Marianne Kamp

Marianne Kamp is an Associate Professor at Indiana University Bloomington's Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, Department of Central Eurasian Studies. She holds adjunct affiliations in History and Russian and East European Studies. Her research focuses on Soviet-era Central Asian societies, oral histories, gender dynamics, and agricultural policies. Kamp earned a PhD in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from the University of Chicago (1998) and a BA in Russian Language and Literature from Dartmouth College (1985).

Her work explores themes such as collectivization's impact, 1930s famines, women's roles in post-Soviet transitions, and migration patterns. Notable contributions include Collectivization Generation: Oral Histories of a Social Revolution in Uzbekistan (2024) and translations of 19th-century Central Asian ethnographies. Courses taught include Politics of Central Asia, Oral History Methodologies, and Gender in Central Eurasia.

Kamp's digital projects include curating historical documents on Uzbek women's movements (1920s) and translating archival materials. Her research bridges Soviet-era social policies with contemporary Central Asian realities, emphasizing grassroots narratives and marginalized voices.