Essays about: "Ottoman Greek Communities"
Found 2 essays containing the words Ottoman Greek Communities.
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1. Remembering Imbros Island : Studying The Memory Of Imbros Greeks From The Imvriwtika Magazine
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionenAbstract : Once a thriving community of farmers and fishermen consisting mostly of ethnic Greeksbelonging to Christian Orthodoxy who inhabited the Aegean island of Imbros, the ImbrosGreeks left their natal land between 1923 and the 1970s. Through the theory on culturalmemory and the method of thematic analysis, this study aims to uncover the story of thiscommunity and the way their suffering is depicted through the Imvriwtika magazine, aquarterly publication by the Imbros Greeks residing in Thessaloniki, Greece. READ MORE
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2. Contextualizing Atrocity : The Ottoman Greeks' Suffering through the Athenian Newspapers Estia and Empros, May 1919-December 1922
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionenAbstract : The present thesis offers an innovative perspective analysing the perception of Turkish atrocities against the Ottoman Greek communities during the temporal period May 1919-December 1922 through the Athenian newspapers Estia and Empros, which were committed to the ubiquitous Greek irredentist vision of the Megali Idea. Delving into theories which emphasize on the political nature of nationalism, on national mobilisation and on the exploitation of mass communication by the elite, this thesis attempts to elaborate on the inclusion of the Ottoman Greeks into an expanded Greek nation-state, based on the principle of self-determination. READ MORE
