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Ann D. Braude is a Senior Lecturer on American Religious History and Director of the Women's Studies in Religion Program at Harvard Divinity School (HDS), affiliated with Harvard University. She joined HDS in 1998 after roles at Carleton College and Macalester College. Her work emphasizes inclusive religious narratives, particularly exploring intersections of gender, spirituality, and social movements. Key research areas include 19th-century Spiritualism, Indigenous religious perspectives, and modern abstract art's relationship to spirituality. Braude holds an AB from Vassar College, MA from the University of Chicago, and PhD from Yale University. Her research has produced influential works like Radical Spirits (2008) and Sisters and Saints (2007), which examine women's roles in shaping religious history. She organized pivotal conferences such as the 2005 celebration of women at HDS and curated the bicentennial exhibition Faces of Divinity (2016). Her current projects include studying gender dynamics in abstract painting and Native American religious frameworks through a biennial speakers series. Braude’s courses focus on American religious history, feminist theology, and Indigenous religious studies. Her articles and public engagement reflect a commitment to bridging academic research with broader societal conversations about religion, gender, and culture. She maintains active roles in both Harvard Divinity School and the broader academic community, contributing to interdisciplinary dialogues on pluralism and religious diversity.

• American Religious History
• Women's Studies in Religion
• Spiritualism and Women's Rights
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Susannah Heschel is the Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College , chair of the Jewish Studies Program, and faculty member of the Religion Department. She is currently the Joseph Engel Visiting Professor for 2025-2026 at Swartz Hall, Cambridge, and a Guggenheim Fellow researching European Jewish scholarship on Islam. Education: A.B. from Trinity College, M.T.S. from Harvard Divinity School, Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. Research Interests: Her work bridges Jewish and Protestant thought (19th-20th centuries), focusing on biblical scholarship, antisemitism, and Jewish perceptions of Islam. She explores intersections of race, gender, and ethics, particularly in Nazi Germany and modern prophetic traditions. Publications Trends: Recent articles examine Holocaust-era biblical interpretation, prophetic leadership in civil rights, racial theology, and sensory dimensions of antisemitism. Her scholarship spans historical analysis, ethical critique, and interdisciplinary engagements with theology and politics. Scientific Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship National Humanities Center Fellowship Wissenschaftskolleg in Berlin Fellowship Moses Mendelssohn Prize (Leo Baeck Institute) Five Honorary Doctorates Elected Member, American Society for the Study of Religion and American Academy for Jewish Research Grants & Visiting Roles: Recipient of Ford Foundation and Carnegie Corporation grants. Visiting professorships at Universities of Cape Town, Frankfurt, Princeton, Edinburgh, and Lucerne. Convening a 2026 conference on 'Sexual Violence and Antisemitism' with Carnegie support.

• Jewish Thought
• Protestant Theology
• Biblical Scholarship
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Susannah Heschel serves as the Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies and Chair of the Jewish Studies Program at Dartmouth College, holding a faculty appointment in the Religion Department. Her academic leadership extends through elected memberships in the American Academy for Jewish Research and American Society for the Study of Religion, with visiting professorships at Frankfurt, Cape Town, and Princeton Universities. Her educational background includes: A.B. from Trinity College M.T.S. from Harvard Divinity School Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Heschel's research centers on 19th-20th century Jewish and Protestant intellectual history, with groundbreaking work on Christian theologians in Nazi Germany, Jewish scholarship on Islam, and the theological roots of antisemitism. Her scholarship uniquely bridges biblical studies, feminist theory, and Holocaust research, examining how religious frameworks shape identity and persecution. Current projects explore European Jewish scholarship on Islam through a Guggenheim Fellowship. Her recent publications reveal persistent engagement with prophetic tradition across Jewish-Christian contexts, Holocaust memory studies, and the intersection of race/gender in theological ethics. Works consistently analyze how religious texts are weaponized for oppression while recovering marginalized voices in interfaith dialogue. Honors include: National Jewish Book Award for Abraham Geiger and the Jewish Jesus Mendelssohn Prize from Leo Baeck Institute Five international honorary doctorates Guggenheim Fellowship Research support spans major foundations: Current: Guggenheim Fellowship (2023-2024) Maimonides Institute Fellowship (University of Hamburg, Winter 2024) Previous: Rockefeller Fellowship (National Humanities Center) Wissenschaftskolleg Berlin Fellowship (2011-2012) Carnegie Foundation grants Ford Foundation grants Though not directing formal labs, Heschel collaborates internationally through fellowships at Hamburg's Maimonides Institute and Berlin's Wissenschaftskolleg, advancing comparative research on Jewish-Muslim-Christian intellectual history while mentoring junior scholars through Dartmouth's Jewish Studies Program.

