HELAAS Young Scholars

Research, Initiatives, and Achievements

This page aims at bringing together all young scholars (postgraduate students, PhD candidates and early career researchers) who are members of HELAAS who are interested in promoting certain research initiatives, participate in international conferences plus organize research-oriented events to take place alternatively in Athens and Thessaloniki.

The main objective of HELAAS is to strengthen the communication and dialogue between its junior members, offer them practical experience plus connect them with other postgraduate communities in Europe.

Research Output & Dissemination

These categories display the rich research activity of HELAAS Young Scholars since 2021. The members’ publications and participation in conferences are listed in Research Output and Research Dissemination, respectively. The content of both categories is updated every six months.

Research Output

Research Dissemination

HELAAS Young Scholar Excellence Award

The HELAAS Young Scholar Excellence Award was established in 2022 as a way to recognize and promote the quality work and achievements of recently-minted doctorate scholars and researchers who do not yet hold an academic position, and as an incentive for continuing to produce ethical, robust, cutting-edge contributions to their field of expertise. It aims to draw attention to the important and original work young scholars do in the pursuit of specialized knowledge, especially in carving new pathways to epistemic subjects in American Studies.

HELAAS Young Scholar Excellence Award 2023

Konstantinos Chatzipapatheodoridis, Fulbright Fellow, holds a doctorate degree from the School of English, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He is also a holder of a B.A. in English Language and Literature and an M.A. in American Literature and Culture. He is the co-founder of the LGBTQ+ Studies Network of EAAS and his fields of research activity include Visual Arts, Performance Studies and LGBTQ+ Studies. His scholarly work appears in international journals and conferences and his first publication, entitled The Music Diva Spectacle: Camp, Female Performer and Queer Audiences in the Arena Tour Show (Intellect 2021),focuses on the praxis of camp in contemporary music diva spectacles. He is currently studying and practicing art at the School of Visual and Applied Arts, Aristotle University.

HELAAS Young Scholar Excellence Award 2022

Dr. Thomas Mantzaris is a literary scholar of 20th and 21st century American literature. He holds a Ph.D. in American Literature from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and his project examined multimodality and experimentation in the context of contemporary American, print-based fiction. He is a Fulbright Fellow, a member of the Multimodal Research and Reading Group and the Hellenic Association of American Studies, as well as a Fellow of the U.K. Higher Education Academy. His research interests include multimodal and experimental narratives, contemporary American fiction, and photography.

Podcasts

Podcast of the interview between Ms Stavroula (Stave) Vergopoulou translation editor of the book Οι αρχές και η άσκηση της αφηγηματικής ιατρικής (PhD Candidate, School of English, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) and Dr. Aikaterini Delikonstantinidou (HELAAS Young Scholar Representative). The interview was held online on Saturday May 28, 2022.