Areas of interest
Cultural studies, women’s studies, Neo/Hellenic studies, comparative literature, theory, memory, identity, and gender studies.
Education
- DPhil, Medieval and Modern Languages and Literature, University of Oxford
- MSt, Medieval and Modern Languages and Literature, University of Oxford
- BA, History and Hispanic Studies, McGill University
Biography
Eirini D. Kotsovili studied History, Hispanic studies at McGill University (B.A) and Literature at University of Oxford (M.St, D.Phil), where she was also Junior Dean (Somerville College). She is a member of the Stavros Niarchos Centre for Hellenic Studies, the Institute for the Humanities, as well as an Associate member of the Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies. Together with Dr. Capperdoni and Dr. Horncastle, she leads the Memory and Trauma research cluster. Her research and teaching interests revolve around the notions of gender and identity, Modern Greece (comparative/transnational approach) and contemporary cultural production reflecting on the relation between past and present within various socio-political contexts.
Courses
Fall 2024
- GRK 100 B100 Introductory Modern Greek I
- GRK 111 B100 Introductory Modern Greek II
- GRK 200 B100 Intermediate Modern Greek I
- GRK 211 B100 Intermediate Modern Greek II
- HUM 110 D100 The Greek World
- HUM 240 D100 Studies in Modern Culture
- HUM 318 B100 Heroines in Greece and Beyond: Political Representations of Women in Film and Literature
Spring 2025
Future courses may be subject to change.