Dr. Lana Krys

Dr. Svitlana (Lana) Krys (PhD, Alberta 2011) is Assistant Professor of English and Kule Chair in Ukrainian Studies at MacEwan University. Her research focuses on the development of the Gothic genre in Ukrainian literature, and she is currently working on her book manuscript, tentatively titled “At the Origins of the Ukrainian Gothic.” Her other research interests include gender, cultural and postcolonial studies. In addition, Dr. Krys serves as the Editor-in-Chief of East/West: Journal of Ukrainian Studies, a scholarly, peer-reviewed, online periodical, published by the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (University of Alberta). Her scholarship has been recognized by the American Association for Ukrainian Studies.