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Carol M. Bourne
Education: Dr. Vassiliki Rapti received her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature with an emphasis in Drama from Washington University in St. Louis in 2006. She joined the University in Spring 2004. She is the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation Lecturer in Modern Greek Language and Literature.
Research and Teaching: Dr. Rapti studied Greek language and literature at the University of Athens (B.A., 1988) and the University of Paris VI-Sorbonne (D.E.A., 1993), where she also studied French language and literature. She also holds an M.A. in English from UMSL (2000).
Her research interests are Ancient, Byzantine and Modern Greek language and literature, Greek cinema, comparative literature, literary theory, comparative drama, theories of drama, and 20th-century theatre and performance, especially surrealist drama and theory. She is the founder of the Washington University journal Theatron of which she was co-editor for the years 2003-2006.
She is currently conducting research on the poetics of play and games in surrealist and postmodern theatre as well as on contemporary adaptations of Greek tragedy about which she has published several articles. Her most recent articles appeared in Text and Presentation (2004 & 2005), Theatron and The Charioteer. At UMSL, she teaches Modern Greek language at all levels, Ancient and Modern Greek literature, Greek cinema, Greek History and Culture, current issues in Anthropology and the Olympic Games from the perspective of play theory.
Personal History: Dr. Rapti grew up in Greece. She spent six years in Paris where she studied and worked for the European Union. In 1999 she came to the United States to continue her studies. At Washington University she has taught extensively Modern Greek language and literature, French language and comparative literature and she became involved in the Performing Arts Department as a dramaturg and a research assistant. In 2003 she was the recipient of the Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching. She is also interested in creative writing and poetry translation.
Professional Activities
Dr. Rapti has delivered a range of papers on her current research topics on ludics in surrealist theatre and beyond. For her research she received, among other grants, the Greek State Scholarship Foundation (I.K.Y.) and the Mellon Dissertation Fellowship from Washington University. She is a member of the Modern Greek Studies Association, MLA, ACLA, ATHE, and ACTFL. At UMSL she is the coordinator of the Modern Greek section and works with the Center for International Studies in promoting Greek-related events on campus such as the Greek Film series, the Greek Literature Group and the offering of non-credit conversational Modern Greek courses. She is currently working on an on-line project for the teaching of Modern Greek. She is also involved in advising the Hellenic Student Association at UMSL.