Media & talks

On pathways into academia

Alongside 1:1 mentorship, I speak and write publicly about what it actually takes to get into and through academia as a first-generation, state-educated scholar, and about the archival research that shapes my own work.

Talks & podcasts

Online event

Studying Russian while working class

A conversation with Matthew Hale of Steppe With Confidence, on class, access, and studying Russian at university level.

Forthcoming

A first-generation journey into academia

A podcast conversation with Emily Stoddart for the 93% Club Durham, on being a first-generation, state-educated scholar navigating a PhD.

Writing & features

Own writing

Archive Unboxed: The House of Bernarda Alba and translation

National Theatre blog, November 2023.

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Featured

Research at the RBML: Hannah Klimas on Mirra Ginsburg's translations of Mikhail Bulgakov

Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library blog, July 2023.

Read on the Columbia RBML blog →

Working on a story about access to academia?

I'm happy to talk to journalists, podcasters, and events about widening participation, translation studies, or Russian and Soviet archival research. For Bulgakov or Soviet cultural history specifically, see my archival consultancy.

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