PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY:

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”).  Prof. Osipovich’s focuses her research on gender issues in Russian culture and her latest interest is Zinaida Gippius’s contribution to drama and criticism.

Academic Credentials:

Ph.D. 1989, M.A. 1983 University of Pittsburgh

B.A. 1974 Pedagogical Institute, Archangelsk