QUEENS COLLEGE, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Center for Byzantine and
Modern Greek Studies
Program in Modern Greek
Studies
Jefferson Hall, Room 301
Flushing, New York 11367-1597
Tel :( 718) 997-4520
Fax: (718) 997-4529
Website: www.qc.edu/greekstudies
Established in 1974
Director: Dr. Christos P. Ioannides
Assistant Director: Ms. Effie Lekas
I. Director and Address
Dr.
Christos P. Ioannides
Queens
College/City University of New York
Byzantine
and Modern Greek Studies Program
Jefferson
Hall, Room 301
65-30
Kissena Boulevard
Flushing,
New York, 11367-1597 USA
Telephone:
(718) 997-4520
FAX:
(718) 997-4529
Electronic
Address: [email protected]
Website:
www.qc.edu/greekstudies
II. Profile of Modern Greek Studies Program
Year Program established:
1974
Approximate number of
students involved (per academic term) : 500
Level
of Program Offered (and when established):
Undergraduate
level elective courses (1974)
Certificate:
15 credits
Minor
concentrations: 18 credits
B.A.: 36 credits
III. Profile of Faculty
Full Time Faculty:
Dr. Christos P. Ioannides, Associate Professor
Dr. Elena Frangakis-Syrett, Professor
Dr. Constance Tagopoulos, Assistant Professor
Mr. Ioannis Zikoudis, Lecturer
Part Time Faculty:
Dr. Dimitris Katsarelias
Mr. Dan Georgakas
Dr. Onisiforos Iordanou
Dr. Sam Raphaelides
IV. Administrative and Financial Resources
Sponsoring Department /
Administrative Entities
Byzantine
and Modern Greek Studies Program
Does the Program offer
financial support to students: Yes
Does the institution offer
financial support to students: Yes
V. Courses Offered
Language:
Elementary Modern
Greek (two terms)
Intermediate
Modern Greek (two terms)
Modern Greek
Conversation
Literature:
Modern Greek
Literature (two terms)
Modern Greek
Literature in Translation
Writing About
Literature: Theory and Practice
Early Modern Greek
Literature: 14th to 17th Centuries
Modern Greek Poets
History:
Modern Greek
Culture and Civilization
Byzantine Culture
and Civilization
The Byzantine
Empire, 324-1025
The Byzantine
Empire, 1025-1453
The Formation of
the Modern Greek State
Modern Greek
History, 1821-1923
Modern Greek
History, 1923-Present
History of
Southeastern Europe
Anthropology:
Peoples of Europe
Urban Studies:
The Greek American
Community in the New York/Queens/Astoria Area
Racial
and Ethnic Minorities in America
Additional Areas:
The Greek American
Community
Greek Americans
and Politics
Seminar in the
Greek American Community
Six Major Ethnic
Groups in New York City
The Economy of
Greece
Greek Foreign
Policy
Cyprus: Politics
and Government
Cyprus and the
European Union
Eastern
Christianity
Greek
Cinema
VI. Courses
Offered in Spring and Fall 2004
A. Courses Offered in Spring
2004 Semester
1. Greek 203. Intermediate Modern Greek I.
I. Zikoudis. Credits 3.
2. Greek 231. Modern Greek Translation.
I. Zikoudis. Credits 3.
3. Greek 306. Modern Greek Literature II.
I. Zikoudis. Credits 3.
4. Greek 335. Studies in Modern Greek Literature.
C. Tagopoulos. Credits 3.
5. GRST 202. Greece’s Road to Athens 2004: Balancing Tradition with Modernity.
A. Kitroeff. Credits 3.
6. GRST 200. Greek Cinema.
D. Georgakas. Credits 3.
7. Art History200. Late Byzantine Art: Continuity and Transformation (1261-1557).
L.Tait. Credits 3.
8. PoliSci 206. The Middle East in World Politics.
A. Flamhaft. Credits 3.
9. Urban Studies 360. Workshop on the Greek American Community in New York.
C. Ioannides. Credits 3.
Related Courses—Spring 2004
1. Classics 140. Classical Mythology.
U. Schoenheim. Credits 3.
2. Classics 150. Greek and Latin Classics in Translation.
U. Schoenheim. Credits 3.
3. Classics 240. Religion and Philosophy of Greece and Rome.
J. Kim. Credits 3.
4. Classics 250. Ancient Epic and Tragedy.
J. Kim. Credits 3.
5. Classics 300. Myth and Heroic Literature.
A. Rupprecht. Credits 3.
6. History 113. Introduction to Ancient History.
D. Allen. Credits 3.
7. Philosophy 140. Ancient Philosophy.
H. Burstein. Credits 3.
Courses Offered Fall 2004
1. Greek 101. Elementary Modern Greek I.
I. Zikoudis. Credits 4.
2. Greek 204. Intermediate Modern Greek II.
I. Zikoudis. Credits 3.
3. Greek 150. Modern Greek Literature in Translation.
C. Tagopoulos. Credits 3.
4. Greek 335.1. Modern Greek Studies I. Literature of Protest and Wartime.
C. Tagopoulos. Credits 3.
5. Greek 335.2. Modern Greek Studies II. The Ulysses Theme: Homer, Joyce
Kazantzakis. C. Tagopoulos. Credits 3.
6. GRST 100. Modern Greek Culture and Civilization.
D. Georgakas. Credits 3.
7. Art History 205. Art of Early Greece, Aegean Art.
B. Jones. Credits 3.
8. PolSci 260. The Middle East in World Politics.
A. Flamhaft. Credits 3.
9. Urban Studies 265. Ethnic Community Politics in the U.S.: The Case of the
Greek Americans. C. Ioannides. Credits 3.
Related Courses—Fall 2004
1. Classics 120. Greek Civilization.
J. Kim. Credits 3.
2. Classics 140. Classical Mythology.
U. Schoenheim. Credits 3.
3. Classics 150. Greek and Latin Theater in Translation.
U. Schoenheim. Credits 3.
4. Classics 250. Ancient Epic and Tragedy.
J. Lidov. Credits 3.
5. Greek 251. Elementary Ancient Greek I.
J. Lidov. Credits 4.
6. History 113. Introduction to Ancient History.
P. Allen. Credits 3.
7. Philosophy 140. Ancient Philosophy.
H. Burstein. Credits 3.
8. Philosophy 264. Philosophy of Plato.
H. Burstein. Credits 3.
9. Philosophy 710. Plato’s Timaeus.
H. Burstein. Credits 3.
Information last updated 2/18/05
Web page last revised 2/19/05