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Amy Obrist received her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in Slavic Languages and Literatures in 2005. As such, Amy is the English Department's resident Slavist. Although she is a Russian literature specialist, she tries to make sure that at least some Biola students read a few Russian masterpieces under the rubric of comparative and world literature. She considers herself to be a generalist, a lover of narrative literature, and a teacher of the literary idea.
Her courses include topics in nineteenth and twentieth century Russian literature, Soviet literature, literature of perestroika, literature of war and camps, comparative European literary movements, historical fiction, postcolonial literature, contemporary Russian woman writers, literature and censorship, monster literature, and literature from the Axes of Evil. Monsters and the stories we tell about them are of particular interest to her.
Her research interests include topics in twentieth century Russian literature from a comparative perspective, historical fiction, and the boundaries between narrative and history, alternative history in literary narratives, identity and literature (especially national identity), post-empire (Russian and Soviet) literatures of the peoples of the Caucasus, and the role of narrative fiction in the growth of faith and in spiritual formation.
Current Courses
Literature in Context
Literature in Context: Literature of the Axes of Evil
Courses Taught
Literature in Context
Studies in Comparative Literature: Postcolonial Literature
Literature in Context: Literature of the Axes of Evil
Sample Syllabi
