Stathis Gourgouris (Greek: Στάθης Γουργουρής) is a poet, essayist, translator, sound artist, and professor of classics, English, Comparative Literature at Columbia University.[1] He also writes opinion pieces on contemporary politics and culture in newspapers and internet media in both Greek and English. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2022.[2] He was also a former president of the Modern Greek Studies Association (2006-2012) and director of the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society at Columbia (2009-2015). He is a member of the Sublamental Artists Collective,[3] which releases his music and sound art compositions under the name Count G.[4]

Stathis Gourgouris
Στάθης Γουργουρής
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship (2022)
Academic background
Education
Academic work
DisciplineComparative Literature
Institutions

Biography

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Gourgouris earned his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., all from the University of California, Los Angeles.[5][6] He taught at Princeton University from 1992 to 2000, Columbia University from 2002 to 2005, University of California, Los Angeles from 2005 to 2008, before rejoining Columbia's faculty in 2008.[7] He was also a visiting professor at the National Technical University of Athens.

Gourgouris' writings focus on the intersection between the poetics and politics of modernity and democracy.[8] He has written extensively on Ancient Greek philosophy, political theory, and contemporary Greek culture and politics.[1][9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Stathis Gourgouris". Stathis Gourgouris. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Four Columbians Win Guggenheim Fellowships". Columbia News. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Sublamental Records". sublamental.com. 17 July 2022. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Count G". Count G. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Stathis Gourgouris | The Department of English and Comparative Literature". english.columbia.edu. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Modern Greek Studies Association". www.mgsa.org. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Rethinking Greece: Stathis Gourgouris on democratic autonomy". www.greeknewsagenda.gr. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  9. ^ LeBor, Adam (9 July 2015). "To emerge from the ruins Greece must shift focus to rebuilding and reform". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 25 April 2022.