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Christina Filippaki is a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Classics at the University of Chicago. She specializes in Greek tragedy, exploring concepts of genre, fictionality, intertextuality, and metapoetics. Her research interests also encompass drama, Greek poetry, performance, mythology, and the modern Greek reception of classical themes. Currently, she is working on a book project that employs theories of fiction to analyze Euripides’s Atreidai plays, proposing a multiverse narrative set within alternate, complementary, and contradicting timelines. Her academic journey began with a Bachelor’s degree in Classical Philology from the University of Athens in 2017, followed by a PhD in Classics from the University of Chicago, which she is expected to complete in August 2024. Christina's work highlights the intricate cognitive processes involved in the tragic experience, emphasizing the evolving relationship between the poet and the audience. Her scholarly contributions aim to deepen the understanding of ancient texts through contemporary critical frameworks.
Department of Philosophy