Katerina Zacharia

Katerina Zacharia is Professor and Chair of Classics & Archaeology. Her academic and professional work explores Greek ethnic identity formation, and cultural politics. She is the author of Converging Truths: Euripides’ Ion and the Athenian Quest for Self-Definition, and editor and major contributor for Hellenisms: Culture, Identity and Ethnicity from Antiquity to Modernity, and has published extensively on Greek drama, and on Greek cinema. An experienced dramaturge, she is an artistic associate for the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation in Athens (2006-present), and served as producing partner for the Stanford Repertory Theatre (2012-18), collaborating on theatrical performances and workshops. She produced, directed and wrote the short documentary Blessings and Vows (2018), and has collaborated in the writing of film documentaries and feature films. As Director of University Connections for the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival, she has created a vibrant student internship program (2015-present). Prof. Zacharia is the recipient of the 2018 LMU President’s Fritz B. Burns Distinguished Teaching Award. She co-created and is currently at the implementation stages of Enthralled, a new conversation game for higher education. As a CTE-OISS Faculty Fellow, she hopes to share her expertise in inclusive pedagogy, and advocate for internationalization in the curriculum by promoting cross-cultural exchange through local and global partnerships.