James V. WertschJames V. Wertsch, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at Washington University, St Louis. He holds joint appointments in Education, the Russian Studies Program, and the Program in Philosophy, Neuroscience, and Psychology. He is the irector of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy. His topics of study are collective memory and identity, especially in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union, as well as in the United States. Read More Read Less