Charles McKenna Smith

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B.A. in Comparative Literature & Society, Columbia University, 2022

Entered Berkeley program in 2024

Paper submitted with application to Berkeley: “‘A Sniff’ of Violence: Meta-Artistic Practices in Isaac Babel’s Red Cavalry

Research interests: technology of language (writing/printing, recording/broadcasting), history of literacy, translation, epic literature, erotic literature, Russian Formalism, Soviet nationalities policy, history and literature of the Caucasus.

Languages known and studied: Russian, Spanish, Georgian