Eftihia Saxoni

Thesis title: Narrating (In) Transition: A Narratological Approach to Gender and Transformation

Biography

Background

Eftihia completed her undergraduate studies in Greek Philology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2012-2017), specialising in ancient Greek, Byzantine, and modern Greek literature. She earned her master’s degree in Comparative Literature from the University of Edinburgh (2017-2018), with a focus on narrative studies and critical theory. Currently a doctoral candidate in English Literature, Eftihia has also been involved in teaching undergraduate students across various years in literary and interdisciplinary studies. Her research interests center on narratology.

Undergraduate teaching

Creating Edinburgh: The Interdisciplinary City

Literary Studies 1A

Literary Studies 1B

Research summary

Eftihia’s research interests primarily lie in narratology, with a secondary focus on gender studies. Her work examines the interplay between narrative form and ideology, exploring the dialectical relationship between structural and thematic transitions. Her research is positioned within contemporary discussions on the expansiveness of narratology. She is particularly interested in the significance of postclassical narratology—especially feminist and rhetorical approaches—in gender-conscious interpretations. Additionally, she considers the potential influence of gender as a formalistic category on narrative production and processing.

Project activity

  1. Peer-reviewer for the Feminist Autonomous Center for Research Press (FAC Press), Feminist Praxis series (2023).
  2. Reader for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Biography (2024).

Papers delivered

  1. “Narrating the Transgender Body: A Discussion on Stone Butch Blues (1993) by Leslie Feinberg and Confessions of the Fox (2018) by Jordy Rosenberg”, Talking Bodies, University of Chester, 15/06/2023.
  2. “You are she. She is you.”: Second-Person Narrative and the Dialectical Relationship Between Language, Trauma, and Ideology in N.K. Jemisin's The Fifth Season (2015)”, 8th International Conference on Linguistics and Literature (ICLL), Vienna, 25/07/2024.
  3. “Language as Dis/Re-location in Négar Djavadi’s novel Disoriental (2018)”, 12th MA and PhD Philology Candidates Conference, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 07-11/10/2024 (forthcoming).
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