Contact Information
109 English Bldg., 608 South Wright Street
608 S Wright
M/C 718
Urbana, IL 61801
Biography
Anastasiia Strakhova is Associate Director of the Program in Jewish Culture and Society. She specializes in Modern Jewish history with a concentration on Eastern Europe, particularly Ukraine, and migration. Before joining the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, Anastasiia held postdocs at Duke and Harvard Universities.
In addition to administering the Program and promoting public engagement, Anastasiia serves as the Director of the Undergraduate Program. She oversees the Jewish Studies major and minor, teaches undergraduate and graduate courses, and supports students’ academic and professional development.
Research Interests
- Modern Jewish History
- Eastern Europe
- Migration
- Nationalism
- Borderlands
- Gender
Education
- Ph.D., History, Emory University, 2022
- M.A., Comparative History, Central European University, 2013
Grants
- Faculty Development Grant, Israel Institute, 2025-2026
- Ephraim E. Urbach Grant, Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, 2023-2024
- IEG Fellowship for Doctoral Students, Leibniz Institute of European History, 2021-2022
- Gerald D. Feldman Travel Grants, Max Weber Foundation, 2019-2020
- Graduate Research Fellowship, Center for Jewish History, 2018-2019
- Professor Bernard Choseed and Natalie and Mendel Racolin Memorial Fellowships, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, 2018-2019
Awards and Honors
Jeffrey A. Evans Prize in Graduate Studies in recognition of academic achievements, Tam Institute for Jewish Studies, Emory University, 2022
Courses Taught
- HIST 269: Jewish History since 1700
- HIST 355: Soviet Jewish History
- JS 501: Graduate Introduction to Jewish Culture: Historical Methods in Jewish Studies
Additional Campus Affiliations
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center
selected publications
“Unexpected Allies: Imperial Russian Support of Jewish Emigration at the Time of Its Legal Ban, 1881-1914,” Quest – Issues on Contemporary Jewish History 20, special issue “Jewish Minorities between Nation-Building and Emigration in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century East Central Europe” (December 2021), 1-22. https://www.quest-cdecjournal.it/unexpected-allies-imperial-russian-support-of-jewish-emigration-at-the-time-of-its-legal-ban-1881-1914/