Emily Kleiber (’26) and Cayla Chun (’26) presented papers they wrote in Prof. Dossi’s course on Queer Russian Literature (Fall 2026) at national undergraduate conferences.
Emily presented at the European and Eurasian Undergraduate Research Symposium (Pittsburgh University) and Cayla presented at the 2026 Jordan Center Masters and Undergraduate Research Symposium (NYU).
Emily and Cayla were also inducted into Dobro Slovo this year. Congratulations, Emily and Cayla — we’re so proud of you!
On Saturday, December 6th, the Russian Language and Area Studies department hosted the first Queer Russian Literature Undergraduate Conference at St. Olaf.
The event consisted of two student panels followed by a keynote from Katharina Wiedlack (University of Vienna).
Six amazing students from Prof. Dossi’s Queer Russian Literature (RUSSN 330) delivered presentations on a variety of queer Russophone authors, some of whom you might not know, but many more that you will want to discover! After the panels, Katharina Wiedlack delivered her keynote address, titled “New Cold War Cultures and Russian Vulnerable Subjects.” The presentations and keynote were followed by a small reception catered by Tasteful Delights.
Yaz T. delivered a talk entitled “Цветы и Шпаги: Dichotomy of Gender in Marina Tsvetaeva’s work.” We won’t post a picture of Yaz to protect their anonymity.
