Greek Tradition

Advanced study of the Greek-speaking world, from the second millennium BC to the modern day. Large number of staff with relevant expertise provides an exceptional range of research-led options in language, literature, culture, history and thought. Compulsory modules: Perceptions of the past & Retelling ancient myths. Leads to further research or careers in education, journalism, finance, politics and cultural sectors.
KEY BENEFITS

• Draws on the research expertise of the Centre for Hellenic Studies, which covers a chronological range of more than 4,000 years.
• World-leading reputation for research and teaching.
• Study in the heart of central London, with easy access to world-class resources.
• Students develop skills for autonomous study and research.

PURPOSEThe programme will appeal to students of the Classical world, and of Byzantine or Modern Greece, who are looking for a programme that will build upon their knowledge and broaden their perspective. It should also be of interest to those who wish to engage with the theoretical issues prompted by the investigation of an exceptionally well-documented cultural tradition and its reception. Students will be trained to develop skills of autonomous study and research.

DESCRIPTION

The MA in Greek Tradition enables students to examine the Greek-speaking world from the second millennium BC to the modern day. It offers the possibility of discipline-based or interdisciplinary study, including Greek language, literature, visual and material culture, history and thought. Students have a unique opportunity to study the interactions within that culture, both diachronically and synchronically.

Students will learn to access information from a wide variety of sources, and from a variety of disciplines, and reflect critically upon that information. They will be helped to assess the complex of historical, political and cultural assumptions which have determined approaches to the subject area at every period.

ResourcesKing's boasts its own important resources for the study of the Greek world in both the Maughan Library and the Centre for Hellenic Studies, which hosts a research seminar and regular conferences and colloquia. Our central London location allows easy access to unmatched resources and University of London institutions (including the Warburg Institute, Institute of Classical Studies, Courtauld Institute of Art, Institute of Historical Studies, Senate House Library), as well as the British Library and world-class museums such as the Victoria & Albert Museum and the British Museum.

Greek Tradition staff
King's has an unusually large concentration of staff members with interests in the fields of Ancient, Byzantine and Modern Greek studies, including:

Language, Literature & Thought

• Professor Roderick Beaton, Koraes Professor of Modern Greek and Byzantine History
• Professor Giambattista D'Alessio, Professor of Greek Language and Literature
• Dr Alexandra Georgakopoulou, Reader in Modern Greek Language and Linguistics
• Ismene Lada-Richards, Reader in Greek Literature and Culture
• Dr Eleni Papargyriou, Lecturer in Modern Greek Literature
• Professor David Ricks, Professor of Modern Greek and Comparative Literature
• Professor Michael Trapp, Professor of Greek Literature and Thought.

Art & Archaeology

• Dr Ellen Adams, Lecturer in Classical Art and Archaeology
• Dr Karim Arafat, Reader in Classical Archaeology
• Dr Tassos Papacostas, RCUK Fellow in Byzantine Material Culture
• Professor Catherine Morgan, Professor of Classical Archaeology.

Ancient, Byzantine & Modern History

• Dr Lindsay Allen, Lecturer in Greek and Near Eastern History
• Dr Hugh Bowden, Senior Lecturer in Ancient History
• Dr Philip Carabott, Cyprus Hellenic Foundation Lecturer in Modern Greek History
• Dr Irene Polinskaya, RCUK Fellow in Greek History
• Professor Charlotte Roueché, Professor of Late Antique and Byzantine Studies
• Dr Dionysios Stathakopoulos, Lecturer in Byzantine Studies
• Professor Judith Herrin, Professor Emerita, Senior Research Fellow in Byzantine Studies.