Literature and Criticism Ph.D. Candidate

Email: bcpbc@iup.edu 

Vandergrift, PA

Positions: 

• Graduate Assistant 

  • Yiddish Language Instruction and Poetry Translation

•  Adjunct Composition Instructor 

  • University of Pittsburgh Johnstown 

Research Interests

• Modern Introspectivist Yiddish Poetry, Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic, Chassidus, Mysticism, World Mythology, Translation Studies, Multilingual Reading Communities, Holocaust Studies, Secondary Language Education

Book Recommendations: 

• The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

  • "This French mystery serial excites the imagination through a tale of horror, romance, and passion  Although the Phantom is a legendary figure, his story of unrequited love and tormented imagination invites readers to participate in his world of costumes, traps, and musical theater adaptations.  Leroux's narrative conceit weaves a commitment to realism with a balanced sense of kaleidoscopic memorization that continues to inspire my imagination."

• The Spectacular Difference by Zelda Mishkovsky

  • "This collection of modern Hebrew poetry stands as a testament to the longevity of the Biblical imagination in a world that at times feels disenchanted. Zelda's poetry confronts the difficulty of living with grief with a pointed tenderness to the immediate world of daily life.  When I read Zelda I am renewed by her words that simultaneously elevate the domestic and unleash the latent brilliance invested in everything."