Michael Slager

Michael Slager is a Lecturer in the Department of English at Loyola University Chicago. He holds a PhD, MA, and BA from the University of Illinois at Chicago, with expertise in Russian/Central European literature, second language acquisition, translation studies, and linguistics. His research focuses on postcolonial theory, orientalism, and ideology's role in national identity formation.

Education:

• BA in English, University of Illinois at Chicago
• MA in English, University of Illinois at Chicago
• PhD in English, University of Illinois at Chicago

Teaching responsibilities include courses in the English Language Learning Program (ELLP), such as Developmental Writing (English 100), UCWR 110, and Listening/Speaking across proficiency levels. He supports international students at Loyola’s Writing Center and actively engages in social justice writing. Current projects include translating Ivan Krylov’s Kaib, An Oriental Tale.

Notable achievement: Recipient of the Fulbright-Hays Fellowship (2009). His scholarly work bridges literary analysis with sociopolitical contexts, exemplified by his 2012 article on Derzhavin’s orientalist verse.