Sunnie Rucker-Chang
Associate Professor
Ph.D. The Ohio State University, 2010, Slavic Languages and Literatures
M.A., The Ohio State University, 2001, Slavic Studies
B.A., Wittenberg University, 2000 Russian Area Studies with East Asian Studies Minor
Dr. Sunnie Rucker-Chang works, writes and researches on the social construction of race and culture as it relates to privileged and marginalized communities in Central and Southeast Europe. In her research, Rucker-Chang focuses on how literature and film contribute to culture and nationalist identities, especially in the creation and maintenance of racialized communities in Southeast Europe
Areas of Expertise
- Black European Studies
- European Studies
- Postsocialist Studies
- Race and Nationalism
- South Slavic Culture, Literature and Film
- Student Migration in Yugoslav and Post-Yugoslav Societies
Research Interests
- Social Construction of Race and Culture
- Émigré and Exile Literature
- Application of Post-Colonial Thought to Post-Socialist Contexts