Carnegie Mellon University

David Parker

David Parker

Assistant Teaching Professor of Russian Studies

Address
Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics
4980 Margaret Morrison St
Posner Hall 341
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Education

Ph.D., Slavic Languages & Literatures, University of California, Berkeley
M.A., Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, Stanford University
B.A., Russian and East European Studies, Middlebury College

Bio

My research explores literary depictions of the individual within late Soviet prose, particularly in relation to the modernist and socialist realist literature that dominated the first half of 20th-century Russian literature. As a language instructor, I advocate for cross-cultural and interdisciplinary exchange, both as an object of study as well as within the classroom itself to enrich the learning experience for all students. In addition to Russia and the former Soviet Union, my work also explores the concept of "Yugoslavism" and the cultural history of former Yugoslavia.

  • 20th Century Russian Prose
  • Late-Soviet Literature & Pop Culture
  • Yugoslav Modernism
  • Russian Language Pedagogy
  • 20th Century Russian Masterpieces
  • Elementary Russian
  • Intermediate Russian

Department Member Since 2021