Rate My Professor Anthony Dracopoulos

In his career at the University of Sydney, Dracopoulos has held leadership positions, including supervising research-based degrees on topics such as bilingualism and social-emotional development. He has played a prominent role in departmental events, presenting awards at ceremonies for outstanding students in Modern Greek and Byzantine Studies and participating in celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of Modern Greek studies at the university. Additionally, he delivered a launch speech for Yiannis Rentzos's poetry collection 'Divertente and Other Poems' in 2023, highlighting his engagement with contemporary Greek literature. Dracopoulos has served as President of the Modern Greek Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand. His scholarly output includes publications such as 'Reading Andreas Kordopatis, Understanding History and Fiction' (2019), 'The Poetics of Analogy: On Polysemy in Cavafy’s Early Poetry' (2012), 'The Rhetoric of Dilemma and Cavafean Ambiguity' (2010), 'On Cavafean Irony and the Elusive "Wholeness"' (2006), and 'Reality, Otherness, Perception: Reading Cavafy' (2003). These works have contributed to discussions on modern Greek poetry and comparative literature, underscoring his impact in the field through teaching, leadership, and research dissemination.