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Tatjana Aleksic

Name: Tatjana Aleksic

Title(s):

  • Assistant Professor, Slavic Languages & Literatures
  • Assistant Professor, Comparative Literature

Contact Information: 734.764.5355 , atatjana@umich.edu

Website: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/slavic/facstaff

International Institute Affiliation(s):

  • CREES
  • CES-EUC
  • WCED

Department Affiliation(s):

  • Slavic Languages & Literatures
  • Comparative Literature

Education Background: B.A., English Language and Literature, University of Nis, Serbia, 1993; M.A., English Language and Theory, University of Nis, Serbia, 2002; Ph.D., Comparative Literature, Rutgers University, 2007

World Area(s) of Study/Interest:

  • Russian and East European Studies

Related Countries:

  • Balkans
  • Serbia
  • Greece
  • Yugoslavia

Research/Teaching Specialization: Contemporary Balkan literature, with an emphasis on Serbian and Modern Greek fiction; Balkan Film; Myth, History, and Memory; Nationalism

Area/Int'l Course(s) Taught: Myth and History in Contemporary Balkan Literatures and Film

Publications:

  • "Postmodern Fiction as Alternative Balkan History". Forthcoming. (Conference Presentation)
  • Myth and Narratives of the Nation in the Balkans. 2007. (Edited Book)
  • "Extracting the Self from History: Bait by David Albahari". 2006. (Refereed Journal Article)
  • "Benevolent Racism: Can the Other Represent Itself?". 2002. (Non-Refereed Journal Article)