Dept. of Classical Studies
2160 Angell Hall
435 S. State St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003
(734) 936-6099
Areas of Specialization
Hellenism, Ancient and Modern
Comparative Literature
Diaspora, Greek Americans
Courses Taught in Modern Greek Studies
Greek American Culture
The Culture of Cntemporary Greece: Between Antiquity and Modernity
Modern Greek Prose
Modern Greek Poetry
Literature of Travel
Dr. Artemis S. Leontis
Adjunct Associate Professor and Coordinator of Modern Greek
University of Michigan
Classical Studies
Degrees
Ph.D. 1991 Ohio State University (Comparative Studies in the Humanities, Greek, Critical Theory)
M.A. 1984 Ohio State University (Ancient Greek)
Principal Publications
Topographies of Hellenism: Mapping the Homeland. Cornell University Press, 1995 (and in Greek translation, published by Scripta Press, 1999).
Editor. Greece: A Traveler's Literary Companion. Whereabouts Press, 1997.
Co-Editor. Special issue of Thesis II on the Mediterranean. With Peter Murphy (forthcoming 2001).
Co-editor. Understanding Women: The Challenge of Cross Cultural Perspectives. With Marilyn Waldman and Muge Galin. Papers in Comparative Studies 7 (1992).
"Primordial Home Elusive Home". Thesis II, issue on "Agnes Heller: Contingency, Personality, Ethics", No. 59 (Nov. 1999): 1-16.
"The Bridge Between the Classical and the Balkan ". South Atlantic Quarterly, issue titled "After the Garden", Vol. 99 (2000).