Iris Gioti

About me:

I am a fourth year PhD researcher in the English Literature and Film department at the University of Exeter. My research focuses on the literature and film produced by the Hellenic diaspora in the UK and the US during the long 20th century, with an emphasis on affective labour theories, the Medical Humanities, feminist theory, and on postcolonial and diaspora studies. These research interests are a culmination of the work I have done throughout my BA and MA at the University of Exeter.

I have a particular interest in World Literature and international film, that stems from my Greek/Danish background and being educated within the British school system. I currently focus on feminist readings of the artistic production of the Mediterranean, with an emphasis on labour practices, food and textile production.

This academic year I will be teaching on the first year module The Poem, having previously taught on the Approaches to Criticism module and led PGR webinars for the Researcher Development Team. I am also an editor for the Postgraduate Journal of Medical Humanities. I was previously an assistant editor for the English, Film and Creative Writing PGT&PGR academic journal, Exclamat!on, 2020-2022.

My latest published piece: "The Metastasis of Hysteria: Prescription and (Mis)Use of Librium in Literature" is available online from the Postgraduate Journal of Medical Humanities.