University of Michigan
2160 Angell Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003
(734) 763-4959 (F)
Areas of Specialization
Modern Greek Literature
Cultural Studies
Political Theory
Courses Taught in Modern Greek Studies
Advanced Greek
Culture of Contemporary Greece
Greek-American Culture
Literature in Translation
Modern Poetry
Modern Prose
Seminars on politics, justice, canon formation, national identity and literary theory
Prof. Vassilis Lambropoulos
C.P. Cavafy Chair in Modern Greek
Professor of Classical Studies and Comparative Literature
University of MichiganDepartment of Classical Studies and Program in Comparative Literature
Degrees
Ph.D. 1980 University of Thessaloniki (Modern Greek)
B.A. 1975 University of Athens (Byzantine and Modern Greek)
Principal Publications
The Tragic Idea. London: Duckworth, 2006.
Editor. Ethical Politics. Special issue of the journal South Atlantic Quarterly (Duke University Press) 95.4 (Fall 1996).
The Rise of Eurocentrism. Princeton University Press, 1993.
Co-editor, with E. Holland. The Humanities as Social Technology. Special issue of the journal October 53. MIT Press, 1990.
Literature as National Institution. Princeton University Press, 1988.
Co-editor. Twentieth-Century Literary Theory. With D.N. Miller. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1987.
Co-editor. The Text and Its Margins. With M. Alexiou. New York: Pella Publishing Company, 1985.