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Harsha Ram is an Associate Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on Russian and European Enlightenment, modernist literature, and the cultural histories of the Caucasus region. He holds dual B.A. Honors degrees in Italian and Russian from the University of Sydney and University of New South Wales, and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Yale University. His work bridges literary theory, post-colonial studies, and geopoetics, with a particular emphasis on Georgia's literary modernism and its intersections with Russian imperial culture. Key themes include spatial theory, peripheral modernisms, and the transnational dimensions of cultural production. Recent work examines the role of ritual feasts in Georgian national identity and the geopoetics of Eurasian avant-garde movements. Ram has published extensively on figures like Velimir Khlebnikov and Boris Pasternak, exploring their engagement with imperial legacies and revolutionary aesthetics. His book The Imperial Sublime: A Russian Poetics of Empire (2003) remains a seminal study of Russian imperial poetics. Current projects include studies on Georgian literary encounters with Russian culture and the symbolic dimensions of Caucasus representations. His scholarship frequently appears in leading journals such as Modernism/Modernity , Slavic Review , and Ab Imperio . He has held visiting positions at institutions globally and actively participates in interdisciplinary dialogues between literary studies, history, and cultural geography.

• Russian and European Enlightenment
• Romanticism and Modernism
• Georgian and Caucasus Literary History
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Susan Smith-Peter is a Professor of History at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York, specializing in Russian history beyond Moscow and St. Petersburg. Her research focuses on regional identity, civil society development, and imperial governance in 19th-century Russia, with particular attention to Siberia and provincial dynamics. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a B.A. from Ohio University. Her work analyzes how Tsarist administrative frameworks fostered subnational identities through statistical bureaus, agricultural societies, and provincial newspapers. Notable contributions include *Imagining Russian Regions* (2018), which argues that autocracy’s civil society initiatives inadvertently fueled revolutionary movements. Her research has been supported by grants from the Fulbright Program, American Historical Association, and IREX. Professor Smith-Peter’s publications span journals like *Slavic Review* and *Kritika*, exploring topics from sugar beet industries to colonial Alaska. She has translated key texts into Russian and edited historical documents such as *The Great Republic Tested by the Touch of Truth*. She serves on campus committees and previously chaired Columbia University’s Seminar on Slavic History and Culture. Key Awards: Fulbright Fellowship, American Historical Association Grant, IREX Grant Grants: Fulbright-Hays Fellowship, University of Illinois Grant, CUNY Grant Her interdisciplinary approach bridges economic, cultural, and political history, emphasizing regional agency within imperial contexts. Ongoing projects explore Siberian historiography and the legacy of 19th-century provincial activism.

• Russian History
• Regional Identity Studies
• Civil Society Development
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Daniel L. Schlafly is a Professor in the Department of History at Saint Louis University 's College of Arts and Sciences . His career spans decades of research in Russian and East European history, with a focus on cross-cultural exchanges between Russia and Western Europe. Education : Ph.D. (Columbia University, 1972), M.A. in Russian Studies (Columbia, 1965), Certificate from the Russian Institute (Columbia, 1965), A.B. (Georgetown University, 1961), and M.B.A. (Saint Louis University, 1998). Research interests include cross-cultural history, Jesuit educational institutions in Russia and America, religious minorities in post-Soviet Russia, and East-West encounters during the Enlightenment. His work emphasizes primary source analysis in original languages like Russian, French, and Italian. Publication trends highlight comparative studies of Jesuit schools, diplomatic records, and religious identity formation. His articles span 1970-2008 , with a focus on Russia's engagement with Catholicism and Western institutions. Scientific awards and grants include: Mellon grants for international research (1991-1996) Adenauer Scholarship for German studies (1961-62) Conference funding from 2002-2014 Grants for translating Marek Inglot's Jesuit history (2008-2013) He has taught courses on the origins of the modern world , history of Eastern Europe , Russian history , and nationalism studies .

• Russian History
• East European History
• Cross-Cultural History
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Dominick Lawton is an Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Stanford University. He specializes in the literature, cultural history, and intellectual history of Russia and the former Yugoslavia, focusing on the 20th century. His research explores material culture, socialist domestic space, and experimental literary forms. PhD , University of California, Berkeley (2022) M.A. , University of California, Berkeley (2016) B.A. , Yale University (2013) His current projects include a book on material objects during the Russian Revolution and a study of domestic space transformations in Russia and the Balkans. His work has been supported by grants from the Association of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) and the Townsend Center for the Humanities. Recent publications and in-progress works analyze topics such as Mikhail Bulgakov's communal housing, Comintern aesthetics, and dialectics in Russian formalism. These contributions span journals like Slavic and East European Journal and edited volumes on material culture and global literary theory. Lawton co-teaches courses, including 'Dissent and Protest in Post-Soviet Spaces,' and leads initiatives like the Slavic Digital Humanities Collaborative Project. He directs undergraduate studies for his department and maintains office hours at Building 240, Room 107.

