The 28^TH MGSA SYMPOSIUM

The 2024 Vasiliki Karagiannaki Prize for the Best Edited Volume in Modern Greek Studies

The 2024 MGSA Vassiliki Karagiannaki Best Edited Book Prize in Modern Greek Studies is awarded to The Greek Revolution and the Greek Diaspora in the United States, edited by Maria Kaliambou & published by Routledge in the Studies in Modern History series, 2023. Congratulations to its editor and the volume’s esteemed contributors!

A prize committee comprised of three members-- Despina Lalaki, Chair (City Tech, CUNY), Thomas Gallant (University of California, San Diego), and Anna Karakatsouli (National & Kapodistrian University of Athens)--carefully evaluated all submissions and reached its decision only after much discussion. 

The committee praised the volume in its citation:

“Far away from home, Greeks in diaspora have for long commemorated and celebrated the revolution that brought the Greek nation into existence. Yet, it is only now that a book is dedicated to shedding some light on the reception of the Greek War of Independence and on the practices and discourses that were applied in this process, primarily in the United States and then Canada and Australia. The volume, The Greek Revolution and the Greek Diaspora in the United States, has its origins in a corresponding conference held at Yale in 2021 and makes a significant contribution both in the direction of Greek diaspora studies but also to the growing literature on the Greek War of Independence generated by the recent Bicentennial anniversary. While capitalizing on underused primary sources, the authors contextualize the commemorations within the broader framework of international relations, ethnic identity-building, and political awareness, and elicit as well as encourage new scholarly perspectives. This compact collection reflects a diversity of approaches drawing from history, literature, art history, cultural studies, and education studies, and is at its strongest when its contributors critically interrogate and analyze sources, in this way providing novel insights into the multiple connections between Greece and its diasporas, an area that invites further research.”

The award comes with a prize of $500. It will be presented at the Award Ceremony of the 28th MGSA Symposium on Thursday, October 17, 2024, in Princeton, NJ.

On behalf of the committee and the MGSA, let me extend our best wishes for more future important contributions to our field of Modern Greek and diaspora Studies. Congratulations to the winning entry, indeed, to all the entrants for their splendid volumes.