Basic Info
- First Name
- Sandra
- Last Name
- Russell
- Affiliation
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Countries
- Ukraine, Russia, United States, Canada
- Field
- Comparative Literature; Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Scholar's Bio
- Photo
- sandra.joy.russell@gmail.com
- Position
- PhD Candidate in Comparative Literature
- Short Bio
Sandra Joy Russell is a PhD Candidate in Comparative Literature at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She holds a BA in English and Philosophy and a MA in English, and from 2012-2014 served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Lutsk, Ukraine. Her research interests include Soviet and post-Soviet Ukraine and its diaspora, translation studies, and feminist and queer theory. Her dissertation explores the contributions of Ukrainian women writers, filmmakers, and artists during Perestroika (1985-1991).
- Website, Blog, or Social Media Link
- Period
- 1960s-present
- Languages
- English, Ukrainian, French, Russian
- Recent/Major Publications
