Dimitra Fimi (born 2 June 1978) is a Greek academic and writer. She became the Professor of Fantasy and Children's Literature at the University of Glasgow in 2023.[1][2] Her field of research includes the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien and children's fantasy literature.
Biography
Early life
From the island of Salamis in the Greek region of Attica, the daughter of teachers Pavlos Fimis and Theodora Papaliveriou-Fimi, she attended the 1st General Lyceum of Salamis from where she graduated in 1996. Fimi gained her BA degree at the University of Athens in 2000 before completing her MA in Early Celtic Studies (2002) and PhD in English Literature (2005) at Cardiff University.[3]
Career
From 2009 to 2018, she was a lecturer in English at Cardiff Metropolitan University, having previously taught at Cardiff University and the Open University.[1][4] In September 2018 she was appointed Lecturer in Fantasy and Children's Literature at the University of Glasgow, the first time the term “fantasy” has ever been used in an academic post title in the UK.[2] In September 2020 she was appointed Co-Director of the Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic at the University of Glasgow,[5] to lecture on fantasy and children's literature.[2] She is a Visiting Lecturer in English Literature at Signum University, an online learning facility.[4]
