Dr Avril Pyman FBA

Russian, Slavonic and Eastern European Languages and Literatures English Language and Literature
Fellow type
UK Emeritus Fellow
Year elected
1996
Subjects
Literature, Modern languages

Current post

Reader Emeritus in Russian, University of Durham

Past appointments

University of Durham Reader Emeritus in Russian, University of Durham

1979 -

University of Durham Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader in Russian

1978 - 1996

Publications

The life of Aleksandr Blok (2 vols) 1979-1980

Aleksandr Blok: the Twelve 1989

A history of Russian symbolism 1994

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Professor Nigel Leask FBA

Literature & culture of the 'long Romantic period', with a focus on empire, nation & travel writing. My recent focus is Scottish literature & thought 1750-1850, with a special emphasis on Robert Burns & his poetic & intellectual circle.

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Professor Judith Butler FBA

Feminist and queer theory, focusing on gender, sexuality and the psychosocial formation of the subject, moral and social philosophy, literary theory, and 19th and 20th century European philosophy

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Professor W J T Mitchell FBA

The study of images, media & visual culture in relation to politics in both traditional & modern societies.

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