Underdevelopment
The underdeveloped nature of the Ottoman state has been so over-discussed that it is hard to add anything new to the discussion. Still, I am going to try. While I don’t necessarily know anything about what was, I do
Friendship among people or between nations? – The Case of Greeks and Turks
I feel honoured that I am invited to speak at this meeting about Greeks and Turks. I have spent a large part of my life opposing the agents as well as the understanding that caused the enmity, the hostility, even
Native Language and Demagoguery
When is demagoguery necessary? When we are wrong or when we cannot defend our point. In short, when we feel stuck. Instead of saying “Sorry” or “I was wrong,” we prefer to beat around the bush. It is said
The Contrasting Images of Greeks in Turkish Literature: Fiction versus Memoirs
Negatively portrayed individuals who belong to a neighbouring nation in texts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries is not a surprising phenomenon. One can even argue that the negatively portrayed national stereotypes of the "other" in textbooks, lite
The role of literature in improving international relations
During my contacts with authors, translators and literary critics - as a translator of literary texts myself - I came across with a quite widespread conviction that literature plays a positive role in improving relations across national borders. In
H.M Articles
Literature as a Mirror of National Prejudices and Stereotypes: The Greek and Turkish Cases in ComparisonUnpublished Presentations-Lectures | Monday, 1 November 2010 By H. Millas – Lecture “A” in the USA, University of Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 2010 DRAFT ONLY Literature as a Mirror of National Prejudices and Stereotypes: The Greek and ... |
The role of literature in improving international relationsUnpublished Presentations-Lectures | Tuesday, 3 September 2002 Presentation of Iraklis (Hercules) Millas in the international symposium “Prose in South-Eastern Europe” organized by the Hellenic Authors Society - Rhodes, 2/3-9-2002 The role of literatur... |
Greeks Set Smyrna on Fire in (latest) Turkish TextbooksSchool Books-Teaching | Tuesday, 1 January 2002 Text of January 2002 - Unpublished Greeks Set Smyrna on Fire in (latest) Turkish Textbooks By H. Millas ‘Ό Έλληνες λένε πως οι Τούρκοι έκαψαν τη Σμύ... |
History Teaching and the formation of National Identity: The Greek and Turkish Case ComparedOn Historiography | Sunday, 31 October 2010 By H. Millas – Lecture “B” in the USA, University of Tuscon, Arizona and University of Brown, Rhode Island, November 2010 DRAFT ONLY History Teaching and the formation of National Identit... |
Boğaziçi University and Our ReflexesSchool Books-Teaching | Friday, 26 September 2008 Today’s Zaman, 26 September 2008, Friday, Commentary, Boğaziçi University and Our Reflexes byHERKÜL MİLLAS When someone ever asks me “Where are you from?” these days I wa... |
Teaching ReligionSchool Books-Teaching | Wednesday, 18 August 2010 Today’s Zaman, 18 August 2010, Commentary Teaching Religion by HERKÜL MİLLAS Generally five different approaches are proposed when the teaching of religion in public schools is being... |
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