Irene Bakola
 Critic and essayist based in Athens

My work often assumes the form of a palimpsest layering the collective onto the intimate. As I navigate these assemblages, transient paths emerge—and it is through them that I begin to write.

My essays and articles have appeared in THE Kenyon Review, Loom Literary Journal, and In Review Online among others.

I studied theatre and performance at National and Kapodistrian University (Athens), RCSSD and Guildhall (London). My thesis, In Search of National Cinemas, explored how the concepts of resistance, time, and place are employed on the post/colonial screen.

I frequently collaborate with film festivals in PR and production positions, curate the biweekly newsletter, Post-Index, and co-host the forthcoming podcast, This Film Exists.

Contact: eirinibakola [at] gmail.com

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