Amy Adams

Biography

My research explores the non-ecclesiastical dimensions of the sacred in literature, society, and environmental attitudes, drawing on a variety of visual and textual genres, including icons and fairy tales. I am the co-editor and contributor to the volume Framing Mary: The Mother of God in Modern, Revolutionary, and Post-Soviet Russia (https://www.amazon.com/Framing-Mary-Revolutionary-Post-Soviet-Russian/dp/0875807763). My most recent publications include a study of Vladimir Putin’s use of Orthodox icons as political discourse and an article on the divine language of nature in Dostoevsky’s work. I am also interested in the spiritual aspects of silence, especially in Siberia. I will soon publish a book chapter and an article on that theme.

Clubs & Organizations

• Holy Cross Chapter President of the National Slavic Honor Society
• Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
• American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages
• International Dostoevsky Society

News, Research, & Publications

Most recent publications include:

• "Every Blade of Grass: The Divine Language of Nature in Dostoevsky," Northwestern University Studies in Russian Philosophy, Literature, and Religious Thought, Volume 1 (2024): 60-79, https://doi.org/10.71521/0zas-g023
• "War and Peace: Orthodox Icons and Putin's Politics of the Sacred," Slavic Review, Volume 82.2 (2023): 447-473, https://doi.org/10.1017/slr.2023.169