Ilektra Kostopoulou

Dr. Kostopoulou's research and publications address regional histories from the perspective of global queries, with a specific focus on the intertwined histories of the late Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece. Her most recent book project, Of Minarets and Minotaurs: The Story of Autonomous Crete (1898-1913), addresses regional autonomy as an example of the convoluted layers of colonialism, empire, and nationalism in the Eastern Mediterranean. She has been the recipient of various awards, fellowships, and grants and has taught at numerous universities in Europe, Turkey, and the USA. In 2013, she joined the Modern Greek Studies Program at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. In 2017 she joined the NJIT Federated Department of History (Rutgers Newark and NJIT). Her most recent courses aim to draw connections between late Ottoman history and the current migrant/refugee crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean: this perspective stems from existing strategies of academic engagement with issues of social justice, shaping connections between novel theorization and tangible action.

Ph.D.; Bosphorus University; History; 2010

M.A.; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; History; 2004

B.A.; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; History; 2001

HIST 390 - HISTL PROB THROUGH FILM

HIST 701C - MASTER'S THESIS

HIST 727 - INDEPENDENT STUDY

HIST 213 - THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY WORLD

HIST 702 - MASTER'S ESSAY

HIST 401 - INDEPENDENT STUDY

HIST 402 - INDEPENDENT STUDY

HIST 325 - ST: SOUTHEAST EUROPE AND THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST

HIST 701B - MASTER'S THESIS

HIST 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY

HIST 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY

Comparative/ International Law
Minorities and Population Movements

Ottoman History
Eastern Mediterranean History
World History

Autonomy and Decentralization in the Ottoman Empire
Islam in Greece
Population Movements in the Eastern Mediterranean