Yale University’s Slavic Department is one of the most dynamic in the United States and takes great pride in the creative and forward-thinking scholarship of its faculty and students.
The faculty members of the department have been recognized internationally for their teaching and research. With deep and evolving connections to comparative literature, art history, film and media studies, history and the social sciences, gender and sexuality studies, and the digital humanities, the faculty are actively engaged in integrating Slavic and Eurasian studies into the diverse communities and conversations of the academic and public spheres.
Ph.D. Tracks and Interdisciplinary Programs
In line with our particular strengths in interdisciplinary study, the Department offers a range of options for the Ph.D. degree. Our primary track is the Ph.D. in Slavic and Eurasian Literatures and Cultures, with a strong emphasis on transnational and transmedial approaches. The Department also offers a combined degree in Slavic Languages and Literatures and Film and Media Studies. By special arrangement, the Department will consider individualized ad
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Intellectual Life in the Department
Several annual programs enhance the intellectual life of our students.
- Slavic Colloquium, which features talks by leading scholars within and adjacent to the discipline
- Slavic Film Colloquium, which screens films and other media from Russia, Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union and invites speakers on topics in film and media studies.
- the Slavic Department frequently hosts interdisciplinary and international conferences and workshops organized by graduate students
Slavic Graduate Student Advisory Committee (SGSAC)
Every year graduate students will be asked to elect three members from their ranks to serve on the Slavic Graduate Student Advisory Committee (SGSAC). This committee is intended to facilitate consistent, open, and mutual communication between the graduate students and the faculty. The committee will nominate one of its members to attend certain parts of the department’s regular faculty meetings, at the invitation of the Chair. The committee member may be asked to convey any pressing graduate student concerns to the faculty, and will be expected to report on the faculty meeting to their student colleagues. Depending on the year, and in consultation with the Chair of the department, the committee may also oversee several departmental administrative responsibilities, including the maintenance of current funding/fellowship information, the peer mentorship program, a Russian-language and/or work-in-progress kruzhok, and dissertation progress roundtables. Other responsibilities may be added to the portfolio in consultation with the committee members and the Chair of the department.