Lily Alexander

Lily Alexander serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Russian and Slavic Studies Program within the Department of Classical and Oriental Studies at Hunter College, City University of New York. With over two decades of teaching experience since 2003 at NYU, CUNY, and film schools across North America, she specializes in comparative mythology and narrative theory.

Her educational background includes:

• Master's degree in Drama and Film
• Dual doctorate in Anthropology and Comparative Cultural Studies

from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, University of Alberta, and University of Toronto.

Dr. Alexander's research spans Comparative Mythology, World Mythology, Folklore, and Interactive Storytelling, with deep expertise in symbolic anthropology and the evolution of creative consciousness. Her work bridges literary theory, global cinema, and emerging media through frameworks like creative algorithms and worldbuilding.

Recent publications focus on mythopoesis and narrative universes, highlighted by her 2020 Dostoevsky study presented at the Sorbonne and contributions to The Routledge Companion to Imaginary Worlds (2018), demonstrating sustained innovation in fictional world construction across literature, film, and digital media.

Though specific advisees and grants aren't detailed, her development of 40+ conference presentations—including keynotes at MIT's Media in Transition—and curriculum on screenwriting and genre studies reflects active scholarly mentorship.

She actively collaborates through the international Working Group on interactive storytelling and worldbuilding, advancing research in narrative media theory and transmedia applications.