Professor Dr. Margarita Vaysman

Biography

Dr. Margarita Vaysman is an Associate Professor specializing in Nineteenth-Century Russophone Literature at the University of Oxford. Her research primarily focuses on literary texts, with a strong emphasis on the Realist novel, gender, and sexuality. She authored the monograph 'Self-Conscious Realism: Metafiction in the Nineteenth-Century Russian Novel', which examines narrative techniques that compel readers to be aware of their engagement with fiction. The work received commendations from respected journals for its valuable contributions to the field. In 2020, she co-edited a volume titled 'Nineteenth-Century Russian Realism: Society, Knowledge, Narrative', which highlights new and inclusive approaches to the Russian canon. Vaysman is currently editing the 'Oxford Handbook of Global Realisms', while developing a monograph on queer and transgender erasure in Russian culture, investigating the interplay of state rhetoric and vibrant drag culture. Her academic contributions have been recognized through various international awards. She actively participates in the academic community as the chair of the National Research and Development Committee of the British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies, and she is involved in several collaborative research projects related to Russian literature and queer theory.

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