Olivia Crough

Graduate Student in Film and Visual Studies
Teaching Fellow
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oliviacrough [at] fas.harvard.edu

Olivia Crough is a PhD candidate in Film and Visual Studies. Her areas of research include Russian and Soviet art and film, experiments in nonfiction, and cinema’s relationship with political economy, waste, and wetlands. As a critic, she contributes to publications including Screen Slate, Film Comment, Art in America, and Narrow Margin. 

In 2025-2026, she is a visiting faculty member in Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University.