Professor Dimitris Papanikolaou

Dimitris's research focuses on the ways Modern Greek literature opens a dialogue with other cultural forms (especially Greek popular culture) as well as other literatures and cultures; the other important strand of his research focuses on queer theory, the history of Greek queer cultures, and the difference they can make in people's lives and social movements. He is committed to literary, cultural and gender theory and the new perspectives they offer for the study of literature, culture and society. He is, therefore, equally committed to their wide dissemination and the inclusive social conversation that research in these areas can provoke.

He has written highly acclaimed monographs on literature and popular music in France and Greece, on Cavafy and the poetics of homosexuality, on the representation of Greek family in recent film, theatre and literature, and on the recent new wave of Greek cinema, also referred to as the 'Weird Wave'. 

His next major writing projects include:  a book-length essay on homophobia, racism and performative citizenship in Greece; a series of invited lectures - leading to a monograph on "biopolitical realism"; and co-edited volumes on Greek Cinema (with Afroditi Nikolaidou) and Greece and the Global South (with Maria Boletsi).

Professor Dimitris Papanikolaou - Professor of Modern Greek and Comparative Cultural Studies, Fellow of St. Cross College.