Drexel University
3141 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-895-4999 (f)
Areas of Specialization
Anthropology of the Mediterranean
Greek & Cretan Folklore
Mediterranean Music & Performance
Modern Greek Language
Courses Taught in Modern Greek Studies
Anthropology of the Mediterranean
Greek Folklore
Greek Music & Dance
Greek Literature & Poetry
Mediterranean Music Ensemble
Into the Labyrinths: Amazing Myths meet in Crete (Summer Abroad)
Modern Greek language (Elementary, Intermediate & Advanced Level)
Dr. Maria Hnaraki
Director of Greek Studies
Assistant Professor
Drexel University
Department of Culture & Communication
Degrees
Ph.D. 2002 Indiana University (Ethnomusicology/Folklore/Cultural Anthropology)
M.A. 1999 (Ethnomusicology/Folklore)
Diploma of Arts 1996 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece (Music Studies)
Principal Publications
2007 Unfolding Ariadne's Thread. Forthcoming book. Athens: Kerkyra
Publications.
2006 "Greece". The Ethnomusicologist's Cookbook. New York: Routledge
Press, pp. 240-245.
2006 "Greece." The Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Folklore and
Folklife. London: Greenwood Press, pp. 493-501.
2006 "Speaking Without Words: Cretan Dance at Weddings as Expression, Dialogue and Communication." Folklor Edebiyat 45 (1): 93-106.
2004 "Is King Zeus Alive? Dance Mythomusicologies in the Mountainous Crete." October 2004. Arxaiologia 92: 68-75.