Papers by Helen Vatsikopoulos
Journal of Modern Greek Studies, 2020
Ruins perform as archival sites and as spaces of history. And in most cases, they are sites for h... more Ruins perform as archival sites and as spaces of history. And in most cases, they are sites for histories untold. In this paper, the ruins and abandoned villages of Prespa, Greek Macedonia, are examined through memory books of their former residents. The area bordering Albania and North Macedonia, the front line of the Greek Civil War (1946-1949) was abandoned by retreating combatants and civilians in the final days of the war. Their ruined homes and abandoned villages have held hidden, for many years, an untold and contested history. The dwindling population of indigenous endopyi live in silence, still fearful of recalling the events of the so-called dishonourable years. Since Prespa, after years of official forgetfulness, became visible as the location where the prime ministers of Greece and North Macedonia chose to meet and resolve the name dispute, it is time to give voice to unofficial accounts that emerge from ruins and to rescue from oblivion the narratives written by Prespa's former occupants who either have never been allowed to or have never had the opportunity to return.
<i>Emotions and Virtues in Feature Writing: The Alchemy of Creating Prize-Winning Stories</i>, Jennifer Martin (2021)
Australian journalism review, Nov 1, 2021
Review of: Emotions and Virtues in Feature Writing: The Alchemy of Creating Prize-Winning Stories... more Review of: Emotions and Virtues in Feature Writing: The Alchemy of Creating Prize-Winning Stories, Jennifer Martin (2021) Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 270 pp., ISBN 978-3-03062-977-9, h/bk, €89.99 ISBN 978-3-03062-978-6, e-book, €74.89
The Siren songs : the Prespa palimpsest
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Cultural diversity and the media
Memories of Abandonment and Ruination in Prespa, Greek Macedonia
Journal of Modern Greek Studies, 2020
Ruins perform as archival sites and as spaces of history. And in most cases, they are sites for h... more Ruins perform as archival sites and as spaces of history. And in most cases, they are sites for histories untold. In this paper, the ruins and abandoned villages of Prespa, Greek Macedonia, are examined through memory books of their former residents. The area bordering Albania and North Macedo- nia, the front line of the Greek Civil War (1946–1949) was abandoned by retreating combatants and civilians in the final days of the war. Their ruined homes and abandoned villages have held hidden, for many years, an untold and contested history. The dwindling population of indigenous endopyi live in silence, still fearful of recalling the events of the so-called dishonourable years. Since Prespa, after years of official forgetfulness, became visible as the location where the prime ministers of Greece and North Macedonia chose to meet and resolve the name dispute, it is time to give voice to unofficial accounts that emerge from ruins and to rescue from oblivion the narratives written by Prespa’s former occupants who either have never been allowed to or have never had the opportunity to return.
The Siren songs : the Prespa palimpsest
XV Exegesis _________________________________ 1
Emotions and Virtues in Feature Writing: The Alchemy of Creating Prize-Winning Stories, Jennifer Martin (2021)
Australian Journalism Review
Review of: Emotions and Virtues in Feature Writing: The Alchemy of Creating Prize-Winning Stories... more Review of: Emotions and Virtues in Feature Writing: The Alchemy of Creating Prize-Winning Stories, Jennifer Martin (2021) Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 270 pp., ISBN 978-3-03062-977-9, h/bk, €89.99 ISBN 978-3-03062-978-6, e-book, €74.89
Pacific Journalism Review
The transcript of a panel discussion on two Australian investigative journalism case studies, mod... more The transcript of a panel discussion on two Australian investigative journalism case studies, moderated by Helen Vatsikopoulos: 1. Dirty Money: The Age and ABC Four Corners investigations in 2009 and 2010 into the Federal Reserve Bank and the allegedly corrupt activities of some staff of a subsidiary company, Securency—Richard Baker, Nick McKenzie and Sue Spencer; 2. Crime Does Pay: a Sydney Morning Herald investigation into how the law enforcement agency NSW Crime Commission has been sharing the proceeds of crime with organised crime figures, cutting deals that allow them to walk away with millions of dollars—Dylan Welch, Linton Besser.
