Marina Filipovic

Marina Filipovic is a Visiting Lecturer in Russian at Bates College, located in Roger Williams Hall, Room 227. She teaches Russian language courses and literature/film courses spanning 19th-century to contemporary Russian culture, including Yugoslav and post-Yugoslav cultures. Her research examines Russian/Soviet/post-Soviet literatures and film, Yugoslav cinema, technology representations, gender dynamics, and socialist realism.

Courses taught include Elementary to Advanced Russian language instruction, 'Hard & Soft Socialism: Literatures and Cultures of USSR/Yugoslavia', 'Contemporary Russia on Film', and 'Beyond Human: Cyborgs and Technology'. Her interdisciplinary approach connects cultural studies with historical and technological contexts.