Faculty & Staff

Tatiana Osipovich

Associate Professor
Russian Language and Literature
Box: 30
Phone:(503)768-7442
E-mail: tatiana@lclark.edu
Web: http://www.lclark. edu/~tatiana

Tatiana Osipovich has been teaching at Lewis and Clark since 1990. A Russian native, she studied Russian literature at the Pedagogical Institute in Arkhangelsk, Russia, and after emigrating to the United States, she continued her education at the University of Pittsburgh, where she received her PhD in Russian Literature and Language in 1989. Before coming to Lewis and Clark, Prof. Osipovich taught Russian at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania and the Russian Summer School at Norwich University, Vermont. At Lewis and Clark she has taught all levels of Russian language and literature courses, both in Russian and in translation, as well as some general education courses, such as the “Inventing America” freshman seminar & Gender 300 (“Gender and Aesthetic Expression).” In 2003, Prof. Osipovich received the Fulbright lecturing award, and she taught gender studies courses at the Nevsky Institute in St. Petersburg, Russia. Prof. Osipovich’s focuses her research on gender issues in Russian culture and her latest interest is Zinaida Gippius (1869-1945), one of the most important authors in the Russian Symbolist movement. Currently, Prof. Osipovich is writing on Gippius’ contribution to drama and criticism, subjects that have received very little attention in literary scholarship.

 

Rebecca Pyatkevich

Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Russian
Phone: 503/768-7179
E-mail: pyatkevich@lclark.edu

Professor Rebecca Pyatkevich is delighted to be joining Lewis & Clark for the 2011-2012 year as the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Russian.  Rebecca specializes in 20^th century Russian poetry, with a special interest in the works of the poets Joseph Brodsky and Marina Tsvetaeva.  She earned her PhD in Russian literature from Columbia University, and has taught literature, language, and culture at Columbia University, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Indiana-Bloomington.  A strong believer in both the liberal arts education, and the transformative power of what is traditionally known as the “small liberal arts college,” Professor Pyatkevich is excited to spend time at Lewis & Clark – where, among other activities, she will teach a new course (“Love and Other Diseases in Russian Literature”), and work on turning her dissertation into a book.

 

Roman Gonchikov 

Russian Language Assistant 2011-12
E-mail: rgonchikov@lclark.edu
Phone:503/768-7482

Roman Gonchikov is a new Fulbright Russian Language Assistant for the academic year 2011-12 from the small, yet remarkable city of Pskov.  In 2010 he graduated from the Pskov State Pedagogical University and right upon completion of his studies applied for the Fulbright program. Roman considers himself to be a many-sided person with a lot of interests. His hobbies are skating, soccer, languages and music. Altogether he is an open-minded person welcoming new contacts and experiences.