Professor of Classics and Archaeology
Katerina Zacharia is a Professor of Classics and Chair of Classics & Archaeology at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
Her academic and professional work explores classical antiquity in visual and performance culture, and in Greek ethnic identity formation. She is the author of "Converging Truths: Euripides’ Ion and the Athenian Quest for Self-Definition" (Brill 2003), and editor and major contributor for "Hellenisms: Culture, Identity and Ethnicity from Antiquity to Modernity" (Ashgate 2008/Routledge 2016), and articles on Greek tourism, Greek cinema, and cultural politics.
Prof. Zacharia is an award-winning educator with expertise in inclusive pedagogy, and cross-cultural exchange in local and global partnerships. She produced theatrical performances and workshops for the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation in Athens (2006-present), and the Stanford Repertory Theatre (2012-18). As Director of Education for the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival, she has created a vibrant student internship program (2014-present). She wrote, directed, and produced the award-winning short documentary "Blessings and Vows" (2018), and has collaborated on the writing of documentaries, fiction, and VR games. She co-created "Enthralled," a new conversation game for higher education (2022).
Her work has been supported with fellowships from the A.S. Onassis Foundation, A.G. Leventis Foundation, Heritage Management Organization, Stanford University. She is the recipient of innovative teaching awards, including the 2018 President’s Fritz B. Burns Distinguished Teaching Award from Loyola Marymount University, the 2019 Teacher Eddy Award from the LAX Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles, and the 2023 Society of Classical Studies for Excellence in Teaching Classics at the University level.
She served in the Executive Board as Treasurer and Chair of Fundraising and Long-Term Planning for the Modern Greek Studies Association in North America (2020-23). Currently, she serves as Council Chair for the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts (2023-24).
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About Katerina Zacharia
Katerina Zacharia is a Professor of Classics and Chair of Classics & Archaeology at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
Her academic and professional work explores classical antiquity in visual and performance culture, and in Greek ethnic identity formation. She is the author of "Converging Truths: Euripides’ Ion and the Athenian Quest for Self-Definition" (Brill 2003), and editor and major contributor for "Hellenisms: Culture, Identity and Ethnicity from Antiquity to Modernity" (Ashgate 2008/Routledge 2016), and articles on Greek tourism, Greek cinema, and cultural politics.
Prof. Zacharia is an award-winning educator with expertise in inclusive pedagogy, and cross-cultural exchange in local and global partnerships. She produced theatrical performances and workshops for the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation in Athens (2006-present), and the Stanford Repertory Theatre (2012-18). As Director of Education for the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival, she has created a vibrant student internship program (2014-present). She wrote, directed, and produced the award-winning short documentary "Blessings and Vows" (2018), and has collaborated on the writing of documentaries, fiction, and VR games. She co-created "Enthralled," a new conversation game for higher education (2022).
Her work has been supported with fellowships from the A.S. Onassis Foundation, A.G. Leventis Foundation, Heritage Management Organization, Stanford University. She is the recipient of innovative teaching awards, including the 2018 President’s Fritz B. Burns Distinguished Teaching Award from Loyola Marymount University, the 2019 Teacher Eddy Award from the LAX Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles, and the 2023 Society of Classical Studies for Excellence in Teaching Classics at the University level.
She served in the Executive Board as Treasurer and Chair of Fundraising and Long-Term Planning for the Modern Greek Studies Association in North America (2020-23). Currently, she serves as Council Chair for the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts (2023-24).
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Disciplines
Classics, Classical Literature and Philology, Film and Media Studies, Visual Studies, Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies, Ethnic Studies, Dramatic Literature, Criticism and Theory, Performance Studies, Anthropology, Critical and Cultural Studies, and Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication