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Brendan Mooney is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Miami University's German, Russian, Asian, and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures department, affiliated with the Havighurst Center. His research focuses on Darwinism's reception in 19th-century Russian literature, translation of scientific texts into Russian, and comparative literature. He holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of South Carolina (2019), an M.A. in Russian (2018), and prior degrees in French and Russian (B.A. 2012, M.A. 2015).
Teaching responsibilities include Russian language courses (RUS 101-202) and specialized courses like 'Russian Folklore' and 'Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature in English Translation.' His research integrates literary analysis with scientific history, exploring how Darwinian concepts were translated, contested, and reinterpreted in Russian intellectual circles.
Recent scholarship examines figures like Kliment Timiriazev, Dmitrii Pisarev, and Vladimir Soloviev to understand the philosophical, religious, and cultural implications of Darwinism in Russia. His book project, Between Holy Russia and a Monkey, traces these debates through literary and philosophical works. Presentations at conferences like the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies highlight his engagement with interdisciplinary scholarship.
Rewarded with the 2019 Graduate Teaching Assistant Teaching Resource Development Grant, Mooney also demonstrates expertise in pedagogy. He is fluent in Russian, French, and English, with Portuguese reading proficiency.