Journal of Modern Greek Studies, 2020
Ruins perform as archival sites and as spaces of history. And in most cases, they are sites for h... more Ruins perform as archival sites and as spaces of history. And in most cases, they are sites for histories untold. In this paper, the ruins and abandoned villages of Prespa, Greek Macedonia, are examined through memory books of their former residents. The area bordering Albania and North Macedo- nia, the front line of the Greek Civil War (1946–1949) was abandoned by retreating combatants and civilians in the final days of the war. Their ruined homes and abandoned villages have held hidden, for many years, an untold and contested history. The dwindling population of indigenous endopyi live in silence, still fearful of recalling the events of the so-called dishonourable years. Since Prespa, after years of official forgetfulness, became visible as the location where the prime ministers of Greece and North Macedonia chose to meet and resolve the name dispute, it is time to give voice to unofficial accounts that emerge from ruins and to rescue from oblivion the narratives written by Prespa’s former occupants who either have never been allowed to or have never had the opportunity to return.
Getting Frank Gehry
original concept documentary - co-producer and co-writer
How the University of Technology Sydney ... more original concept documentary - co-producer and co-writer
How the University of Technology Sydney got Frank Gehry to reimagine colonial brickwork and design a controversial new business school with a curved brick facade.
Frank Gehry - BBC Imagine series
co-producer - Original concept documentary
Leading Architect Frank Gehry discussed his vision and... more co-producer - Original concept documentary
Leading Architect Frank Gehry discussed his vision and thinking on the Dr Chau Chak Wing Business school he designed for the University of Technology Sydney
The media must take greater responsibility at a time of radicalisation. While it was commended du... more The media must take greater responsibility at a time of radicalisation. While it was commended during Sydney's Lindt cafe siege it must take steps to inform rather than inflame ethnic relations in Australia.
The media and the insider culture
The latest coup against an Australian Prime minister, the 5th in 5 years is blamed on the media a... more The latest coup against an Australian Prime minister, the 5th in 5 years is blamed on the media and its insider culture
PNG: Under the spell
Pacific Journalism Review, 1995
Pacific Journalism …, 2012
Talks by Helen Vatsikopoulos
The Greeks of Tashkent
The South Australian History Festival, 2025
An exhibition of rare Soviet era photographs from the Greek Cultural Centre of Tashkent, Uzbekist... more An exhibition of rare Soviet era photographs from the Greek Cultural Centre of Tashkent, Uzbekistan documenting the covert journey of the survivors of the Greek Communist Army following their defeat in the Greek Civil War.
Stalin granted them political refugee status in Tashkent where they lived and established a community until many decided to return to Greece in the 1980s
fake news, propaganda and politics with Dr Anna Broinowski
Affinity Intercultural foundation, 2019
Anna Broinowski talks about the fake news phenomenon and making a documentary in North Korea
Working in AFGHANISTAN
Andrew QUILTY is an award winning photo-journalist based in Afghanistan. We discuss his iconic im... more Andrew QUILTY is an award winning photo-journalist based in Afghanistan. We discuss his iconic images taken after the bombing of the MSF hospital in Kunduz - including " Man on the Operating Table." as well as the life of a foreign correspondents working in Afghanistan
Where is the balance? a conversation we need to have
Interview with the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association
CAAMA
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Papers by Helen Vatsikopoulos
How the University of Technology Sydney got Frank Gehry to reimagine colonial brickwork and design a controversial new business school with a curved brick facade.
Leading Architect Frank Gehry discussed his vision and thinking on the Dr Chau Chak Wing Business school he designed for the University of Technology Sydney
Talks by Helen Vatsikopoulos
Stalin granted them political refugee status in Tashkent where they lived and established a community until many decided to return to Greece in the 1980s