Sophia KANAOUTI
e-mail: SKanaouti@hotmail.com
EDUCATION
PhD thesis, The Social Value of LIterary Reading: Reading as Socio-political practicea comparative research of English and Greek regarding reading and social change, among others addressing the construction of the reader historically and via education, through the teaching of literature, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University (Funding by the Greek State Scholarships Foundation ) (examination pending, expected August 2006)First Class Honours degree, Department of Communication and Mass Media, National and Capodistrian University of Athens, GreeceCOMMENDATION
19931st Prize in the European Union competition for the best report on social exclusion Publication of the article in TA NEA, The Guardian, El Pais, La Republica, Frankfurter Allgemeine, Berlingske Tidende, Le Soir, Diário de Notícias, Luxemburger Wort
1st Prize in the European Union competition for the best report on social exclusion Publication of the article in TA NEA, The Guardian, El Pais, La Republica, Frankfurter Allgemeine, Berlingske Tidende, Le Soir, Diário de Notícias, Luxemburger Wort1993-2000Invited comments in the daily national newspaper TA NEA (Athens, Greece), articles in the magazines anti (Athens), Euromediterranée (Montpellier, France), Euroreporter (Dublin, Ireland), DROMOLOGIA (Athens)
Invited comments in the daily national newspaper TA NEA (Athens, Greece), articles in the magazines anti (Athens), Euromediterranée (Montpellier, France), Euroreporter (Dublin, Ireland), DROMOLOGIA (Athens)Scholarships throughout education from the Greek State Scholarships Foundation
EMPLOYMENT
2001-2002 Associate Editor and translator of two literary anthologies, and of one CD of biographical information of writers; one of them funded by the Greek State. The projects were led by Professor Vassilis Karapostolis of Athens University. The first anthology was of literary texts on young people, and the second on walking
Associate Editor and translator of two literary anthologies, and of one CD of biographical information of writers; one of them funded by the Greek State. The projects were led by Professor Vassilis Karapostolis of Athens University. The first anthology was of literary texts on young people, and the second on walking 2001-2003 Editorial Assistant and publishing co-ordinator for the refereed journal Intersections, Journal of Global Communications and Culture
Editorial Assistant and publishing co-ordinator for the refereed journal Intersections, Journal of Global Communications and Culture2000 Reuters Internship, Athens
Reuters Internship, Athens1997-2000Associate Lecturer at Cardiff University: in the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, and in the School of Social Studies. Courses taught:
Associate Lecturer at Cardiff University: in the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, and in the School of Social Studies. Courses taught:History of the Mass Media, Media Culture, Television, Internet and Postmodernism.
1995-1996Research conducted for the National Centre for the Book, Greek Ministry of Culture: The space that television watching and book reading occupy in youth culture. Qualitative analysis of theoretical data and of interviews.were in included in the finished report.
Research conducted for the National Centre for the Book, Greek Ministry of Culture: The space that television watching and book reading occupy in youth culture. Qualitative analysis of theoretical data and of interviews.were in included in the finished report. 1996Journalist, working for the magazine anti, Athens
Journalist, working for the magazine anti, Athens Internship in KATHIMERINI, Greek national daily newspaper
1995Journalist, working for the magazine Euromediterranée in Montpellier, France. (As part of a European Union Programme as a representative journalist from Greece).
Journalist, working for the magazine Euromediterranée in Montpellier, France. (As part of a European Union Programme as a representative journalist from Greece). 1995 Journalist, working for the magazine Euroreporter in Dublin. (As part of a European Union Programme as a representative journalist from Greece).
Journalist, working for the magazine Euroreporter in Dublin. (As part of a European Union Programme as a representative journalist from Greece). 1994 Researcher and editor for the record company LYRA (Greece). Composing articles on political and cultural life in Greece for every decade in the period 1960-1990.
Researcher and editor for the record company LYRA (Greece). Composing articles on political and cultural life in Greece for every decade in the period 1960-1990. 1993-1996 Administrator, organising the international relations at the University office of Professor M. Stathopoulos (University of Athens, Law School).
Administrator, organising the international relations at the University office of Professor M. Stathopoulos (University of Athens, Law School). 1992-1996Research Associate, University of Athens, Department of Communication and Mass Media. The Identity of Immigrants/refugees from Albania and the former USSR coming to Greece, and Their treatment by the Mass Media. The project was led by Professor Klimis Navridis, Athens University.
Research Associate, University of Athens, Department of Communication and Mass Media. The Identity of Immigrants/refugees from Albania and the former USSR coming to Greece, and Their treatment by the Mass Media. The project was led by Professor Klimis Navridis, Athens University. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS - PARTICIPATION
Member of The Social Policy Association, UK, and of
MeCCSa, the Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association.
Also a member of mailing lists of other associations, as the
US Association of Literary Scholars and Critics.
2001Conference presentation in Lisbon University, Portugal - Gender and Other Ethnicities: Educating the Inferior
Conference presentation in Lisbon University, Portugal - Gender and Other Ethnicities: Educating the Inferior2000Conference presentation in Bristol University (UK) -
Conference presentation in Bristol University (UK) -The Influence of historical and political conditions on the Government and Media Policy for the Promotion of Literary Reading in Greece of the Twentieth Century - Insights for Government and Educational Policy at International Level
2000Video-conference on Multiculturalism, Ethnicity and Technology, the diverse influences amongst cultures and their treatment in Mass Media. In a collaboration between the Universities of Cardiff, Bangor and Berkeley, US.
Video-conference on Multiculturalism, Ethnicity and Technology, the diverse influences amongst cultures and their treatment in Mass Media. In a collaboration between the Universities of Cardiff, Bangor and Berkeley, US. 1999Conference presentation in Turkey (Dalaman) summer school between UK Universities -
Conference presentation in Turkey (Dalaman) summer school between UK Universities - Reading and National Identity.
1997Conference presentation in the University of Sheffield (UK) - Social Identity and Reading.
Conference presentation in the University of Sheffield (UK) - Social Identity and Reading.1994Seminar presentation in Brussels, with the support of the European Union -
Seminar presentation in Brussels, with the support of the European Union -Journalism and Social Exclusion Coverage.
IT
P/C &
APPLE MACWindows 95, Windows 98, 2000, XP
Windows 95, Windows 98, 2000, XPMicrosoft Office 97 - 2000 (Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint)LANGUAGES
Greek, English, French, German, some DanishREFERENCES
available upon request
