Laada Bilaniuk

Laada Bilaniuk is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Washington, part of the College of Arts & Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Michigan (1998) and a B.A. in Anthropology and Art from Yale University (1990). Her research focuses on linguistic anthropology, language politics, nationalism, gender, and post-Soviet states, particularly in Ukraine and the broader post-Soviet region.

Education:

• Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Michigan, 1998
• B.A., Anthropology & Art, Yale University, 1990

Research Interests: Dr. Bilaniuk’s work explores East European ethnography, identity, language, nationalism, popular culture, race and ethnicity, and socialism and post-socialism. She examines language ideology, gender dynamics, and sociocultural transformations in Ukraine and post-Soviet states through an interdisciplinary lens.

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