Modern Greek Studies Association

Maria Hadjipolycarpou

Ph. D. Candidate

Comparative Literature

University of Michigan

Degrees

M.A., Purdue University, Educational Administration, 2007

M.A., Purdue University, Comparative Literature, 2005

B.A., University of Cyprus, Modern Greek and Byzantine Studies, 2003

Principal Presentations and Publications

2011 “Migration of Cultures. The Case of Hellenism and Derek Walcott,” The Center for European Studies, University of Michigan.

2010 “Literature As a Source of Memory Beyond National Heritage.” Visions and Conflicts of Heritage. Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO,) Nicosia, Cyprus.

2010 “Memory and History in Costas Montis’ Autobiographical Work Afentis Batistas and Other Matters.” Identities in the Greek World (from 1204-present.) European Society of Modern Greek Studies, Granada, Spain.

2010 “Autobiography and Oral History.” Creoles, Diasporas, Cosmopolitanisms, The American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA). New Orleans, LA, USA.

2009 “Costas Montis: From the Ruptures of History to National Appropriation.” Modern Greek Studies Association Conference. Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada.

2009 “Making Subjectivity Matter: The Struggle for Anonymity.” Comparative Literature Intra-Student Faculty Forum (CLIFF), University of Michigan.