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Dr John Yiannakis
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- Role:
- Visiting Academic
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- Department:
- Humanities Research & Graduate Studies
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- Location:
- Humanities 343
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- Telephone:
- +61 8 9266
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- Email:
- j.yiannakis@curtin.edu.au
Dr John Yiannakis was born and educated in Perth, Western Australia. He currently is a Research Fellow and Historian at Curtin University. He recently completed researching Greek migration and adaptation to W.A. since 1947, and the History of Dentistry in Western Australia. Two major books resulted from this work: "Odysseus in the Golden West" and "A History of Dentistry in Western Australia". In 2009 he also contributed an article to and edited a special edition volume about the Perth locale of Northbridge.
Dr Yiannakis has been with Curtin since 2005. For many years he lectured in Modern and Ancient History at Tuart College where, from 1998 to 2001, he was also Head of the Social Sciences Department. Dr Yiannakis has also taught History and Intercultural Studies at Edith Cowan University, as well as having worked at the Centre for Migration and Development Studies at the University of W.A. He was awarded a Ph.D. from the University of Western Australia in 1994 for his research into Greek notably Castellorizian - migration and settlement to Western Australia.
Dr Yiannakis has a wide range of historical interests. He is also concerned with heritage issues and is currently involved in a two restoration projects. He is a member of various professional and community associations.
Research Interests
These include: Greek migration, settlement and adaptation to Western Australia; Western Australian and local history; Australian since 1945.
Research Projects
These include: ANZACS and the Aegean: Lemnos and its ANZAC Experience 1914-1918; "Virtual Perth"; Local Literary Canons: institutional authority and Australian secondary school English syllabuses, 1901-2001; Dentistry and World War One; Literary Tourism in WA.
Publications
Books (Authored, Research)
- Yiannakis, J. 2011. The Life and Times of Western Australia's Castellorizians Commemorative Reflections, 1 Edition. Australia: Centenary of the Castellorizian Association of WA 1912-2012.
- Yiannakis, J. 2009. A History of Dentistry in Western Australia, 2009 Edition. Curtin University of Technology: Network Books.
- Yiannakis, J. 2009. Odysseus in the Golden West: Greek Migration, Settlement and Adaptation in Western Australia since 1947. Curtin University of Technology: Network Books.
- Green, N, and Yiannakis, J. 2003. Vlase Zanalis: Greek Australian Artist, first Edition. Bundoora: National Centre for Hellenic Studies and Research, La Trobe University.
- Yiannakis, J, and Appleyard, R. 2002. Greek Pioneers in Western Australia, First Edition. Crawley: University of WA Press.
Book Chapters (Authored, Research Quality)
- Yiannakis, J. 2005. Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts?: Changing relations and Responses to and from Greek Settlers in Western Australia. In A Changing People, first Edition, eds R Wilding and F Tilbury, 1-351. Perth: Department of Premier and Cabinet.
- Yiannakis, J. 2004. Greek Settlers in Western Australia. In A changing People: Diverse contributions to the state of Western Australia, .-.. Australia: Department of the Premier and Cabinet Office of Multicultural Interests.
Refereed Articles (Scholarly Journals)
- Davies, A, and Yiannakis, J. 2012. Diversifying rural economies through literary tourism: a review of literary tourism in Western Australia. Journal of Heritage Tourism 7(1): 33-44.
Fully written papers (Refereed Conference proceedings)
- Yiannakis, J. 2009. Peter Michelides: Globalisation and the demise of a Western Australian Tabacco Tycoon. Biennial International Conferenece of Greek Studies, 01/06/2007. Flinders Uni Adelaide: Department of Languages -Modern Greek Flinders University.
- Yiannakis, J. 2007. Portrait of a Western Australian Artist: Vlase Zanalis. Sixth Biennial International Conference of Greek Studies, 23/06/2005. Flinders University Adelaide: Flinders University.
