Varvara Georgopoulou, Assistant Professor
She was born in Kefalonia. She studied at the Faculty of Philosophy University of Athens where received a degree in the Department of History and Archeology. Also in Theatre Studies Department of the same Universityl from which she received a degree in drama, and prepared a master's thesis on the topic: "The theatrical criticism in Athens in inter war period.” She worked as a scholar in Secondary Education, taught in the Department of Theatre Studies at the School of Fine Arts, University of Peloponnese ,where was elected lecturer.
She has published over fifty articles and studies in journals and collective volumes on topics from the history of modern Greek theatre and theatrical criticism. She has also participated in Greek and international conferences in Greece and abroad. In particular the research fields relating to theatre criticism, the Ionian theater, the revival of ancient drama, the female presence in drama and theatre, the relationship theatre and history. They have been issued her books: "The theatrical criticism in Athens in the mid war period», Vol. A, B; Egokeros Edition, Athens 2008, 2009 «The Theatre in Kefalonia, 1900-1953» by "Company Cephalonica Studies,”, Athens 2010, Females routes. Galatia Kazantzaki and the theatre, Capricorn Editions 2012, History and Ideology in the Mirrors of Dionysus. Essays on Modern Greek Theatre (1920-1950), Parazisis 2016.
