RB Perelmutter


Portrait of RB Perelmutter
  • Honors Faculty Fellow, University Honors Program
  • Professor, Jewish Studies Program and Department of Slavic, German, and Eurasian Studies

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Biography

Dr. RB Perelmutter is a professor of Jewish studies and Slavic, German, and Eurasian studies. They received a doctorate from UC Berkeley. Dr. Perelmutter's research and teaching interests focus on Slavic-Jewish language contacts, multilingualism, gender and language, and folklore. As R.B. Lemberg, they are an author of six books of speculative fiction and poetry. Their work has been a finalist for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction, the Nebula Award, World Fantasy Award, and other awards. RB frequently collaborates with KU's Department of English and teaches a summer speculative fiction workshop.