Annual Pallas Lecture: Speaking Greek at the American University Over the Last Two Centuries
Georgios Anagnostou, Ohio State University
Yiorgos Anagnostou is Professor of Modern Greek in the Department of Classics at The Ohio State University. His research interests include Greek Transnational studies and American Ethnic studies, with an emphasis on Greek America. He is the author of "Contours of White Ethnicity: Popular Ethnography and the Making of Usable Pasts in Greek America" (Ohio University Press, 2009). He has published in a wide range of scholarly journals, including "Melus," "Ethnicities," "Diaspora," "Italian American Review," "Journal of American Folklore," "Journal of Modern Greek Studies," "Journal of the Hellenic Diaspora," and "Journal of Modern Hellenism." He co-edits the forthcoming online journal "Ergon: Greek/American Transnational Arts and Letters." He is also interested in the theory and practice of diaspora poetry, and has published two poetry collections in Greece. He currently works on a book-length manuscript on post-ethnicity. He serves as Vice President of the Modern Greek Studies Association (MGSA).
Building: | Angell Hall |
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Event Type: | Lecture / Discussion |
Tags: | Bicentennial, Classical Studies |
Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Modern Greek Program, Bicentennial Office |