Community News
After this Newsletter was prepared, but before it went to press, we learned with sadness of the passing of three members of our community: Dr. …
What’s In a Name? The Greece – Macedonia Conflict
by Thomas W. Balamaci* When presented with the course requirement last fall of writing a term paper about a current diplomacy issue of international interest …
Did You Know What Others Have to Say about Us?
Contemporary Greek folk music is related to both classical Greek and Byzantine church music. Certain folk dance types and their musical meters are directly related …
Zig Zags and Crossroads: Subsequent Field Research on the Vlachs of Albania, Summer 1995
The Road to Gjirokastėr I began my journey to Albania with two days in Anilion [Greece], my favourite and first Vlach village. The tunnel through …
The Balkan Vlachs: Born to Assimilate?
(Editor’s note: This article is reprinted from the Summer 1995 issue of Cultural Survival Quarterly.) The Vlachs are a Romance-speaking Balkan population once characterized by a …