• Jewish Studies
• Christian-Jewish Relations
• History of Anti-Semitism
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Abraham Winitzer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. His scholarship focuses on ancient Near East languages (Akkadian, Aramaic, Hebrew) and the cultural/intellectual history of the region, particularly through Akkadian literature and the Hebrew Bible in its ancient context. Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions (2015–present) PhD in Assyriology, Harvard University Research interests include: Mesopotamian divination systems Comparative mythological frameworks (e.g., Nergal/Ereškigal vs. Jacob's ladder) Reception of Mesopotamian traditions in the Hebrew Bible, Judaism, and Islam Historiography of Near Eastern studies, especially A. Leo Oppenheim's legacy His 2023 Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions article on divination 2023 Oxford Bibliographies entry on Mesopotamian mythology 2024 Iraq paper linking Nergal/Ereškigal to Genesis Forthcoming Brill book on A. Leo Oppenheim's historiographical ideas reflect a strong engagement with textual interplay and comparative methodologies.

• Ancient Near East languages
• Akkadian literature
• Hebrew Bible in ancient Near Eastern context
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Jonathan R. Zatlin is an Associate Professor of History at Boston University, specializing in Modern European, German, and Jewish history with a particular focus on economic and social history. He joined BU in 2002 and has held leadership roles, including Associate Director of the Kilachand Honors College (2012–2016). His research explores topics such as East German economic policy, antisemitism, and the intersection of race and economy in German history. Zatlin holds a B.A. from Yale University and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. His scholarship has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the Fritz Stern Dissertation Prize and multiple fellowships from institutions like the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the DAAD. His current research investigates economic racism in German history, particularly through his book project *Fantasies of Jewish Wealth in Germany, 1790–1990*, which examines how economic stereotypes fueled violence against Jewish communities. He is co-editor of *Dispossession: Plundering German Jewry, 1933–1945* and author of *The Currency of Socialism* (Cambridge, 2007), which analyzes East German monetary policy. Zatlin’s academic service includes roles on the Executive Board of the German Studies Association and the Academic Advisory Board of the Leo Baeck Institute. He has also contributed to interdisciplinary initiatives, including a Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar on rethinking 20th-century history.

• Modern European History
• Modern German History
• Jewish History
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Nicolas de Warren is a Professor of Philosophy and Jewish Studies at The Pennsylvania State University, located in University Park. His primary affiliation is with the Department of Philosophy within the College of the Liberal Arts. De Warren’s research spans phenomenology, ethics, 19th and 20th century philosophy, aesthetics, political philosophy, and literature. He is the author of four major books, including Husserl and the Promise of Time (2010), A Momentary Breathlessness in the Sadness of Time (2018), Original Forgiveness (2020), and German Philosophy and the First World War (2023). Currently, he is developing projects on the phenomenology of the afterlife and the impact of World War I on Proust’s In Search of Lost Time . His research interests explore intersections between time, ethics, and existential questions, engaging thinkers like Husserl, Heidegger, Levinas, and Sartre. He has co-authored works on nuclear responsibility and edited volumes on phenomenology, Europe’s philosophy, and neo-Kantianism. De Warren’s work extends to documentary films, including The Socrates of Prague (2017) and a series on The Great War and Modern Philosophy (2016). His scholarship bridges philosophy with literary, historical, and cultural studies, reflecting a commitment to interdisciplinary dialogue. Notable contributions include analyses of war’s philosophical implications, phenomenological ethics, and the critique of anti-Semitism in Heidegger’s thought. He has published over 100 papers and translations, demonstrating a prolific engagement with continental philosophy’s core questions. His current projects address temporal ethics, the legacy of World War I in modern thought, and the philosophical dimensions of nuclear temporality.

