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Barbara Henry

Associate Professor

Contact Information

bjhenry@uw.edu

(206) 543-7462

PDL A-211

Office Hours: 

On sabbatical 2020-21

Fields of Interest

ClassicsComedyComic Theory19th Century20th CenturyDramaFolklore and MythologyLiteratureRussianYiddish

Biography

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

Full CV (49.68 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.

Courses Taught

Spring 2020

• RUSS 323 A: Revolution: Twentieth Century Russian Literature and Culture
• RUSS 523 A: Russian Literature of the Twentieth Century

Winter 2020

• RUSS 260 A: Underworlds
• RUSS 322 A: The Golden Age: Nineteenth Century Russian Literature And Culture
• RUSS 522 A: Russian Literature of the Nineteenth Century

Autumn 2019

• RUSS 110 A: Introduction To Russian Culture And Civilization

Spring 2019

• RUSS 110 A: Introduction to Russian Culture and Civilization
• RUSS 324 A: Russian Folk Literature in English

Winter 2019

• RUSS 260 A: Underworlds
• RUSS 322 A: The Golden Age: Nineteenth Century Russian Literature And Culture
• RUSS 522 A: Russian Literature of the Nineteenth Century

Winter 2018

• RUSS 260 A: Underworlds
• RUSS 322 A: The Golden Age: Nineteenth Century Russian Literature And Culture
• RUSS 522 A: Russian Literature Of The Nineteenth Century

Autumn 2017

• RUSS 110 A: Introduction To Russian Culture And Civilization

Spring 2017

• RUSS 324 A: Russian Folk Literature In English

Winter 2017

• RUSS 260 A: Underworlds
• RUSS 322 A: The Golden Age: Nineteenth Century Russian Literature And Culture
• RUSS 522 A: Russian Literature Of The Nineteenth Century

Autumn 2016

• RUSS 110 A: Introduction To Russian Culture And Civilization

Spring 2016

• RUSS 324 A: Russian Folk Literature In English

Winter 2016

• RUSS 260 A: Underworlds
• RUSS 322 A: The Golden Age: Nineteenth Century Russian Literature And Culture
• RUSS 522 A: Russian Literature Of The Nineteenth Century

Autumn 2015

• RUSS 110 A: Introduction To Russian Culture And Civilization

Spring 2015

• RUSS 420 A: Topics In Russian Literary And Cultural History: Jewish Literature and Culture

Winter 2015

• RUSS 210 A: From Paganism To Christianity: Medieval Russian Mythology, Literature, And Culture: Underworlds
• RUSS 230 A: Masterpieces Of Russian Literature: Comedy!

Resources & Related Links

"So, Why Yiddish?"

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

Affiliations

Professional Affiliations: 

AATSEEL, AJS

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