Giorgos P. Pefanis

Giorgos P. Pefanis was born in Athens in 1966. He studied psychology and educational sciences at the Maraslios Pedagogical Academy and philosophy at the School of Philosophy of the University of Athens. He pursued postgraduate studies in the philosophy of art and culture at the same school, earning his Ph.D. in 1995 with a focus on theater theory. Currently, he is a lecturer in the Department of Theatre Studies at the University of Athens and a theater critic. His research revolves around the philosophical approach to theatrical phenomena, dramaturgical theory, modern Greek dramaturgy, and contemporary European theater. He has published over 100 articles and studies in Greek and international literary and scientific journals. For several years, he was a scientific collaborator with the Research Center for Greek Folklore (K.E.E.L.) of the Academy of Athens, the National Theatre, and the School of Philosophy of the University of Athens. Among his books are: - "The Theatrical: Outlining a Phenomenological Theatre Studies," Dodoni, Athens 1991. - "Introduction to the Sociology of Entertainment: The Neo-Baroque and the End of History," Prisma, Athens 1992. - "Arsène Lupin and Dr. Shepard: A Cut in the Alphabet of Detective Novels," Fragmenta, Thessaloniki 1996. - "Jean-Paul Sartre: Four Studies on His Work and Philosophy," Aigokeros, Athens 1996. - "Theatre and Symbols: Processes of Symbolization in Dramatic Discourse," Hellenic Letters, Athens 1999. - "Topics in Post-War and Contemporary Greek Theatre," Kedros, Athens 1999. - "The Kingdom of Eugena," Alexandria, Athens 2005 (Theatrical Writing Honorary Distinction by the Union of Theatre and Music Critics, 2006). - "Scenes of Theory: Open Fields in Theatre Theory and Criticism," Papazisis, Athens 2007, among others.