016-2017).
- Karalis, V. (2017). Gurdjieff beyond the Personality Cult: Reading the Work and Its Re-Workings Notes on Rene Zuber's 'Who are You Monsieur Gurdjieff?'. Religion and the Arts, 21(2017), 176-188. [More Information]
- Karalis, V. (2017). Nikos Karouzos (1926-1990): a Christian poet between nihilism and tragedy. Modern Greek Studies (Australia and New Zealand), 18(2016-2017), 322-327.
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2016
- Karalis, V. (2016). Reflections on Presence in Five Days, (pp. 13 - 127). Melbourne, Australia: re.press.
- Karalis, V. (2016). Translingualism, Home, Ambivalence: The Poet Dimitris Tsaloumas. Cordite Poetry Review, 1 August 2016, 1-4.
2015
- Karalis, V. (2015). Theo Angelopoulos' Early Films and the Demystification of Power. In Not known (Eds.), The Cinema of Theo Angelopoulos, (pp. 114-128). TBC. [More Information]
- Karalis, V. (2015). Traumatised Masculinity and Male Stardom in Greek Cinema. In Andrea Bandhauer, Michelle Royer (Eds.), Stars in World Cinema: Screen Icons and Star Systems Across Cultures, (pp. 184-198). London: I.B. Tauris. [More Information]
2014
- Karalis, V. (2014). The Demons of Athens: Reports from the Great Devastation, (pp. 1 - 229). Blackheath, NSW, Australia: Brandl & Schlesinger.
- Karalis, V. (2014). Cornelius Castoriadis and Radical Democracy. Leiden: Brill. [More Information]
- Karalis, V. (2014). From the archives of Oblivion: the first female Greek director Maria Plyta (1915-2006). Modern Greek Studies (Australia and New Zealand), 16-17 A(2013-2014), 45-67.
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2013
- Karalis, V., Nickas, H. (2013). Antigone Kefala: a writer's journey. Melbourne: Owl Publishing.
- Karalis, V., Nickas, H. (2013). Introduction. In Vrasidas Karalis, Helen Nickas (Eds.), Antigone Kefala: a writers journey, (pp. 9-20). Melbourne: Owl Publishing.
- Karalis, V. (2013). The Poetics of Ellipsis in Antigone Kefala's Poetry. In Vrasidas Karalis, Helen Nickas (Eds.), Antigone Kefala: a writers journey, (pp. 254-271). Melbourne: Owl Publishing.
2012
- Karalis, V. (2012). A History of Greek Cinema. New York: Continuum.
- Karalis, V. (2012). Breaking the Image, Celebrating the Word: Byzantine Iconoclasm and the Tendency to Abstraction. Literature and Aesthetics, 22(2), 13-32.
- Karalis, V. (2012). In search of Neo-Hellenic culture: Confronting the ambiguities of modernity in an ancient land. Interactions: Studies in Communication & Culture, 3(2), 129-145. [More Information]
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2011
- Karalis, V. (2011). The construction of cinematic realism in Mihalis Cacoyannis' early films (1954-1959). Modern Greek Studies (Australia and New Zealand), 15, 161-173.
2010
- Karalis, V. (2010). Confronting Violence and Power: Notes on Hannah Arendt's Humanism (An investigation into Discursive Sources). In A. Schaap, D. Celermajer, V. Karalis (Eds.), Power, Judgement and Political Evil: In Conversation with Hannah Arendt, (pp. 171-189). Surry: Ashgate. [More Information]
- Karalis, V. (2010). Consequences of bilingualism in Paul's letters. In Carole M. Cusack, Christopher Hartney (Eds.), Religion and Retributive Logic: Essays in Honour of Professor Garry W. Trompf, (pp. 187-205). Leiden: Brill.
- Karalis, V. (2010). Disambiguating the Sublime and the Historicity of the Concept. CLC Web: Comparative Literature and Culture, 12(4), 1-11. [More Information]
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2009
- Karalis, V. (2009). Psychodynamics of inter-cultural encounters (Greek presence in Australian society and the emergence of Greek/Australian subjectivity). Seventh Biennial International Conference of Greek Studies 2007, Australia: Department of Languages, Modern Greek, Flinders University.
- Karalis, V. (2009). The mythopoetics of space in the Timaeus. Literature and Aesthetics, 19(1), 138-152.
