Christine Evans

Christine Evans is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's College of Letters & Science. Her research examines modern Russian society, media history, and socialist cultural practices. She teaches courses on Russian history, Soviet/post-Soviet cultures, historical methods, and mass media's role in social change. Research emphases include Soviet television's cultural impact, transnational media infrastructures, and symbolic state-building processes.

Publications analyze Soviet media's role in shaping historical consciousness, with recent work exploring Cold War satellite networks and stagnation-era media indeterminacy. Key themes include technology-mediated power dynamics, collective memory production, and emotion in propaganda systems.