After the broad success and acclaim of Anora (despite my mid Letterboxd review lolz follow me @moistweave), Columbia’s Slavic Department has announced that the film’s leading actress, Mikey Madison, has joined their adjunct faculty as a Lecturer in Russian and Early Church Slavonic. Despite not being a native Russian speaker, Department Head Liza Knapp argued that Madison accurately portrayed the second-generation immigrant experience of sounding pretty mid when speaking Russian, which appeals to many Brooklyn-originating students. Madison will study for an expedited PhD in Comparative Film Translation over the summer, just in time for the new school year. Other Oscar-nominees entering the Columbia scene include Adrian Brody teaching AI Ethics and Cynthia Erivo taking over Professor Matthew Engelke’s class “Magic and Modernity.”
Mikey Madison To Teach Russian For Heritage Speakers I & II
