Name: Ioannis Vamvakitis (06/11/1971)
Nationality: Greek
Address: Flat 1, 4 Rochester Gardens, Brighton BN3 3AW, East Sussex, UK.
Telephone Numbers: 07940768578, 01273777604.
National Insurance Number: SC 91 47 61 B
Email:,
Academic Qualifications:
DPhil candidate in Media and Cultural Studies, University of Sussex (10/2003–10/2009). My Supervisor is Professor Sally R. Munt and my DPhil is titled ‘Homosexuality, Space and Identity in Contemporary Athens’: I am scrutinizing, on the one hand, the place of homosexuality in the contemporary Athenian structures, while on the other hand, the ways in which homosexuality rumbles and transgresses the oedipal gender and sex structural inscriptions and consequently the capitalistic and institutionally affirmed spatial/geographical Athenian boundaries.
Associate Tutors’ Teaching Training Course, TLDU, University of Sussex (01/2005-03/2005).
MA in Media and Cultural Studies, University of Sussex (10/2002–09/2003) - my MA dissertation was titled ‘“Big Brother”: The Reality Show as a Globalized Post-documentary Form’ – Through M. Foucault and H. Lefebvre I attempted to scrutinize the type of western disciplinary spaces that ‘Big Brother’ forges and reproduces, in order to westernize its global inmates and audiences. My MA dissertation received one of the highest marks in the class; a 2:1 grade.
BA in English Literature, Empire State College, State University of New York (02/2001-02/2002) - my GPA was ‘A’, 3.918/4.
Film Studies, New York College (10/2000–01/2001).- my GPA was ‘B+’, 3.39.
Cambridge Proficiency (1998).
Diploma in Acting, Higher Private Drama School for Theatre of Karolos Koun (10/1993–10/1996) - my GPA was 7.5/10 ‘Very Good’.
Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of Economics (10/1990–10/1993) - my GPA was 7/10 ‘Very Good’.
Academic Memberships:
Academic Member of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER).
Academic Conferences:
- Hyderabad, India, 'Second International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society', Virtual Presentation, Paper 'E-Confession as a Disciplinary Technology and the AIDS subject' (12-15/12/05).
- University of Cambridge, ‘Third International Conference on New Directions in Humanities: The Humanities in a Knowledge Society’, Panel: ‘Gender, Sexuality, Families’, Paper 'Psycho-geography and Schizophrenia: Queers 'Out for a Walk' (08/2005).
- University of Sussex, Humanities Graduate Conference on ‘Boundaries’ (20/07/2005).
- New York College, Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) (05/2005).
- University of Sussex, Media Communications and Cultural Studies Association (MECCSA), Panel ‘Space, Place and Emotion’ (12/2003).
Forthcoming/Prospective/Publications:
Vamvakitis, Ioannis (2005, 277-295) 'Psycho-Geography and Schizophrenia: Queers 'Out for a Walk' in Mass Media:International Issues Alexandros Arampatsis & Yorgo Passadeos (eds.) ISBN: 960-88672-8-2
ATINER:Greece.
Vamvakitis, Ioannis (2005, 320-321) "Psycho-Geography and Schizophrenia: Queers 'Out for a Walk'" in The Third International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, University of Cambridge 2-5 August 2005: The Humanities Conference 2005, The Humanities in a "Knowledge Society" Common Ground Publishing Pty Ltd (eds.): Australia.
- Prospective publication of a refereed paper – 'E-Confession as a Disciplinary Technology and the AIDS Subjects' - in the ‘International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society’, Common Grounds ed. (02-06/2006).
- Prospective publication of a refereed paper – 'Psycho-geography and Schizophrenia:Queers 'Out for a Walk' - in the ‘International Journal of the Humanities’, Common Grounds ed. (09 – 12/2005).
Professional Qualifications:
Visiting Lecturer at the University of Brighton, in Media Studies (02-06/06).
Associate Tutor at the University of Sussex, in Media and Film Studies (10/2004-): I teach 'Introduction to Media Studies' (Ist year Autumn), 'Analysing Media Texts' (1st year Spring/Summer), 'Creating and Analyzing Media Texts' (1st year Spring), 'Issues in Film Studies II' (1st year Spring/Summer), 'Media and Politics' (2nd year Autumn).
Other:
Cashier, ‘Nandos’ Chicken-land’ (10/2003-02/2004).
Tourist Guide, ‘PAYSANIAS’ Travel Agency (05/2002–08/2002).
Actor, 'I Laskarina', Directors Minos Volanakis and Koraes Damates, 'Acropol' Theatre (1999-2000).
Actor, TV Series, 'The Children of the Neighborhood', ET1 Channel (1998).
Actor, 'The Game of the Roles', Director Minos Volanakis, 'Kefallinias Str. Theatre' (1998).
Actor, Film 'Earth and Water', Director Panos Karkanevatos (1998).
Actor-Dancer, Dance-Drama 'Karmen No. 33', Director-Choreographer Yannis Bagourdis, 'Knossos' Theater (1998).
Summer Camp Leader, 'Radous School' (07/1997).
Actor, Video Clip. 'Ta Chartina', Singer Demetra Galani, Yellow Productions(1997).
Actor, 'Hell', Director Alberta Tsopanaki, 'Fanari' Theatre (1997).
Actor, TV series 'The Son of the Father', Director Diagoras Chronopoulos, ANTENNA Channel (1997).
Actor, 'The Maids', Director Thomas Moschopoulos, 'Porta' Theatre (1996-1997).
Actor, 'Wealth', Director Mimis Kouyoumtzis, 'Theatre of Arts Karolos Koun' (1995).
Actor, 'Minetti', Director Georgos Lazanis, 'Theatre of Arts Karolos Koun' (1994-1995).
Actor, 'Trojan Women', Director Georgos Lazanis, 'Theatre of Arts Karolos Koun' (1994).
Youth Worker, in inter-European cultural exchange programs in the UK, France, Spain and Greece on behalf of the Argiroupolis' City-Council in Athens (1990-1996).