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Christiana Gregoriou

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Professor of Stylistics and Author @ Deviance in Contemporary Crime Fiction; English Literary Stylistics; Language, Ideology & Identity in Serial Killer Narratives; Crime Fiction Migration: Crossing Languages, Cultures, Media

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If you watched Memoirs of a POW, you know how talented Stylianosis! He’s shortlisted for the Greek Eurovision entry & features in the Sing for Greece 2026 final tonight! Come 7pm UK time, vote for Stylianos here sfg.vote - code 01 as he’s up first! Just €0.68 per vote & up to 10 votes per card

15.02.2026 08:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
13. STYLIANOS - YOU & I | Sing for Greece 2026 - Ξ‘' Ξ—ΞΌΞΉΟ„Ξ΅Ξ»ΞΉΞΊΟŒΟ‚
YouTube video by ΕΑ΀ Ξ‘.Ξ•. 13. STYLIANOS - YOU & I | Sing for Greece 2026 - Ξ‘' Ξ—ΞΌΞΉΟ„Ξ΅Ξ»ΞΉΞΊΟŒΟ‚

Our man is through to the Greek entry final!

youtu.be/PXoKC2iik0o?...

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Sing for Greece 2026 Visit this website to tune into Sing for Greece 2026!

My wonderful and talented friend Stylianos Thomadakis (who you might remember as the STAR of the Memoirs of a POW monologue) was shortlisted for the Greek entry for Eurovision, and features in Sing for Greece 2026 tonight!

Come 7pm UK (9pm Greek) time, vote for him - A13

sfg.vote?fbclid=IwZnR...

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Impact Acceleration Funding Opens Doors for Collaboration with Industry and Public Sector Partners - Leeds Institute for Societal Futures Leeds Institute for Societal Futures and the Research and Innovation Service (RIS) recently brought together researchers from across the University to showcase how Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) fu...

How can research & real‑world partners spark faster impact?
Our recent IAA showcase highlighted collaborations across industry, public sector and communities - all powered by Impact Acceleration Account funding.

Want to work with our researchers? bit.ly/49Wa8mp
#SocialImpact #KnowledgeExchange

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How beautiful is this song shortlisted for the Greek entry for Eurovision by the multitalented Stylianos Thomadakis?

Those of you who’ve seen a performance of the β€˜Memoirs of a POW’ theatrical monologue will remember him as the actor who played my grandfather!

www.instagram.com/reel/DTnhags...

17.01.2026 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to be delivering the keynote at the Aston Stylistics Research Group symposium on Friday. If any PALA folks are heading there (and are in town from Thursday), give me a shout β€” would be great to hang out!

appliedstylistics.com/applied-styl...

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Memoirs of POW experience | Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute

Following the Memoirs of a POW project (lahri.leeds.ac.uk/research/iaa...) success, George Rodosthenous & I now have educational resources available on MyLearning: www.mylearning.org/stories/memo... (Key Stages 3–4|Subjects: History, English, Citizenship, PSHE). Huge thanks to Stylianos Thomadakis!

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β€˜Get someone from Linguistics down here!’

Happy World Linguistics Day!

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Congrats Lucy - and lovely to chat yesterday!

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Made a meme

09.10.2025 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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RIP Tony Harrison

He was kind enough to let me use this poem in my Texture book - one of several of his that invariably make readers cry, specifically at exactly two and a half lines from the end

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Congrats!

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gia 3.8.25 Πρόσωπα», Faces Guest  Professor Cristiana Gregoriou & Professor George Rodosthenous
YouTube video by Hellenic TV London gia 3.8.25 Πρόσωπα», Faces Guest Professor Cristiana Gregoriou & Professor George Rodosthenous

Mine and George Rodosthenou’s Hellenic TV interview about our Memoirs show is available here:

youtu.be/sfP7XokZ9qU?...

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Congrats Ian!

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See some of you tomorrow!

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Whoa! Huge congrats to you all!

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"Memoirs of a P.O.W" Interview with Christiana Gregoriou and George Rodosthenous
YouTube video by theatrotechnis "Memoirs of a P.O.W" Interview with Christiana Gregoriou and George Rodosthenous

The full interview George A. Rodosthenous and I took part in is available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TJT...

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All welcome to London’s Theatro Technis at 7:30 on Friday 18th of July.

For an interview with the creators, see www.instagram.com/reel/DL40pX2...

Register using the link www.theatrotechnis.com/whatson/our-...

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Did you get your tickets yet?

β€˜Memoirs of a POW’’s London premiere is only 11 days away.

For details and (free) ticket reservation:https://www.tickettailor.com/events/theatrotechnis1/1716088

For the short trailer, see youtu.be/B0g1BHAjBKQ?...

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Now with new stories and a lecture! For the trailer, and details of how to register, see lnkd.in/eDHigD8R. Unmissable!

29.06.2025 09:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Many thanks for this feedback Emma and we look forward to reading your work on this subject next!

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For those of you who've yet to see the show and are planning to come to London, here's the trailer and poster.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0g1...

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All welcome!

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Narratives of Captivity - Online Event Get ready to dive deep into the stories of captivity and freedom in a thought-provoking event that will challenge your perspective.

The Northumbria Centre for Evidence and Criminal Justice Studies, in association with the Crime Studies Network present the interdisciplinary & hybrid June 18th conference β€œNarratives of Captivity”

To book Online

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/narratives...

In Person

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/narratives...

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PALA is thrilled to finally be on Blue Sky!! Feel free to follow and/or suggest followees! πŸ₯³πŸŽ‰

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Narratives on Captivity - In Person Get ready to dive deep into the stories of captivity and freedom in a thought-provoking event that will challenge your perspective.

Here’s how to register for Tony Ward’s (hybrid) β€˜Narratives of Captivity’ Crime Studies Network conference taking place at Northumbria University on June 18th. Among others, you find talks by me, Ilse A. Ras and our keynote Monika Fludernik. Schedule tbc

www.eventbrite.com/e/narratives...

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Oh that sounds super interesting! Congrats (and I can’t wait to read this)!

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Mem POW Full inc Slides
YouTube video by Christiana Gregoriou Mem POW Full inc Slides

A recording of the β€˜Memoirs of a P.O.W’ lecture-performance (a longer version of which you can watch live in London on July 18th) is available here youtu.be/Mw5mxtzvNU4?...

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Our Memoirs of a P.O.W | Theatro Technis

If you missed the β€˜Memoirs of a P.O.W’ lecture-performance during the VE commemorative week, you can now attend an extended version in London on July 18th at 7pm. Details here:

www.theatrotechnis.com/whatson/our-...

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Inaugural lectures | Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute

You can now find my inaugural lecture (monologue embedded) on the faculty website available here: lahri.leeds.ac.uk/inaugural-le...

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