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Katya Hokanson, Mentor
Philosophy

Angela Morrill, McNair Scholar

Katya Hokanson, Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature, received her PhD in Slavic Languages and Literatures and the Humanities from Stanford University in 1994. She joined the UO faculty in 1995 and teaches classes focusing on Russian and European literature of the nineteenth century and literary theory. Her publications include “Onegin’s Journey: The Orient Revisited,” Pushkin Review (2000) and "The Captivating Crimea: Visions of Empire in 'The Fountain of Bakhchisarai,'" in Russian Subjects: Nation, Empire, and Russia’s Golden Age, Northwestern University Press (1998). Her current book project is Theatrical Asides: Russian Women’s Travel Writing. Her book entitled On the Verge of Empire: Writing at Russia’s Border is under consideration.