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Sofia Seyed Ardakani

Sofia Bachman

Sofia Seyed Ardakani

Ph.D. Student

bachman.51@osu.edu

408 Hagerty Hall (Office) & 400 Hagerty Hall (Mailing)
1775 College Rd.
Columbus, OH 43210

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Office Hours

Tuesdays and Wednesdays 11:30AM-12.30PM and by appointment

Areas of Expertise

  • Russian and Polish Language and Culture
  • Old Church Slavonic
  • Political Dissidence in Soviet-Era Rock Music
  • Post-Soviet Ethnicity and Identity

Education

  • MA in Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies from Georgetown University 2017
  • BA in Russian and Spanish from the Ohio State University 2013

Research Interests:

  • I am interested in the intersection of activism and creativity within the Russian and Polish LGBTQ communities. My research into Russian LGBTQ activism is text- and social media-based. The current research I am involved in for my dissertation focuses on creative forms, such as performance, of Polish queer activism and the artist-activists' voices.

Courses Taught:

  • Russian 1101, 1102, 1103, and 2104