2008
- Karalis, V. (2008). Aristotle and us: some observations on his philosophical language. Thesis Eleven, 93(May 2008), 36-51. [More Information]
- Karalis, V. (2008). Martin Heidegger and the Aletheia of his Greeks. In Karalis, Vrasidas (Eds.), Heidegger and the Aesthetics of Living, (pp. 208-227). Newcastle, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
- Karalis, V. (2008). Recollections of Mr Manoly Lascaris. Blackheath, NSW: Brandl & Schlesinger.
2007
- Karalis, V. (2007). Greek Christianity after 1453. In Parry, Ken (Eds.), The Blackwell Companion to Eastern Christianity, (pp. 156-185). USA: Blackwell Publishers. [More Information]
- Karalis, V. (2007). On Transference and Transposition in Translation. Literature and Aesthetics, 17(2), 227-239.
- Karalis, V. (2007). The Disjunctive Aesthetics of Myth and Empathy in Theo Angelopoulos' Ulysses' Gaze. Literature and Aesthetics, 29, 65-80.
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2006
- Karalis, V. (2006). Notes on the Utopian and Chthonic Semiotics of the Jindyworobaks. International Yearbook of Aesthetics, 10(2006), 115-125.
- Karalis, V. (2006). On Nikos Kazantzakis' statement that "We do not fight our dark passions with a sober, bloodless, neutral virtue which rises above passion, but with other, more violent passion". Modern Greek Studies (Australia and New Zealand), (Special Issue on Culture and Memory), 129-141.
- Karalis, V. (2006). Patrick White and the Great Code of Hellenism. Literature and Aesthetics, 16(1), 173-192.
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2005
- Karalis, V. (2005). Mr Gurdjieff's Legacy: The poetics and aesthetics of reality in the thought of a new age guru. Literature and Aesthetics, 15(1), 252-266.
- Karalis, V. (2005). Special issue on Australian Society (p. 320). JOURNAL OF MODERN GREEK STUDIES.
- Karalis, V. (2005). The City as the Topos and the Habitus of Modernity in the poetry of Michael Dransfield. Literature and Aesthetics, 15(2), 217-226.
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2004
- Karalis, V. (2004). Erotocritos' Double Language. Diavazo, 454, 104-113.
- Karalis, V. (2004). George Ioannou And The Poetry Of Conscious Sinfulness. Diavazo, 452, 75-80.
- Karalis, V. (2004), Interview with Margaret Thronsby, on National ABC Radio, March 2004.
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2003
- Karalis, V. (2003). C.P Cavafy and the Poetics of the Innocent Form. Modern Greek Studies (Australia and New Zealand), 11, 152-164.
- Karalis, V. (2003). Essay on Andreas Aggelakis. Athens: Odos Panos Publications.
- Karalis, V. (2003). History and nihilism in "Gyftopoula" (his novel: the gypsy girl). In Zoumboulakis, Triantafyllopoulos (Eds.), Ho Mythistoriographos Papadiamantes; Synagoge Kritikon Keimenon, (pp. 255-267). Athens: Estia Publications.
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2002
- Karalis, V. (2002). Imagination is always metaphysical. Diavazo, 432(September), 108-113.
- Karalis, V. (2002). Reading Dionysios Solomos. Athens: Ideogramma Publications.
- Karalis, V. (2002). Special Issue on Nikos Kazantzakis. JOURNAL OF MODERN GREEK STUDIES.
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2001
- Karalis, V. (2001). An appreciation of Greek literary criticism. Diavazo, 419, 122-128.
- Karalis, V. (2001). History and Nihilism in Papadiamantis' The Gypsy Girl. Diavazo, 422, 105-110.
- Karalis, V. (2001). Leo the Deacon, Histories, Introduction-translation-notes, by V. K. Athens: Athens Kanakis Publications.
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Selected Grants
2016
- Understanding Europe: 3 x 2cp units (Open Learning Environment - Undergraduate), Winter B, Moir C, Morgan P, Karalis V, Sorbera L, Stott C, Walsh A, Alba A, Rubino A, DVC Education/Small Educational Innovation Grant
2013
- Sydney Intellectual History Network, Milam J, Aspromourgos A, Borghesi F, Caine B, Ferng J, Fitzmaurice A, Gaukroger S, Helbig D, Karalis V, Kerridge I, Macarthur D, Nassar D, Redding P, Sadurski W, Sevel M, Sluga G, Smith M, Waldow A, Walton K, DVC Research/Research Network Scheme (SyReNS)
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