Darya Ivashniova

(a.k.a. Dasha)

ivashniova@wisc.edu

 

Entered PhD Program in Slavic in Fall, 2007
Bachelor of Education, Minsk State Linguistic University, Teaching ESL, German, Linguistics.

Research Interests: broad and vague… Most probably prose, Russian religious philosophy, Russian nationalism, messianism, imperial politics, colonialism, etc.

Hometown: Vitebsk, Belarus

Minor Field: Religious Studies

Courses taught/positions held: SL101-102 TA (2007-2008)

Undergrad Thesis - Seminar Papers – MA Thesis:

Female Gothic in the Oeuvre of Shirley Jackson.

Languages: Russian, Belarusian, Polish a.o. Slavic languages, English, German, Spanish, French, Latin.

Conference presentations: Combining Faith and Reason: Darwinism and Natural Sciences in the Philosophy of V. S. Solov’ev

Awards and Fellowships: 2008-2009 Lapinski Fellowship.

Related Activities/Interests: Bellydancing (not very related) and intellectual games (somewhat related).