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Naomi J. Olson
Entered Program Fall 2005; MA 2007
Previous education:
Grinnell College, B.A. in Russian, 2004
Research interests: 19th and 20th century Russian prose, 20th century Russian émigré prose, Russian film, South Slavic Folklore, Literature and film of the former Yugoslavia, Critical film theory
Hometown: Northfield, MN (Home of Carleton and St. Olaf colleges)
Minors: Serbo-Croatian and Film
Courses taught/positions held:
Instructor, Russian 101, 102, Academic years 2007-8, 2008-9
Assistant/grader, The Vampire in Literature, Spring 2007
Languages: Russian, Serbo-Croatian-Bosnian-Montenegrin, German, Spanish
Conference presentations:
“Journey to the Kingdom of the Ill: Childhood Illness in Writings of Bunin and Nabokov,” AATSEEL-Wisconsin Conference, October 2008
“The Tsar and the Girl: Folkloric Transformation as Cultural Defense,” Metamorphoses: An International Colloquium on Narrative and Folklore, Salt Lake City, UT, October, 2008
Awards and Fellowships:
Summer FLAS, 2007, advanced study of Russian
Academic FLAS, 2005-2006, Serbo-Croatian
John M. Mohan Russian Study Award, 2004
Study Abroad:
Tver, Russia, Summer 2007
Rovinj, Croatia, Summer 2006
Rostov-on-the-Don, Summer 2004
Moscow, Russia, Fall 2003