Dr. Kritikakos Discusses Release of Armenian, Greek, and Assyrian Genocide Book in Australia

MELBOURNE – The Greek-Australian author and historian Dr. Themistocles Kritikakos has discussed the release of his latest book with The National Herald, which explores the long-term effects of the Armenian, Greek and Assyrian Genocide and its recognition in 21st century Australia.

Dr. Kritikakos is a writer and historian born and raised in Melbourne. He holds a PhD in History from the University of Melbourne, where he has served in both academic and professional roles.

His Greek heritage stems from his mother, whose family comes from Kastellorizo, and his father, whose family is from Elos, a village near Sparta. His research focuses on memory, diaspora communities, and the politics of genocide recognition in Australia.

With a deep passion for history, he revealed in an interview with TNH how on January 30, he released a new book titled –  ‘Armenian, Greek, and Assyrian Genocide Recognition in Twenty-First-Century Australia: Memory, Identity, and Cooperation’.

He explained that the book was developed from his PhD thesis and examines the ways in which Armenian, Greek, and Assyrian communities within Australia pursued recognition of the genocides which were experienced in the late Ottoman Empire between 1914 and 1923.