Currently writing my first book The clothes Anatolian Greek refugees wore: items to bring with when fleeing in the 20th century that will be published in 2025-2026 by Lived Places Publishing.
In the aftermath of the devastating events of the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922), over a million Ottoman Greeks who lived across the coast of Asia Minor and elsewhere in Anatolia for centuries, sought refuge in Greek territory putting their memories and rich cultural heritage under the threat of extinction.
The book explores lived experiences of forced migration using clothes and textiles as a powerful means for constructing identity and practising resilience within the community. It uses material culture as the starting point for shedding light on complex historical events and understanding aspects of a post-conflict society of the past better. Last but not least, it highlights the significant role of contemporary museum collections that collect and preserve items in relation to forced migration as catalysts for maintaining intercultural memory and showing a path to healing and progression for post-conflict societies.