Lloyd International Honors College

Dr. Kathleen Macfie

Languages, Literatures, & Cultures; Honors Council

Dr. Kathleen Macfie is Director of International and Global Studies, Associate Professor of Russian Chair, and Director of Undergraduate Studies.  The foundation of her research is the exploration of intellectual work conducted from the periphery of society. From her dissertation work on the fate of the Russian poet Osip Mandelstam during the Stalinist purges, to the work of the émigré literary critic D. S Mirsky, to her investigation of African American literature in response to the emerging Soviet Union, she has examined how groups and individuals establish cultural identity and voice, particularly in the face of obstructive forces or repression. Her teaching focuses on major movements and authors in Russian literature: The 20th c. Russian Novel, The Fate of the Poet in the Soviet Era, Leo Tolstoy, and Anton Chekhov. She also teaches African-American Literary Ties to Russian Intellectual Thought. As Director of Russian Studies Committee and of UNCG’s study abroad programs in Poland and in Russia, she facilitates the collaborative community of Russian Studies scholars and works to make an international experience a part of every UNCG student’s academic career.She received her B.A. in  Russian from Arizona State University and M.A. and Ph.D. in Slavic Literatures, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

She is a member of the Honors Council.