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Veronika Tuckerova is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University, specializing in Czech language and literature. Her research focuses on Franz Kafka, Czechoslovak dissent culture, samizdat literature, and translation studies. She holds a Ph.D. in German and Comparative Literature from Columbia University (2012), an M.Phil. from CUNY (2005), and a Master of Arts in Education from Charles University, Prague (1994).
- Executive Director of the International Association of Teachers of Czech
- Editor of Czech Language News
- Founder of Czech Café promoting Czech culture in Boston
Her key works include the forthcoming book Reading Kafka in Prague (2025) analyzing Kafka's reception during Communist-era Czechoslovakia, and the co-translated The Drug of Art (2007). Recent articles explore Kafka's translation dynamics, Charter 77 art activism, and Comenius' legacy. She has curated major exhibitions like The Story of Charter 77 (2017) and The Steadfast (2019).
Teaching spans Czech language courses, literature seminars, and Harvard's Summer Abroad Program in Prague. Her research bridges Cold War cultural resistance, literary translation ethics, and Eastern European intellectual history.