• Phenomenology
• Ethics
• 19th and 20th Century Philosophy
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Karin Nisenbaum is an Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department at Syracuse University's College of Arts & Sciences. She specializes in Kant, German Idealism, and 19th & 20th Century Jewish Thought. Her educational background includes a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Toronto (2014), an M.A. in Continental Philosophy from University College Dublin (2006), and a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Chicago (2003). Nisenbaum's research focuses on the intersection of Kantian philosophy, German Idealism, and Jewish philosophical thought. Her work explores themes of metaphysics, ethics, freedom, and the highest good across thinkers including Kant, Fichte, Schelling, and Rosenzweig. She has made significant contributions to understanding the development of autonomy concepts in post-Kantian philosophy and the relationship between practical reason and religious thought. Her publications show a strong trend toward examining perfectionist interpretations of freedom in German Idealism, particularly how Fichte's philosophy addresses perceived tensions in Kant's moral theory. Her work frequently engages with questions of moral responsibility, the postulates of practical reason, and the relationship between theoretical and practical philosophy. Renée Crown Professorship in the Humanities, Syracuse University (2022-2025) Humboldt Research Fellowship for Advanced Researchers, Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation (2019-2022) Nisenbaum serves as Philosophy Director for the Society for German Idealism and Romanticism (2020-2022) and is on the Board of Advisors for Philosophisches Jahrbuch (2021-Present). She has been actively involved in numerous academic collaborations, including with the DFG-network on Classical German Anthropology (2022-2023). Her teaching portfolio includes courses on Kant, German Idealism, Existentialism, and Moral Theory.

• Kant
• German Idealism
• 19th & 20th Century Jewish Thought
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John McGreevy is the Charles and Jill Fischer Provost and Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame's College of Arts and Letters. He joined the faculty in 1997, served as History Department Chair (2002–2008) and Dean of Arts and Letters (2008–2018), and became Provost in 2022. His research focuses on global Catholic history, modern religious and political dynamics, and transnational religious networks. McGreevy earned his Ph.D. from Stanford University. His major works include Parish Boundaries (1996), Catholicism and American Freedom (2003), American Jesuits and the World (2016), and Catholicism: A Global History (2022). His writings explore topics like Vatican II reforms, global church expansion, and Catholic responses to secularism. His recent articles analyze post-Revolutionary Catholicism, transnational religious networks, and modern papal leadership. Awards include Mellon and ACLS fellowships. He served on the Pulitzer Prize jury for History (2010) and co-chaired the Commonweal Foundation board (2018–2023). McGreevy’s academic leadership includes administrative roles shaping university policy and curriculum. His scholarship bridges historical analysis with contemporary religious and political discourse.

• Global History
• Religious Studies
• Political History
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Zachary Turpin is an Associate Professor in the English Department at the University of Idaho, affiliated with the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences. His research focuses on 19th-century periodical culture, digital humanities, textual recovery, and the history of epistemology and sciences. He is renowned for rediscovering lost works by Walt Whitman and other American authors, including Whitman’s novella *Life and Adventures of Jack Engle* (1852) and wellness manifesto *Manly Health and Training* (1858). Turpin’s work often involves collaborative archival research to uncover unaccounted-for writings by figures like Rebecca Harding Davis, Emma Lazarus, and Paul Laurence Dunbar. Education: Ph.D., English Language and Literature, University of Houston (2017) M.A., English Literature, College of Charleston and The Citadel (2007) B.A., English Literature, New York University (2004) Research Interests: Turpin’s work bridges traditional literary scholarship and digital methods. He explores how periodicals shaped 19th-century literary culture, emphasizing textual recovery and the intersection of science and literature. His projects include editing Whitman’s journalism and compiling *Radicals: Audacious Writings by American Women, 1830–1930*, which recovers feminist voices. Publications Trends: His articles and books focus on recovering lost texts, analyzing authorial networks, and contextualizing works within broader historical frameworks. Recent projects highlight Whitman’s New Orleans period and interdisciplinary approaches to Melville’s philosophical influences. Awards: He has received prestigious fellowships such as the Kluge Fellowship (Library of Congress, 2017–18) and Peterson Fellowship (American Antiquarian Society, 2020–21), alongside teaching awards and grants supporting digital scholarship. Teaching & Advising: Turpin teaches courses on American literature, archival methods, and Whitman/Melville studies. His advising emphasizes hands-on archival research, reflected in student projects and collaborative publications. Labs/Teams: While no formal lab is mentioned, his work involves collaborations with institutions like the Library of Congress and digital humanities initiatives at the University of Idaho.

• Nineteenth-Century Literature
• Digital Humanities
• Textual Recovery
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Franck Salameh is a Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Boston College, specializing in Middle East Cultural and Intellectual History, and the History of Ideas. His research focuses on the formation of the modern Middle East, 19th-20th century Levantine literature, and cultural representation. He holds a Ph.D. from Brandeis University and has published extensively on topics such as Arabism, Zionism, Francophonie, and minority cultures in the Eastern Mediterranean. Education: B.A., University of Central Florida M.A., Boston University Ph.D., Brandeis University Research interests emphasize cultural memory, linguistic nationalism, and the intersection of identity and language in the modern Middle East. Salameh’s work bridges historical analysis with contemporary scholarship, particularly through studies on minority communities in Lebanon, Syria, and Israel. His publications highlight themes like the revival of Modern Standard Arabic and Hebrew, and the role of French missionaries in shaping regional intellectual traditions. Recent articles reflect trends in Middle Eastern cultural studies, exploring topics such as Beirut’s urban identity, minority narratives, and the legacy of colonialism. His interdisciplinary approach integrates literary, historical, and sociological perspectives, often focusing on underrepresented voices. Salameh’s translations and anthologies further contribute to preserving Levantine cultural heritage in multiple languages. Labs/teams: No specific lab affiliations mentioned, though his research often collaborates with institutions studying Middle Eastern history and literature.

