Anita Kurimay

Anita Kurimay is an Associate Professor of History and Co-Program Director of Gender and Sexuality Studies at Bryn Mawr College. She holds a Ph.D. from Rutgers University, an M.Sc. from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.

Her research focuses on modern European history, particularly East-Central Europe, with emphasis on the history of sexuality, women's and gender studies, conservatism, far-right politics, human rights, and sports history. Her seminal work, Queer Budapest, 1873–1961 (Chicago University Press, 2020), examines non-normative sexualities in Hungarian politics and has received three major awards. She has authored articles in Sexualities and Eastern European Politics and Societies, and is editing the forthcoming Handbook on Sexualities in East Central Europe (Routledge).