285 Mercer Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10003
(212) 998-3990
Fax: (212) 998-3985
Courses Offered
Language:
Elementary Modern Greek (two terms)
Intermediate Modern Greek (two terms)
Advanced Modern Greek: Literature, Culture and Civilization (two terms)
Literature:
Modern Greek Literature in Translation
Modern Greek Poetry
Studies in 20th Century Modern Greek Literature
Directed Reading in Modern Greek Literature
History:
Modern Hellenism since 1821
The Mediterranean in World History
The Balkans since 1800: From Nationalism to Communism
Topics in Balkan History
Nationalism and Minorities in Europe
Modern Greek History
Mediterranean Europe in the 20th Century
Modern Greek Politics
Cinema:
Cinemythology: Contemporary Greek Cinema 1970-2004
Southern European Cinema
Additional Areas:
Religion and Religious Life in Byzantium
Orthodox Church and Society
Seminar in Modern Greek Culture: Modern Greek Folk Ballads
European Travelers to Greece 18th-19th Century
New York University
Profile
Year Program Established:1988
Approximate Number of Students Enrolled (per academic term): 150
Level of Program Offered (and when established):
undergraduate level elective courses (1988)
graduate level elective courses (1990)
minor concentration (1988)
B.A. (2000)
M.A. (2000)
Ph.D. (2000)
Night courses toward a language certificate (SCPS)
Faculty
Directors
Professor K. Fleming
Director, A.S. Onassis Program in Hellenic Studies
Director, The Center for European and Mediterranean Studies
Director, Graduate Studies – Hellenic Studies
Professor Liana Theodoratou
Director, Language and Culture Programs – Hellenic Studies
Director, NYU in Athens
Director, Undergraduate Studies – Hellenic Studies
Program Contact: Niki Kekos, Administrator – Hellenic Studies
Full Time Faculty:
K. Fleming, Associate Professor, History and Hellenic Studies
Phillip Mitsis, A.S. Onassis Professor in Hellenic Culture and Civilization, Classics
Liana Theodoratou, Clinical Professor, Hellenic Studies
Affiliated Faculty
Karl Appuhn, Assistant Professor, History
John Chioles, Professor, Comparative Literature
Joan Bretton Connelly, Associate Professor, Fine Arts
Khaled Fahmy, Associate Professor, Middle Eastern Studies
Yanni Kotsonis, Assistant Professor, History
Language Lecturers
Eleftheria Astrinaki
Despina Lalaki
Resources
Sponsoring Departments/Administrative Entities:
Alexander S. Onassis Center for Hellenic Studies
The Center for European and Mediterranean Studies - NYU
The Remarque Institute - NYU
Does the program offer financial support to students? Yes
Does the institution offer financial support to students? Yes