David Powelstock

David Powelstock is an Associate Professor of Russian Language and Literature at Brandeis University, affiliated with the Comparative Humanities and Comparative Literature and Culture programs. He holds a PhD and MA from the University of California, Berkeley, and a BA from Princeton University.

His research focuses on modern Russian and Czech literature, literary theory, and translation studies. He has published Becoming Mikhail Lermontov, analyzing Romanticism in 19th-century Russian literature. His work bridges comparative literature and cultural studies, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches.

• Key awards include Brandeis Senior Faculty Research Leave (2016) and multiple fellowships from Harvard’s Davis Center for Russian Studies.
• Teaches courses on Russian literature, translation, and comparative humanities.

He has held numerous grants and fellowships, including residential fellowships at Harvard and the University of Chicago. His academic service includes leadership in the Consilience Program at Brandeis.