Teaching

Teaching Approach

My teaching practice, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, centres on the close reading and interpretation of Latin texts. This philological analysis is enriched through interdisciplinary approaches, with particular emphasis on gender, law, and reception. I aim to show students the enduring significance of Latin literature and its relevance to contemporary cultural and social questions.

In the classroom I adopt interactive and innovative methods that foster collaboration, critical reflection, and creativity. Students engage in group presentations and guided self-reflection exercises, attend interdisciplinary guest lectures, and carry out bibliographical research in the University Library. Teaching also extends beyond the classroom through debates and Roman Law Moot Court competitions, close textual study alongside examples from film and opera, and interpretive performances staged in collaboration with the Municipal Theatre.

Teaching Experience

My teaching at the University of Ioannina currently focuses on Ovid’s Heroides, Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Seneca’s Phaedra, and Cicero’s rhetorical works, as well as the postgraduate seminar “Gender and Law in Ovid”. These courses place philological analysis at the centre, while also inviting students to think about issues of literary form, cultural reception, and legal discourse.

Before my appointment in Ioannina, I taught at the University of Cyprus, where I offered seminars on Ovid’s Heroides, as well as courses on Medea in Latin poetry, and Latin Composition. At the Open University of Cyprus, I coordinated and lectured in both Latin and Ancient Greek. Earlier positions with UK Universities (Canterbury Christ Church University, the University of the West of England, and the University of Central Lancashire) broadened my experience across disciplines, including courses in research methods, academic writing, applied ethics, and leadership in higher education.

Beyond the university setting, I have also contributed to wider educational initiatives. These include teaching Greek language courses for political refugees and asylum seekers at the Cyprus Labour Institute (INEK-PEO) and training in event management software at the General Secretariat of the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the EU.