Eliot Borenstein
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Eliot Borenstein[lower-alpha 1] is professor of Russian and Slavic Studies at New York University. His main interests are Russian contemporary literature and cultural studies, conspiracy theories, Internet culture.[2]
- 1988: B.A. (Russian language and literature), Oberlin College[2]
- 1989:M.A. (Slavic languages and literatures),University of Wisconsin–Madison[2]
- 1993: Ph.D. (Slavic languages and literatures), University of Wisconsin–Madison[2]
Borenstein joined the NYU Faculty of Arts and Science’s Department of Russian & Slavic Studies in 1995. Before that he was Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia (1993–95),[3] the residential director for study-away programs in Moscow and St. Petersburg, and was the director of the Fulbright Program for the Russian Federation. As of 2024[update] he is Vice Chancellor and Vice Provost for Global Programs at New York University.[4]
Books
- Men without Women: Masculinity and Revolution in Russian Fiction, 1917-1929
- 2001 AATSEEL book prize
- Overkill: Sex and Violence in Contemporary Russian Popular Culture
- 2008 AWSS Heldt Prize
- Plots against Russia: Conspiracy and Fantasy after Socialism
- "...analyzes Russian national myths and disturbingly popular beliefs in the internet age"... "Borenstein demonstrates how a sense of historical loss and post-1989 political traumas have shaped a significant part of Russian political consciousness in the 21st century."[5]
- 2020 Wayne S. Vucinich book prize[5] and 2020 AATSEEL book prize
- 2020: Pussy Riot: Speaking Punk to Power
- 2023:Marvel Comics in the 1970s: The World Inside Your Head
- 2022:Meanwhile, in Russia…: Russian Internet Memes and Viral Video
- 2023:Soviet-Self-Hatred: The Secret Identities of Postsocialism
- 2023:HBO’s The Leftovers: Mourning and Melancholy on Premium Cable
- 2024: Unstuck in Time: On the Post-Soviet Uncanny
- The book is about Soviet nostalgia in Russian literary fiction[6]
- 2024: Harry Potter in Russia: The Politics of Enchantment under Putin, and Russian Culture under Putin
Honors
- 2009 Guggenheim Fellowship.[3]
- 1999: Fulbright Fellowship[3]
- 1999, 2005: Golden Dozen Teaching Awards[3]
Notes
References
- ↑ https://www.eliotborenstein.net/about
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Eliot Borenstein, a NYU profile
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Eliot Borenstein a Guggenheim Foundation profile
- ↑ Vice Chancellor and Vice Provost for Global Programs
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 2020 RECIPIENT / Eliot Borenstein / Plots against Russia: Conspiracy and Fantasy after Socialism
- ↑ https://www.eliotborenstein.net/unstuck-in-time
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