McGill Modern Greek Studies

05/15/2026

We are delighted to share that our PhD student, Christos-Stavros Konstantopoulos, has received the Stavros S. Niarchos Fellowship for 2026-2027 for his project “A Forgotten Pandemic on a Forgotten Front : the Entente Forces and the ‘Spanish’ Influenza on the First World War's Macedonian Front.”

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05/15/2026

Join us in congratulating Lucas Tsovras who received the Hellenic Board of Trade of Montreal’s competitive “DEKA 2026 scholarship.”

Lucas is in the examination stage of McGill’s MA History program and is completing his thesis, “Negotiating Integration: The Quebec Government and Greek Montreal (1968-1983).”

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05/13/2026

This week, Professor Anastassiadis, Dimitrios Machlouta, Laura Bartert and Fabio Scetti organized the colloque 603 – Approches interdisciplinaires et perspectives croisées : intégration linguistique, inclusion sociale et politisation des communautés méditerranéennes et sud-européennes au Québec as part of the 93rd Congress of the Acfas in Trois-Rivières.

Three members of the Immigrec team presented their research:

Dimitrios Machlouta (McGill/EHESS) — Réévaluer l’engagement diasporique dans une ville francophone : l’activisme politique grec à Montréal, 1965–1976

Lucas Tsovras (McGill) — Godin chez les Grecs : le Parti québécois et le milieu grec de Montréal (1976–1985)

Laura Bartert (Université de Sherbrooke) — Intégration linguistique et inclusion sociale : le cas de la communauté grecque de Montréal

The colloque also featured the launch of the new book Gens du pays : une immigration nord-italienne au Québec au XXe siècle by Roberto Perin, Professor Emeritus of History at York University. The launch included a highly engaging discussion between the author and Professor Anastassiadis.

The full program is available here: https://www.acfas.ca/evenements/congres/programme/93/600/603/c

05/12/2026

We are pleased to announce that Dimitri Machlouta, as part of the McGill University–Immigrec team, has been awarded an MGSA Innovation Grant in support of a project dedicated to preserving and expanding access to the history of the Greek community in Montreal

In collaboration with the Hellenic Library of Montreal, the project will involve the digitization of rare and fragile materials, including newspapers, books, archives and community directories, as well as the transcription of interviews. By making these resources accessible through the Immigrec database, the initiative will help preserve and share the rich history and cultural heritage of Greek Montreal for future generations

For more, see: https://mgsa.org/Initiatives/innovation.html

05/08/2026

On May 2, two members of the Immigrec team, Dimitri Machlouta and Lucas Tsovras, participated at an event organized by the Hellenic Library of Montreal, and led a conversation with Montreal-born activist and intellectual Dimitri Roussopoulos on the occasion of his 90th birthday. The event was moderated by prof. Anastassiadis

The discussion explored Roussopoulos’s family origins in Constantinople, his education in Montreal and London, and his lifelong engagement in political activism, publishing, and community organizing. The event offered attendees a valuable opportunity to reflect on questions of migration, civic engagement, intellectual life, and the role of publishing in social movements.

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the Greek Consul General in Montreal, architect and philanthropist Phyllis Lambert, lawyer and housing advocate Robert Cohen, and the approximately fifty attendees who joined us for this evening.

We look forward supporting the Hellenic Library's future activities.

05/06/2026

Congratulations to our PhD student, Dimitri Machlouta, who has been awarded a highly competitive two-year Bourse postdoctorale en recherche from the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et culture (FRQSC) for his project, « L’impact des migrants européens francophones sur les universités québécoises, années 1960–1970 ».
Dimitri will carry out his post-doctoral research at the Université du Québec à Montréal under the supervision of Professor Magda Fahrni from September 2026 to August 2028.

04/23/2026

❗️Upcoming Event❗️

Join us for an inspiring evening with Dimitrios (Dimitri) Roussopoulos, one of Montreal’s most enduring activists–intellectuals. Through a lively conversation, we explore his life, political interventions, accomplishments, and ties to Greek Montreal.

See the attached poster for all details!

04/20/2026

Join us in congratulating Theodore Aretakis who received the Canada Graduate Research Scholarship (CGRS-M) from the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).

Theodore is in his first year at McGill’s MA History program and is working on his thesis, “Intraethnic conflict and transethnic solidarity: Labour activism in Montreal’s “Greek” restaurants during the Quiet revolution (1960-1980).”

