Bilingualism and national identity: Prestigious versus unprestigious languages
Languages which until the 18th and 19th century were only tools to communicate attained new roles with the appearance of the nation-states and nationalism. They were associated to national identity.
Smyrna Fire by H. Millas
RT Erdogan said the the Greeks burned down İzmir (Smyrna) in 1922. Here are two article of H. Millas that reviews this historical issue:
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
H.M Articles
Native Language and DemagoguerySchool Books-Teaching | Friday, 15 October 2010 Native Language and Demagoguery by Herkül Millas 15 October 2010, Today’s Zaman, Commentary When is demagoguery necessary? When we are wrong or when we cannot defend our point. In short, when we fe... |
The image of the Greek minority of Istanbul in Turkish literature: past and recent tendenciesAbout Minorities | Monday, 29 May 2006 Published in Intercultural Aspects in and around Turkic Literatures, Matthias Kappler (ed), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag 2006. The image of the Greek minority of Istanbul in Turkish literatur... |
A concealed political debate - and ‘borrowings’ - in Greek and Turkish textsOn Historiography | Friday, 19 March 2004 Presentation of Hercules Millas in the ‘Literary/cultural Festival’, Thessaloniki/Istanbul – March 19/24/2004. A concealed political debate - and ‘borrowings’ - in Greek an... |
History Writing among the Greeks and Turks: Imagining the Self and the OtherOn Historiography | Tuesday, 1 January 2008 First published in The Contested Nation – Ethinicity, Class, Religion and Gender in National Histories, Edit. Stefan. Berger and Chris Lorenz, Palgrave MacMillan, New York, 2008. ... |
The role of literature in improving international relationsGreek-Turkish Relations | 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... |
The Strategy of Turkey in the Middle EastUnpublished Presentations-Lectures | Monday, 20 November 2017 Written by Hercules (Iraklis) Millas for World Orders Forum- 9 November 2017 http://wgresearch.org/the-world-orders-forum/ The Strategy of Turkey in the Middle East ... |
H. Millas for HistoreinOn Historiography | Monday, 1 September 2008 H. Millas for Historein, Athens , a book review, September 2008 Tasos Kostopoulos [War and ethnic cleansing; the forgotten aspect of a decade –long national crusade, 1... |
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