TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards a multi-layered construct of identity by the Greek diaspora
T2 - an examination of the films of Nia Vardalos, including My Big Fat Greek Wedding and My Life in Ruins, Part I
AU - Tonys-Soulos, Mersina
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - The analysis of the two Vardalos films involves a multi-disciplinary
approach through the social sciences. The analysis examines constructs of
multiple-layered constructs of identity. The themes relating to conformity
versus non-conformity will be examined through such constructs within
popular culture, as 'beauty', the 'internalizing' of inferior status by children
through research in the social sciences. The ascribing of status and power to a
minority culture by the majority culture using a Gramscian analysis will enable
a window into seeing contemporary Greek diasporic culture as told through
the migration experience.
AB - The analysis of the two Vardalos films involves a multi-disciplinary
approach through the social sciences. The analysis examines constructs of
multiple-layered constructs of identity. The themes relating to conformity
versus non-conformity will be examined through such constructs within
popular culture, as 'beauty', the 'internalizing' of inferior status by children
through research in the social sciences. The ascribing of status and power to a
minority culture by the majority culture using a Gramscian analysis will enable
a window into seeing contemporary Greek diasporic culture as told through
the migration experience.
M3 - Article
SP - 195
EP - 207
JO - Modern Greek Studies (Australia and New Zealand)
JF - Modern Greek Studies (Australia and New Zealand)
SN - 1039-2831
ER -