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03/26/2026

❗️Upcoming event❗️

On Friday, April 10 from 13h30 to 16h30, join us at the Thomson House Ballroom for "(re)Sourcing: A critical exploration of family archives," organized by the Yan P. Lin Centre.

Why do scholars turn family sources into sources of study? How do autobiographical, autoethnographic, and familial sources turn into larger reflections of the past? What are the “roots” and “routes” of family histories? What are the challenges and opportunities of exploring larger questions of the past through research in family history?

For those interested in attending, please see the following link: https://www.mcgill.ca/lin-centre/channels/event/rgtgm-outreach-symposium-resourcing-critical-exploration-family-archives-365836

03/07/2026

Join us in congratulating Anthony Georgaros, who was among the students who received an award from the Hellenic Scholarship Foundation (HSF). Συγχαρητήρια Αντώνη!

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ΥΠΟΤΡΟΦΙΕΣ 2025–2026 • BOURSES D’ÉTUDES • SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
⭐Christina ALACCHI - Department of Psychology, McGill University🎖️SCHOLARSHIP Sam and Mary Haralambakis Family
⭐Layla ASSADZADEH - Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal🎖️SCHOLARSHIP Hellenic Medical Association of Quebec, Medical Resident
⭐Peter NIKOLETOPOULOS - Department of Medicine, McGill University 🎖️SCHOLARSHIP Hellenic Medical Association of Quebec, Dr. Peter Varvarikos Scholarship
⭐Helen APESOS - Department of Arts & Sciences, Concordia University🎖️SCHOLARSHIP Pink in the City – Vourtzoumis Family
⭐Polychronia ARETAKIS - Department of Music, McGill University🎖️SCHOLARSHIP Hellenic Community of Greater Montreal
⭐Elena DAKKA - Department of Litterature, Université de Montréal🎖️SCHOLARSHIP Vasileios Tsiolis Foundation
⭐Anthony GEORGAROS - Department of History & Classics, McGill University🎖️SCHOLARSHIP The Socrates Educational Foundation
⭐Fotini MICHALAKIS - Department of Rehabilitation, McGill University🎖️SCHOLARSHIP Paris Arnopoulos Family
⭐Alexia KATSIGIANNIS - Faculty of Liberal Arts and Classics, McGill University🎖️SCHOLARSHIP Constantina N. Frangouli Family
⭐Alexandra ALIFERIS - Department of Mental Health, McGill University🎖️SCHOLARSHIP In memoriam of the late Eleni Paleocosta-Sayig
⭐Aristea THEODOSSIADES - Department of Athletic Therapy, Concordia University🎖️SCHOLARSHIP Lazaros Kalipolidis Family
⭐Vanessa VASSALOS - Department of Kinesiology, McGill University🎖️SCHOLARSHIP Sona Lakhoyan Olivier, MNA Chomedey-Laval
⭐Georgia ZAROUHLIOTIS - Department of Occupational Therapy, Université de Montréal🎖️SCHOLARSHIP Ladies Philoptochos of St-Markella Orthodox Church
⭐Panagiota PAPAVASILIOU - Department of Dentistry, Université de Montréal🎖️SCHOLARSHIP Hellenic Medical Association of Quebec, Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry
⭐Iraklis TSOUDIS - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Concordia University🎖️SCHOLARSHIP Family Nikolaos Abatzoglou
⭐Camille ZINOPOULOS - Department of Psychology, Université de Laval🎖️SCHOLARSHIP Family Alesia Stavroula Karidogianni
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ΑΚΑΔΗΜΑÏΚΗ ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΗ 2025–2026 • COMITÉ ACADÉMIQUE • ACADEMIC COMMITTEE
• Dr Nicolas ABATZOGLOU, Ph.D. - Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering - Université de Sherbrooke
• Dr Stavroula CHRISTOPOULOS, MD. - Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine - McGill University
• Dr George DEMOPOULOS, Ph.D. - Professor, Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering - McGill University
• Dr Theodore STATHOPOULOS, Ph.D. - Professor, Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering - Concordia University

Photos: Harry Babaroutsis

03/04/2026

This past Tuesday, MA history student Lucas Tsovras published an article for ActiveHistory.ca, a website that connects the work of historians with the wider public and the importance of the past to current events.

Follow this link: https://activehistory.ca/blog/2026/03/03/godin-chez-les-grecs/

“I vote for Mr. Godin. I don’t care for what party he belongs.” – George Zoubris1 Bernard Vallée, « Portraits de Gérald Godin, Ministre de l’immigration, » 19 November 1980, BAnQ numérique. 1976 is…