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Intergenerational Trauma: Voices of Armenian, Greek, and Assyrian Descendants

Dr Themistocles Kritikakos

Dr. Themistocles Kritikakos is a Greek-Australian historian. He graduated with a PhD in history from the University of Melbourne in 2021. Dr. Kritikakos has taught at the University of Melbourne and worked as a Research Assistant at the Australian Catholic University. His PhD thesis focused on intergenerational memory and the genocide recognition efforts of Armenians, Greeks, and Assyrians in Australia.

In this episode, we engage with Dr. Themistocles Kritikakos, a Greek Australian historian and author, to discuss his groundbreaking research on intergenerational memory and genocide recognition among Armenians, Greeks, and Assyrians in Australia. Dr. Kritikakos shares insights from his recently published book (Armenian, Greek, and Assyrian Genocide Recognition in Twenty-First-Century Australia: Memory, Identity, and Cooperation (Palgrave Macmillan), highlighting the significance of shared histories and inherited trauma for these communities.


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In this episode, we engage with Dr. Themistocles Kritikakos, a Greek Australian historian and author, to discuss his groundbreaking research on intergenerational memory and genocide recognition among Armenians, Greeks, and Assyrians in Australia. Dr. Kritikakos shares insights from his recently published book (Armenian, Greek, and Assyrian Genocide Recognition in Twenty-First-Century Australia: Memory, Identity, and Cooperation (Palgrave Macmillan), highlighting the significance of shared histories and inherited trauma for these communities.


Սերունդէ Սերունդ Փոխանցուած Վէրք։ Հայ, Յոյն եւ Ասորի Սերունդներու Ձայները

Այս թողարկման մեջ մենք կը զրուցենք յոյն աւստրալիացի պատմաբան և հեղինակ Տոկթոր Թեմիստոկլես Քրիթիկակոսի հետ՝ քննարկելու անոր նորարարական հետազօտութիւնը Աւստրալիոյ հայ, յոյն և ասորի համայնքներուն մէջ միջսերնդային յիշողութեան և ցեղասպանութեան ճանաչման վերաբերեալ:

Տոկթոր Քրիթիկակոս կը խօսի իր նոր հրատարակուած գիրքի մասին՝ Armenian, Greek, and Assyrian Genocide Recognition in Twenty-First-Century Australia: Memory, Identity, and Cooperation (Palgrave Macmillan:

Previous interview with Dr Themistocles Kritikakos https://www.sbs.com.au/language/armenian/en/podcast-episode/australia-is-missing-an-important-part-of-its-history/ld05xyur0

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