Humanities and Social Sciences

Greek Studies Program

Teaching
Ancient Greek Language.

Research Interests
Greek language and literature, Greek-Australian literature, literary translation.

Projects in Progress
Greek-Australian literature, Greek and Cypriot folk poetry.

Selected Publications
Co-editor of “Reflections” –An Anthology of Selected Works from Greek-Australian literature, Elikia Books, 1988, 284pp.

The motif of “Xenitia” in Greek-Australian literature, Nea Estia, Vol 131, Issue 1533, Athens, 1992, pp. 420-427
Thessaloniki in the works of G. Ioannou, Philologos, Vol 17, Issue 72, Thessaloniki 1993, pp. 140-147

The politicization of Greek-Australian literature and the case of J. Vasilakakos in Greek-Australian literature, Outrider 1994, pp.18-27

Poetics of prose –The case of G. Ioannou and M. Chackas, Greek Research in Australia, Proceedings of the Biennial Conference of Greek Studies, Flinders University 2002, pp. 415-430

Vitsentzos Kornaros, Erotokritos. A Translation with introduction and notes by Gavin Betts, Stathis Gauntlett and Thanasis Spilias. Byzantina Australiensia 14, Australian Association for Byzantine Studies, Melbourne 2004: xxxvii+220pp.

Phrasebooks: Greek, 3rd edition, Lonely Planet, Melbourne 2006