Sarah Clift

Sarah Clift is an Associate Professor and Vice-President at the University of King's College. Her research focuses on memory studies, social and political theory, and cultural critique, with notable works on Hannah Arendt and Günther Anders. She holds a PhD in social and political thought from York University and a doctoral diploma in German and European Studies. Dr. Clift co-founded the initiative Humanities for Young People and leads collaborative projects like 'Memory Activism and Counter-Monumentality.' She is an award-winning translator of French and German theory, including works by Jean-Luc Nancy and Aleida Assmann.

• Education: BA/BSc (UWO), MA (Trent), PhD (York), Doctoral Diploma (York/UQAM)

Her research interrogates the intersections of memory, philosophy, and radical futurity. Current projects examine shifts in justice discourse from perpetrators to victims, blending theoretical rigor with artistic collaboration. Her translations bridge continental philosophy and English-language readerships.

Selected awards include York University’s President’s Prize (2009) and contributions to interdisciplinary initiatives like the King’s/NSCAD memory activism project. Teaching includes courses on Berlin’s 20th-century memory politics and late modernity’s conceptualization of memory.