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Dr. Rebecca Reich is a University Associate Professor of Russian Literature and Culture at the University of Cambridge, affiliated with the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics and the Slavonic Studies department. Holding a PhD from Harvard University and a BA from Yale College, she serves as the Consultant Editor for Russia and East-Central Europe at the Times Literary Supplement and previously held editorial roles at The Moscow Times.
Her teaching spans twentieth-century Russian and Soviet literature and culture, with a focus on interdisciplinary approaches linking literature to social, intellectual, and cultural history. Research interests include the intersection of psychiatry and literature, print culture, journalism, dissent, samizdat, and the interface of literature and law. Her work has appeared in The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Bookforum, and other outlets.
Dr. Reich’s first book, State of Madness: Psychiatry, Literature, and Dissent After Stalin (2018), explores the interaction of psychiatric and literary discourses in the post-Stalin era, earning the AATSEEL prize for Best First Book and a finalist nod for Best Book in Literary Scholarship. Supported by a 2019–20 Leverhulme Research Fellowship, her current project analyzes journalism and moral judgment from the 1950s to 1980s.
Scientific Awards:
- Best First Book by the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL)
- Finalist for Best Book in Literary Scholarship by AATSEEL
She supervises MPhil and PhD students and serves as Course Contact for modules on Russian culture and translation. Her upcoming work includes contributions to The Cambridge History of Russian Literature (2024), co-edited with Simon Franklin and Emma Widdis.
