Alexandra Solovyev

Alexandra Solovyev serves as the William St Clair Fellow 2025 at the Institute of English Studies, University of London. Her academic work bridges art history, archaeology, and colonial studies, with a focus on 19th-century British imperial projects in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Her educational background includes:

• PhD in History of Art, University of Oxford (2024)
• MSt in History of Art and Visual Culture, University of Oxford (2018-2019)
• BA in Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University (2014-2018)

Research interests span the visual culture of British railways in Ottoman Anatolia, displacement of indigenous populations at archaeological sites like Ephesus (c. 1840-1880), Orientalist art movements, and Victorian-era reception of classical antiquities. Her interdisciplinary approach integrates archaeological evidence with tourism history and colonial power dynamics.

Awarded the prestigious William St Clair Fellowship for 2025, this recognition supports her current project on native displacement at Eastern Mediterranean archaeological sites transformed into tourist destinations.

As a Research Fellow, Solovyev contributes to academic discourse through institutional collaborations and scholarly presentations, though formal advising roles and laboratory affiliations are not documented in available sources.