Jon Stone

Jon Stone is the Associate Dean of the Faculty and Professor of Russian, specializing in early Russian modernism, European Decadence, and the print/material culture of the fin de siècle. His work bridges literary history, book studies, and comparative cultural analysis.

Education:

• Ph.D., Slavic Languages and Literatures (University of California, Berkeley)
• M.A., Slavic Languages and Literatures (University of California, Berkeley)
• B.A., Russian Literature (Columbia University)

Research Interests:

• Russian Symbolism and Decadence
• Modernist periodical studies
• Comparative theories of Decadence
• History and theory of the book
• Sociology of texts

His recent publications explore intersections between literary movements, archival practices, and cross-cultural anxiety in the 19th-century fin de siècle.

Teaching & Service: Courses span Russian language, literature, and culture, including interdisciplinary offerings on Nabokov, Platonov, and Cold War cultures. He actively innovates liberal arts curricula and promotes humanities-driven interdisciplinary scholarship.

Labs/Teams: None explicitly noted, though his work engages archival collaborations and international editorial projects.