Dr. Anna Berman

Biography

Anna Berman’s primary research interest is in the nineteenth-century Russian novel, focusing on family and kinship structures, love, and marriage. She explores the relationship between science and literature, particularly the responses of Russian literature to the works of Charles Darwin and Ilya Mechnikov. Currently, she is focused on Russia’s nineteenth-century women novelists, specifically writing a biography of Nadezhda Khvoshchinskaya. She holds a B.A. from Brown University, an M.Phil. from the University of Cambridge, and a Ph.D. from Princeton University. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Cambridge, Dr. Berman served as an Associate Professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures, Cultures, Russian Section at McGill University in Montréal, Canada. She is also involved in restoring the legacy of Nadezhda Khvoshchinskaya, working on publications about the Khvoshchinskaya sisters, and assisting translators in publishing their works in English. Dr. Berman welcomes inquiries from potential MPhil and PhD students interested in relevant topics to her research.

Research Interests