Michael Davros

Expertise

American literature, including African American and ethnic American

Courses Taught

ENGL 101 Writing I

ENGL 102 Writing II

ENGL 109 FYE: Chicago's Literary Diversity: Reading Chicago's Neighborhoods

ENGL 201 World of Poetry

ENGL 202 World of Drama

ENGL 203 World of Fiction

ZHON 192 Introduction to the Humanities: Race and Ethnicity

ZHON 192 Introduction to the Humanities: Combat Literature

Honors Colloquium: Classical Culture, Study Tour in Greece

Honors Colloquium: Greek American Literature (Byzantium v the Caliphate), Study Tour in Greece

Research Interests

Greek American literature, African American literature, Combat literature

Education

Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago
M.A.H. Louisiana State University
B.A. Tulane University

Selected Publications

Greeks in Chicago. Chicago: Arcadia Publishing, 2009.

“The Maze: A Historical Novel.” Review of The Maze. By Panos Karnezis. The National Herald. 15 February 2009.

“A Greek Stylist: History Contests with Progress and Loses.” Review of Little Infamies. By Panos Karnezis. The National Herald. 15 February 2009.

“A Sense of Sacred Space.” Review of Ecclesia: Greek Orthodox Churches of the Chicago Metropolis. By Panos Fiorentinos. The National Herald. 15 February 2009.

“Loss and Transformation on the Road in Jeffrey Eugenides’s Middlesex and Don DeLillo’s Underworld.” The Image of the Road in Literature, Media and Society. Ed. Will Wright and Steven Kaplan. Pueblo, Co: The Society for the Interdisciplinary Study of Social Imagery. August 2005. 148-153.

m-davros@neiu.edu

Room LWH 2009
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5831

Office Hours

Spring 2024 student hours
2:15-3:15 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, in person
10:40 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, in person
Zoom meetings available by appointment

Email the day before to schedule Zoom meetings at m-davros@neiu.edu

Main Campus

Curriculum Vitae

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