• Russian Literature
• Intellectual History
• Cultural History
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Jane Mikkelson is an Assistant Professor at Yale University in the School of Humanities , with a faculty appointment in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations . She holds a PhD from the University of Chicago (2019) in a joint program in South Asian Languages and Civilizations and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. Specializes in literary and intellectual cultures of South Asia and the Near East Works with classical Persian, Urdu, Arabic, and newer projects in Russian and English Research bridges poetry, philosophy, and geopolitical thought in early modern global contexts Her research explores how imaginative literature enables cross-disciplinary inquiry , focusing on planetary poetics, comparative aesthetics, and the interplay between Persianate literary traditions and European intellectual history. Recent publications analyze the Arabic concept of taste (dhawq) , the geopolitical turn in Persian literary criticism , and the transcultural availability of Avicenna’s philosophy to Persian poets. She co-authored works with Timothy M. Harrison on early modern world literature, emphasizing collaborative comparison between Bidel of Delhi and Thomas Traherne. Her courses include thought experiments , neurodiversity in world literature , and advanced seminars on classical Persian epic, lyric, and prose . She is currently working on a book titled Poetry and New Inquiry in the Early Modern Persianate World , alongside co-authored projects bridging South Asian, Near Eastern, and European cultural studies.

• Comparative Literature
• Persian Literature
• South Asian Studies
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Professor Sheila Fitzpatrick is a leading historian of modern Russia and Soviet social/cultural history, affiliated with the Department of History at the University of Sydney . She focuses on Stalinist-era society, transnational migration, and Cold War displacement, particularly Russian migration to Australia. Education: BA (Melbourne), DPhil (Oxford) Key Research: Soviet social identity, post-WWII repatriation, cross-cultural encounters, and archival research. Recent Publications (2021–2022) span Soviet repatriation efforts, Cold War migration, and concise historical narratives. Themes include displacement, refugee policies, and Soviet-Australian relations. Scientific Awards : Prime Minister’s Literary Award (2016), American Historical Association Award (2012), Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship (2002), and ARC Discovery Grants (2012–2019). Grants : ARC-funded projects on postwar Russian displaced persons and Soviet Stalinism research.

• Modern Russian History
• Soviet Social History
• Stalinist Era
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Dr. Eugene Miakinkov is a Senior Lecturer in History at Swansea University's School of Culture and Communication. Specializing in Russian history within a broader European context, his research examines war as a cultural practice, militarization of society, and the evolution of information states. He has published extensively on topics ranging from Catherine II's military culture to modern Russian militarism under Putin. Research Focus: Russian history, war and society, Enlightenment studies, information history, and 18th-century European history. Current Projects: Investigating Russia's 'information state' development and the militarization of Russian culture under Vladimir Putin. Scientific Recognition: Awarded by the Canadian Federation for Humanities and Social Sciences, received honourable mention from the Canadian Association of Slavists, and recognized as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Teaching: HIH121 (Europe of Extremes), HIH122 (Making History), WS-M94 (From Swords to AI), and convenor of War and Society MA program. Leadership: Admissions Officer for War and Society program, Academic Integrity Officer for Political and Cultural Studies.

• Russian History
• War and Society
• European History
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Nicholas Martin is a Reader (Associate Professor) in German at the University of Birmingham's Department of Modern Languages, specializing in modern German intellectual history and the cultural history of war and political violence in 20th-century Germany. Formerly Director of the Institute for German and European Studies (2013–2020), he has also held visiting professorships at California State University Long Beach and Loyola University Maryland. His research focuses on Nietzsche’s legacy, Weimar classicism, and the cultural memory of the First World War. Education: D.Phil., M.A., and B.A. in Philosophy and Modern Languages from the University of Oxford. Professional roles include Editor-in-Chief of *Forum for Modern Language Studies* (2013–2017) and founding Director of the Graduate Centre for Europe (2005–2015). Research interests span Nietzsche’s reception, Thomas Mann’s writings, and Nazi cultural practices. He has published extensively, including edited volumes on Nietzsche, Schiller’s legacy, and post-war cultural memory. Awards include the Theodor Heuss Fellowship (1994–1995) and the DAAD Scholarship (1983–1984). Teaches undergraduate courses on German language, Nietzsche, and cultural history. Supervised 12 PhD and 14 Master’s theses, including studies on Thomas Mann, Nietzsche, and German unification narratives. Engages in interdisciplinary work through the Institute for German and European Studies, addressing contemporary issues in German politics and culture.

