Alexandra Vukovich

Dr Alexandra Vukovich is a Lecturer in Late Medieval History at the Department of History, King’s College London (joined 2022). A historian of the Byzantine world and Northern Eurasia (c. 400-1500 CE), her research bridges textual analysis, material culture, and historical anthropology.

• Education: MPhil/PhD from University of Cambridge under Professor Simon Franklin
• Previous Fellowships: Newnham College (Cambridge), British School at Athens, Dumbarton Oaks (Harvard), British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship (Oxford)
• Editorial Role: Commissioning Editor for 'Worlds of the Slavs' series at Brill

Research Focus spans state formation in early Rus/Muscovy, Byzantine imperial legacy, Mongol Empire's influence, trans-Eurasian trade networks, and politics of medieval heritage management. Her work interrogates Slavonic chronicles, medieval Greek texts, and artifact reception in modern contexts.

Publication Trends (2018-2025) reveal interdisciplinary analysis of Byzantine-Rus’ interactions, political symbolism, and heritage debates. Key themes include cross-cultural legitimacy, textual/material transmission, and post-Ottoman memory.

Scientific Awards
• British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship
• Dumbarton Oaks Fellowship
• Newnham College Fellowship
• British School at Athens Fellowship

Public Engagement includes media contributions to Balkan Insight and Der Spiegel on Hagia Sophia re-conversion, plus collaborative podcasts/videos with the New Critical Approaches to the Byzantine World Network (Oxford/TORCH).