Rebecca Comay

Rebecca Comay is a Professor at the University of Toronto, affiliated with the Department of Philosophy and the Centre for Comparative Literature. Her work sits at the intersection of philosophy, art, and psychoanalysis, with a focus on post-Hegelian political philosophy, trauma theory, and iconoclasm.

• PhD in Philosophy
• 2016-2017: Chancellor Jackman Research Fellow
• 2025: Ongoing collaborative work with Frank Ruda on Hegelian dialectics

Her research explores psychoanalytic frameworks for cultural analysis, including projects on time and the unconscious (Arrhythmia of Spirit), iconoclastic destruction, and traumatic memory. She critiques the dialectic of enlightenment through Kantian hypochondria and examines revolutionary legacy through the lens of mourning and melancholia.

Recent publications address temporal abstraction (Deadlines), dialectical failure in Beckett-Hegel readings (Senile Dialectics), and dialectical resistance in co-edited works. She also investigates necropolitics, environmental collapse, and maternal mythologies in Bad Mothers (2023).

Scientific Recognition:

• Chancellor Jackman Research Fellowship (2016)

Advising and grants are not explicitly detailed in the provided texts, though her editorial collaborations and lectures (e.g., Gillian Rose Memorial Lecture 2019) suggest active academic engagement. She contributes to discourse on dialectical intermittency and post-Holocaust commemoration through art and literature.