• Modern German Intellectual History
• Cultural History of War
• Political Violence in Germany
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Willard Sunderland is a professor of history specializing in Russian and Soviet history, with primary focus on the Russian Empire. Teaching since 1996, he covers Russia/USSR, modern Europe, and world history through courses like \"The History of Russia: From Perun to Putin\" and \"Anna Karenina's Russia\". He earned a BA in Russian Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and MA/PhD in history from Indiana University, Bloomington. His research centers on modern Russian imperial history, informed by extensive travel throughout the former Soviet Union. Current projects include a travelogue/history of John Quincy Adams' 1809 diplomatic voyage to Russia (retraced via sailboat \"Clio\" in 2023), a Peter the Great era book, and research on Russian maritime history, the Far East, Northern Pacific, and Sino-Russian relations. His award-winning \"The Baron's Cloak\" (2014) examines imperial frontiers through war and revolution. Recent publications analyze 19th-century revolutions, regional identities, and borderland dynamics, reflecting consistent engagement with imperial administration, cross-cultural encounters, and comparative frontier studies across Eurasia. Scientific recognition includes: Publication Award from Association for the Study of the Nationalities (ASN) Publication Award from Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) Publication Award from Ohio Academy of History Research funding is secured from: National Endowment for the Humanities Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Fulbright Scholar Program International Research and Exchanges Board Social Sciences Research Council National Council for Eurasian and East European Research He co-edited \"Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History\" (2015-2022) and supervised the \"Russia's Regions in Historical Perspective\" lab at Moscow's Higher School of Economics (2018-2021), directing international collaborative research on imperial regionalism.

• Russian Imperial History
• Soviet History
• World History
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Krasimir Hristakiev is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Romance Languages within the University of Veliko Tarnovo. His academic career spans over two decades, focusing on literature and theater studies with a particular emphasis on French and Bulgarian cultural intersections. Primary Affiliations: University of Veliko Tarnovo (Department of Romance Languages) Research Themes: French literature (Molière, Rabelais), Bulgarian literary theory, theater and visual studies, intertextuality, and philosophical discourse. His publications analyze the dialogue between classical and modern literary forms, with recurring themes of madness, labor, and cultural identity. Notable works include studies on Giuseppe Tornatore's cinema, Bakhtinian theory in Bulgarian contexts, and the adaptation of Molière's plays in regional festivals. Recent articles explore the blurring lines between theater and digital media , focusing on structural differences and audience engagement in virtual performances. His bibliography reflects a deep engagement with philological rigor and comparative cultural analysis. Key trends in his work include the reception of French classics in Bulgaria, stylistic evolution in literature, and the metaphorical representation of labor and death in contemporary narratives. He contributes regularly to journals like Visual Studies and Proglas .

• French Literature
• Bulgarian Literature
• Literary Theory
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Jennifer Flaherty serves as an Assistant Professor in Slavic & Eurasian Studies at Duke University's Trinity College of Arts & Sciences since 2025, specializing in Russian literature and European intellectual history through comparative analysis of literary-political intersections in 19th-century contexts. Her academic credentials include: Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley (2019) Flaherty's research reinterprets Russian literary modernity through serf economy perspectives in her book project "The Unsocial Society: Peasants and the Making of Russian Literary Modernity," while her second project examines democratic populists. Her expertise spans literary form, continental philosophy, intellectual history, and literature-society dynamics, with emphasis on peasant narratives and folklore. Recent publications reveal consistent exploration of literature's role in political subjectivity: 2025's "The Cry of the Heart" compares Russian/Ottoman Enlightenment emotion frameworks, while 2021 studies analyze Turgenev's narrative tensions and Nekrasov's democratic pathos, collectively demonstrating how 19th-century Russian writers navigated autocratic constraints through literary innovation.

