Current Courses Offered in Modern Greek

Fall 2009
Program of Modern Greek Studies

For Undergraduates and Graduates

Modern Greek A. Elementary Modern Greek.
Catalog Number: 8604.
Full course. M., W., F., at 12, and an additional hour for conversation.
EXAM GROUP: 5.
Instructor: Vassiliki Rapti.
For students with no knowledge of Modern Greek. Basic oral expression, listening comprehension, grammar, reading, and writing. Language instruction is supplemented by reading of simple literary passages and other texts and is enhanced by the use of technology.

Modern Greek B. Intermediate Modern Greek.
Catalog Number: 8187.
Full course. M., W., F., at 11 and an additional hour for conversation.
EXAM GROUP: 4.
Instructor: Vassiliki Rapti.
Aims at further development of skills in speaking, comprehension, reading, and writing. Selected readings in prose (literary and journalistic), poetry, folksongs, modern music, and theater serve as an introduction to aspects of Modern Greek literature and culture. The course is conducted in Greek and focuses on topics selected by the instructor and the students. Grammar is reviewed in the context of readings. Prerequisite: An elementary knowledge of Modern Greek (equivalent to that of Modern Greek A).

Modern Greek 100. Advanced Modern Greek: Introduction to Modern Greek Literature.
Catalog Number: 8487.
Half course (fall term). W., 1–3.
EXAM GROUP: 7, 8.

Instructor: Panagiotis Roilos. 

Literary, sociocultural, and linguistic analysis of selected readings in prose, poetry, orally transmitted songs and folktales. Note: Conducted in Greek. Prerequisite: Modern Greek B or equivalent and permission of instructor.

Comparative Literature 288. Antiquity and Beyond: Modern Critical Theory and the Classics.
Catalog Number: 7557.
Half Course (fall term). T., 1-3.
EXAM GROUP: 8, 9.
Instructor: Panagiotis Roilos.
Explores the relevance of ancient literature for modern critical theory and the applicability of current theoretical discourses to classical texts and societies. Topics include: trafficability of art, ritual theory; sexuality; gender studies; irony; orality and literacy; construction of power.

Modern Greek 146. The Greek Novel. (New course).
Half Course (spring term).
Catalog Number: 64002.
EXAM GROUP 6,7. W 1-3.
Instructor: Panagiotis Roilos.
Examines the development of the genre of the novel from late antiquity to Greek postmodernism. Medieval Greek and modern Western European examples will be also explored.

Modern Greek 202. Modern Greek Oral Literature: Interdisciplinary and Comparative Perspectives. (New Course).
Half Course (spring term).
Catalog Number: 88015.
EXAM GROUP 15, 16. T 1-3.
Instructor: Panagiotis Roilos.
Examines the interaction of orality and literacy in premodern Greek societies, with an emphasis on the performative and ritual contexts of oral traditional literature. Ethnographic examples from other cultures will also be discussed.