Lisa Woodson |
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Entered PhD Program in Slavic in Fall, 2006
Previous Education: MCS, Regent College; BA, Wellesley College
Research Interests: Memory, Literature and Theology, Old Russian Literature
Hometown: Madison, WI
Minor Field: Pre-modern Christian history and thought
Courses taught/positions held: Slavic 203
Undergrad Thesis - Seminar Papers – MA Thesis:
Master’s Thesis: “Dostoevsky as Theologian in The Idiot”
Undergraduate Thesis: “Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Freedom, Autonomy,
and the History of Nature Conservation in Karelia, Russian Federation”
Conference presentations:
“Learning to Sing in a Strange Land: Disillusionment and the Remapping of Memory in Gaito Gazdanov’s 'An Evening at Claire's',” AATSEEL-WI, 2007
“Salvation through Stories: Holly Folly and the Arabian Nights Subtext of Moscow-Petushki,” Conference on Magic, Russian Modernism, and the Avant-garde, Princeton University, October 2007
Awards and Fellowships:
Fulbright scholar, Moscow, 2005-2006
Related Activities/Interests:
Nature reserves and environmental conservation in the former Soviet Union