• Russian Literature
• European Intellectual History
• Literary Form
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Florian Gassner is an Associate Professor of Teaching in the Department of Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies at the University of British Columbia (UBC), part of the Faculty of Arts. His research focuses on the cultural history of Central & Eastern Europe, intersections of music, religion, and literature, and the history of censorship. He holds an M.A. from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (2008) and a Ph.D. from UBC (2012). Dr. Gassner has held visiting professorships at the University of Kassel (2016/17) and has taught at Mount Allison University. He is a Fellow of the New Europe College in Bucharest and represented the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) at Donetsk National University. His work bridges interdisciplinary studies, including transnational literature and digital humanities, exemplified by his database Kasseler Liste documenting banned books. His research trends emphasize cultural memory, censorship across eras, and Germanophone literatures in Eastern Europe. Publications include monographs on Nikolaus Lenau and the cultural divide between Germany and Russia, alongside edited volumes on censorship and Eastern European studies. Media engagements highlight his expertise in Ukraine-Russia relations and the global impact of censorship. Teaching focuses on German cinema, cultural contrasts in Eastern Europe, and interdisciplinary themes like religion and literature. He actively contributes to public discourse through media commentary on Ukraine, censorship, and historical contexts of geopolitical conflicts.

• Cultural History of Central & Eastern Europe
• Music, Religion and Literature
• History and Theory of Censorship
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Dr. Maria Chehonadskih is an academic affiliated with Queen Mary University of London's Department of Modern Languages and Cultures within the School of Languages, Linguistics and Film. She holds a PhD in Philosophy from Kingston University (2017) and prior degrees from Voronezh State University and the Russian State University for the Humanities. Before joining Queen Mary, she served as a Max Hayward Visiting Fellow at St Antony’s College, Oxford (2019–2021) and an Associate Lecturer at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London (2018–2022). Her current roles include teaching modules such as 'Culture and Language' and 'Russian Novel: Self and Society.' Education: PhD in Philosophy, Kingston University (2017) Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees, Voronezh State University and Russian State University for the Humanities (Russia) Her research focuses on Russian and Soviet cultural, political, and intellectual history, including avant-garde movements, Marxist philosophy, and post-Soviet discourses. Key interests include Alexander Bogdanov’s empiriomonism, Andrei Platonov’s literary contributions, Lev Vygotsky’s pedagogy, and the intersection of art, politics, and epistemology in Cold War contexts. She critically engages with postcolonial theory and the post-communist condition, exploring geopolitical knowledge frameworks. Her publications span literary analysis, philosophy, and art criticism, with recent works addressing Soviet Marxism’s epistemological legacy and the cultural politics of Pussy Riot. She also contributes to interdisciplinary dialogues on global ethics and contemporary art practices. Dr. Chehonadskih’s advising and grants focus on post-Soviet studies, though specific grant details are not listed. Her work is associated with Queen Mary’s research initiatives in modern languages, cultural studies, and critical theory.

• Russian Literature
• Soviet Art and Culture
• European Avant-Garde
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Dr. Fabienne Moore is an Associate Professor in the Department of French and Romance Languages at the Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages, University of Oregon. She specializes in Early European Romanticism, Chateaubriand studies, and the intersection of French Enlightenment with colonial and postcolonial narratives. Ph.D., Comparative Literature, New York University (2001) Maîtrise, English, Université de Toulouse-Le Mirail (1989) Her research explores prose poetry , bande dessinées , and blue humanities , with a focus on 18th-19th century French literature’s engagement with classical reception, revolutionary ideologies, and spatial theory. Recent works examine Homeric influences in Enlightenment France and Gustave Doré’s visual rhetoric. Notable publications include her 2009/2017 monograph Prose Poems of the French Enlightenment and analyses of Chateaubriand’s Les Aventures du dernier Abencérage . She also contributes to translation studies, notably co-translating Mário Pinto de Andrade’s decolonization theories (2024). Her scholarship bridges literary form with socio-political contexts, emphasizing gendered perspectives , spatial semiotics , and transnational artistic dialogues .

• Early European romanticism
• Chateaubriand
• European Enlightenment
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Dr. Gareth Atkins, based at Queens' College Cambridge as an Official Fellow and Tutor , serves as Director of Studies across multiple history-related degree programs. His academic responsibilities include supervising 18th-20th century British History , delivering lectures on 'God and the British' spanning 1688-1900, and co-convening specialized options on Anglo-French relations and City of London studies. Research focuses on the intersection of Religion and British History , analyzing how religious dynamics shaped British public life through three key strands: Evangelical political influence during Britain's Church-State evolution Religious language adaptation in saint-making practices Media analysis through stained glass, printed Bibles, and historical culture Current collaborative projects include William Wilberforce's religious biography and Gods of the Sea examining maritime religion. His 2019 monograph Converting Britannia and 2016 edited collection Making and Remaking Saints demonstrate sustained engagement with religious impact on British institutions and cultural memory.

• Modern British History
• Religious History
• Political History
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