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Bruce M. Grant is a Professor of Anthropology at New York University. His research focuses on cultural politics in the former Soviet Union, specifically Siberia and the Caucasus. He holds affiliations with the Center for Near Eastern Studies, Department of Russian and Slavic Studies, and the Program in Experimental Humanities. His work examines intersections between cultural history, religion, and political systems.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Anthropology, Rice University, 1993
- B.A. in Anthropology, McGill University, 1985
Research Interests: Professor Grant explores how cultural narratives shape political identities in post-Soviet spaces. His current project reinterprets the early 20th-century journal Molla Nasreddin as a lens for understanding modern authoritarianism in Eurasia. He combines ethnographic fieldwork with critical analysis of historical texts.
Awards & Honors:
- 2019 Hallsworth Visiting Professorship (Manchester)
- 2016 NYU Distinguished Teaching Award
- 2012 Guggenheim Fellowship
- 1996 American Ethnological Society Book Prize
Grants & Leadership:
- Recipient of NEH/NSF/American Philosophical Society grants
- Past President of the Society for Cultural Anthropology and ASEEES
- Chair of NCEEER (National Council for East European & Eurasian Research)
Labs & Collaborations: Active in NYU's Experimental Humanities Program and International Relations Program, integrating interdisciplinary approaches to cultural analysis.
