Beth Holmgren, Professor of Polish and Russian Studies

Contact Info:

Office Location:	316 Languages Building, Durham, NC 27708
Office Phone:	(919) 660-3140
Email Address:
Web Page:	https://duke.academia.edu/BethHolmgren

Teaching (Fall 2022):

• Russian 383.01, The actress Synopsis

  Old chem 116, M 07:00 PM-09:30 PM

• Ses 491.01, Independent study Synopsis

  Tba, -

• Russian 990.02, Directed readings Synopsis

  See instru, M 07:00 PM-09:30 PM

Education:

Ph.D.	Harvard University	1987
B.A.	Grinnell College	1975

Specialties:

Russian
Women's Studies
International Comparative Studies

Research Interests: performing arts studies, women's studies, culture and the market, cross-cultural representations

Areas of Interest:

Russian literature and culture
Polish literature and culture
Slavic culture in the diaspora
Russian and Polish theater
Russian and Polish film

Duties:

Professor of Slavic and Eurasian Studies,

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Holmgren, B. "Rethinking the Biography of the Actor and Entertainer." Pamietnik Teatralny 71.3 (January, 2022): 11-13. [doi]
2. Goscilo, H; Holmgren, B. "Polish Cinema Today A Bold New Era in Film."  Rowman & Littlefield, August, 2021: 382 pages.  [abs]
3. Holmgren, B. "The Mire and The Mire ’97. Dir. Jan Holoubek. South Africa: Showmax; Poland: Studio Filmowe Kadr, 2018, 2021. Dist: Netflix. 50 minutes. Color.." Slavic Review 80.4 (2021): 902-903. [doi]
4. Holmgren, B; Sadowska, M. "The Art of Loving: The Story of Michalina Wislocka." Slavic Review 79.1 (January, 2020): 183-184.
5. Holmgren, B. "Cabaret Nation: The Jewish Foundations of Kabaret Literacki, 1920-1929.." Poland and Hungary Jewish Realities Compared (February, 2019): 273-288.  [abs]