Dr Aliki Varvogli

I was born and raised in Greece, where I studied English and American Literature at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. I then completed my MA and PhD at the University of East Anglia. I have been at Dundee since 2001 and I am currently the Head of the Humanities Division.

I work in the area of contemporary American fiction, and my current projects include studies of forensic crime fiction and representations of work in contemporary American literature. I have strong research interests in the fields of immigration, social justice, and loneliness.

I have published books, articles and book chapters on various American authors, including Paul Auster, Philip Roth, Annie Proulx, Jonathan Safran Foer, Teju Cole, Lorrie Moore and many others.

I currently teach courses on Multi-Ethnic American Fiction, American Modernism, and the American Short Story. I supervise PhD students working on crime fiction, sport and literature, and transmedia adaptation.

I am the recipient of the Teaching & Good Practice Award for raising awareness of employability and cultural diversity in my teaching, and the recipient of the Inclusive Practice Award for supporting entrants with atypical qualifications.

• America
• Literature