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Jane E. Knox is a Professor of Russian Emerita at Bowdoin College, specializing in Russian and Central Asian cinema, particularly its role in nation-building in post-Soviet states like Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. She has conducted extensive research on Russian-Kazakh interethnic relations and indigenous cultures in Northern Siberia.
- Recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship (2006) to teach at Kazakhstan National Academy of Arts.
- IREX Policy Specialist (2009) in Astana, Kazakhstan.
- Research Affiliate at Harvard University's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies.
Her work includes producing films with Kazakh youth exploring themes like youth identity and cultural transformation, funded by the US State Department. She collaborated with sociologist Uliana Vinokurova on cultural values among Turkic peoples, translating Vinokurova's upcoming book The Cult of the Snow Crane.
- Education: PhD (University of Texas-Austin), AM (Michigan State University), AB (Wheaton College).
She founded Bowdoin's Russian Chorus and Dance Group, linking indigenous cultural preservation efforts between Siberian communities and Native Americans in Maine.
