Dorine Schellens

Dorine Schellens is Assistant Professor at Leiden University working the fields of contemporary Russian and German literature and culture. Her research focuses on the reception of late Soviet Russian art in Europe, contemporary Russian protest art, and cultural theory. Her current research zooms in on imaginations of (alternative) futures in Russian and Eastern German literature and art. She is a steering group member of the academic solidarity network The University of New Europe which offers support to students, scholars, and cultural workers at risk due to Russia’s war in Ukraine.