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Katerina Moustakatou
Katerina Moustakatou holds a Ph.D. in Greek Literature (University of Athens) and a D.E.A. in Linguistics (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France). Since 2002 she has been in charge of the Archives of Giorgos Theotokas and organized the events commemorating 100 years from his birth at the National Centre of Book, in Greece. She has published several articles in scholarly journals (including the Révue des Études Néohelléniques, Nea Estia, I Leksi) and participated in numerous conferences with papers on Theotokas and also on various issues involving literature, pedagogy, and the human sciences in general.
Living between politics and literature: the work of Giorgos Theotokas
Giorgos Theotokas (1905-1966) was one of the most imprortant Greek writers of the "Generation of the Thirties" and a highly influential European thinker. His work spans several genres (fiction, criticism, poetry, and drama) and cuts across several fields, including history, sociology, politics, and religion. Theotokas, already from a very young age, struggled to bridge politics and literature and became well known for the clarity with which he analyzed important socio-political issues and for his sense of moderation. Without attempting to reconcile the dogmatic ideologies of the right- and left-wing political parties, he struggled for the values of liberal democracy and individual and intellectual freedom and was one of the most honest voices in Greek literature. In this lecture, Dr. Moustakatou will discuss his writings (including works such as Argo, Leonis, The Daemon, Invalids and Wayfarers, and The Bells) and his political thought, as this was expressed in his essays and novels, placing it within the wider frame of the political events of modern Greek history. The lecture will be supplemented by visual materials and audio recordings of Theotokas.
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