Manya Lempert

Manya Lempert is Associate Professor with Tenure and Associate Department Head in the Department of English at the University of Arizona, College of Humanities. She specializes in British and French modernism, the history and theory of tragedy, and the intersections of literature with philosophy and science.

Education:

• B.A. in English and French, Stanford University
• Ph.D. in English, University of California, Berkeley

Her research centers on the ethical and political dimensions of tragic form in modernist literature. She explores how the novel engages with systemic injustice, ideological critique, and collective resistance through tragic structures. Her work spans comparative literature, philosophy, postcolonial theory, and narrative ethics.

Her publications, including the monograph Tragedy and the Modernist Novel, reveal a sustained focus on how modernist fiction reconfigures classical tragic paradigms to address contemporary social and philosophical concerns. Key themes include suffering, rebellion, epistemology, and the moral responsibilities of reading.

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She mentors graduate students in literature and leads research initiatives in modernism and tragic theory. While specific grants are not listed, her scholarly output suggests active engagement in funded research and academic leadership. As Associate Department Head, she contributes significantly to departmental governance and academic direction.

She is affiliated with the Literature Faculty and contributes to interdisciplinary programs linking philosophy, ethics, and literary studies.