Barbara Henry (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor

Contact Information

PDL A-211

Office Hours

Winter 2026: Thursdays 11:00 - 1:00 p.m. online

Fields of Interest

19th Century 20th Century Classics Comedy Comic Theory Drama Folklore and Mythology Jewish Studies Literature Russian Yiddish

Biography

D.Phil., Russian Literature, Oxford University, 1997

Curriculum Vitae (62.1 KB)

Research

Selected Research

Inventing the Modern Yiddish Stage: Essays on Drama, Performance, and Show Business. Co-edited with Joel Berkowitz, Wayne State University Press, 2012.
Barbara Henry. Rewriting Russia: Jacob Gordin's Yiddish Drama, University of Washington Press, 2011.
Barbara Henry. "Tolstoy on the Lower East Side: Di Kreytser Sonata." Tolstoy Studies Journal 16 (2005): 1-19.

Research Advised

Muskheli, Veronica. Narration’s Warp and Weft: East Slavic Folktales and Short Stories about Mothers and Daughters. Diss., 2021.

Courses Taught

Autumn 2025

RUSS 110 A: Introduction to Russian Culture and Civilization

Spring 2025

Winter 2025

Autumn 2024

RUSS 110 A: Introduction to Russian Culture and Civilization

Spring 2024

Winter 2024

Autumn 2023

RUSS 110 A: Introduction to Russian Culture and Civilization

Spring 2023

Winter 2023

Resources & Related Links

Affiliations

Home Department

Slavic Languages & Literatures

Professional Affiliations

ASEEES, AATSEEL, AJS

Related News

Related News

Henry's new course (RUSS 120/C LIT 251) explores Underworlds (November 21, 2013)
Henry’s latest book reviewed (October 11, 2012)
Henry’s book reviewed in The Jewish Daily Forward (April 30, 2012)
Henry’s new book (October 6, 2011)

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