Eliot Borenstein

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Eliot Borenstein [a] is an author and professor of Russian and Slavic Studies at New York University. His main interests are Russian contemporary literature and cultural studies, conspiracy theories, and internet culture. [2]

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Biography

Borenstein grew up in Bexley, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. [3] He earned a B.A. (Russian language and literature) in 1988 from Oberlin College, an M.A. (Slavic languages and literatures) in 1989 from University of Wisconsin–Madison, and a Ph.D. (Slavic languages and literatures) in 1993, also from University of Wisconsin–Madison. [2] In 1992, he was stationed in Moscow as the resident director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison exchange program with Moscow State University. [4]

Borenstein joined the NYU Faculty of Arts and Science’s department of Russian & Slavic studies in 1995. Before that he was an assistant professor at the University of Virginia (1993–95) [5] and was the director of the Fulbright Program for the Russian Federation. As of 2024 he is vice chancellor and vice provost for global programs at New York University. [6]

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Honors

Notes

  1. ↑ The surname is pronounced rhyming with “Foreign wine” [1]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.eliotborenstein.net/about
  2. 1 2 Eliot Borenstein, a NYU profile
  3. ↑ Olson, Elizabeth; Mason, Christopher (2006-09-12). "Heart & home: Childhood residence can tug an adult's emotions". Waterloo Region Record. p. 22. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  4. ↑ Keehner, Kami (1992-01-19). "'The Commonwealth is shaky'". Quad-City Times. p. 27. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Eliot Borenstein a Guggenheim Foundation profile
  6. ↑ Vice Chancellor and Vice Provost for Global Programs
  7. ↑ Men without Women, book review, JSTOR   3090369
  8. ↑ Overkill book review, JSTOR   20453318
  9. 1 2 2020 RECIPIENT / Eliot Borenstein / Plots against Russia: Conspiracy and Fantasy after Socialism
  10. ↑ Russian Culture under Putin, Bloomsbury
  11. 1 2 https://www.eliotborenstein.net/russias-alien-nations
  12. ↑ Soviet Self-Hatred: The Secret Identities of Postsocialism in Contemporary Russia, JSTOR   10.7591/j.ctv2t8b73r
  13. ↑ https://www.eliotborenstein.net/unstuck-in-time
  14. ↑ Unstuck in Time. On the Post-Soviet Uncanny, by Eliot Borenstein, free ebook
  15. ↑ Unstuck in Time, Introduction. TIME’S UP
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