Dance in Diaspora: The Making and Maintenance of Greek Identity through Dance in Montreal

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Dance in Diaspora: The Making and Maintenance of Greek Identity through Dance in Montreal
Abstract
The author notes that between the 1950s and 1970s, tens of thousands of Greek immigrants settled in Montreal, growing the city's pre-existing Greek community and its institutions. The grandchildren of the immigrants from this wave of migration are now young adults, many of whom still participate in Greek cultural activities, most notably Greek dancing. Through interviews with Greek immigrants who arrived in Canada in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s and third-generation Greek Canadians, the author analyzes how members of the Greek diaspora in Montreal use dance to maintain Greek cultural identity while far removed from the homeland. She argues that, compared to other factors of identification such as language and religion, the practice and display of dance contribute in a distinct way to the preservation of Greekness.
Type
Master's Thesis
University
McGill University
Place
Montreal
Date
2025
# of Pages
97p.
Language
en
URL
Citation
Farran, Grace. “Dance in Diaspora: The Making and Maintenance of Greek Identity through Dance in Montreal.” Master’s Thesis, McGill University, 2025. https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/bv73c6477.
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