• Middle East Cultural and Intellectual History
• History of Ideas
• 19th and 20th Century Literature
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Sahar Bazzaz is Professor of History at the College of the Holy Cross, where she specializes in Middle Eastern and North African history with particular expertise in Islamic intellectual history, Ottoman studies, and the history of science. Her scholarly work bridges multiple disciplinary approaches to examine the complex intersections of religion, politics, and knowledge production in the Islamic world, especially in Morocco and the Ottoman Empire. Dr. Bazzaz received her Ph.D. from Harvard University. Her academic journey reflects deep engagement with Maghrebi and Ottoman historical traditions, colonial encounters, and the dynamics of religious authority. Her research focuses on three interconnected areas: (1) the history of Islamic science and knowledge production, particularly examining how scientific practices developed within Islamic contexts and interacted with European colonial science; (2) the political dimensions of religious authority in 19th and 20th century Morocco, with special attention to Sufi orders and saint veneration; and (3) Ottoman and Byzantine imperial geographies, analyzing how empires conceptualized and managed their territorial spaces. Her work consistently demonstrates how intellectual history intersects with political power and social transformation. Analysis of her publications reveals a trajectory from focused studies on Moroccan religious politics toward broader examinations of global knowledge flows. Her early work centered on her book Forgotten Saints (2010) which examined how religious authority functioned in modern Morocco. More recently, her scholarship has increasingly addressed the globalization of science, particularly through her 2022 special issue in the British Journal for the History of Science which reframed historical approaches to science in Ottoman and Middle Eastern contexts beyond diffusionist models. Her publications demonstrate methodological sophistication, combining close textual analysis with broader contextual understanding of imperial power structures. She frequently examines how individuals and communities engaged with scientific knowledge within specific historical circumstances, rather than treating science as a monolithic Western import.

• Middle Eastern History
• North African History
• Islamic History
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Susan Anderson is a Professor of German & Scandinavian at the University of Oregon's Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages. Her research focuses on German and Austrian literature and culture from the late 19th century to the present, with particular emphasis on gender studies, modernist narratives, and cultural hybridity. She has published extensively on authors such as Arthur Schnitzler, Yoko Tawada, and Ricarda Huch, examining themes like visual metaphors, border dynamics, and the interplay between public and private identities. Anderson's work bridges literary analysis with historical context, exploring how texts negotiate cultural memory and identity. Her scholarship spans from fin-de-siècle Vienna to post-unification Germany, addressing topics ranging from narrative translation to authorial self-representation. She has contributed to interdisciplinary dialogues on cinema, gender, and environmental symbolism, reflecting her commitment to connecting literature with broader socio-cultural frameworks. Her publications include groundbreaking analyses of Yoko Tawada's transnational narratives and Arthur Schnitzler's exploration of voyeurism. She has also examined the role of borders in contemporary German literature and the intersection of medical humanities with dramatic works. Anderson's research demonstrates a sustained engagement with questions of cultural mediation, identity politics, and the evolution of narrative forms across historical periods.

• German Literature
• Austrian Literature
• 19th-20th Century Cultural Studies
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Joel W Revill is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of History at Brown University, where he has served since 2011. He holds a Ph.D. in European History from Duke University and previously taught at Williams College and Reed College. His academic work is centered in the Department of History within the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Research Interests: His scholarship focuses on 19th and 20th-century European intellectual history, with particular emphasis on French philosophy during the Third Republic. Key areas include the history of philosophy, science and faith, neo-Kantianism, and Jewish intellectual history. He has conducted extensive research on thinkers such as Élie Halévy, Émile Boutroux, Emile Brunschvicg, Gaston Bachelard, and their intellectual legacies through figures like Althusser, Bourdieu, and Foucault. Publication Trends: His recent publications analyze the intersections of politics, philosophy, and historical consciousness in modern France. The works demonstrate a consistent focus on liberal thought, epistemological traditions, and the philosophical responses to scientific and religious developments in republican France. Scientific Awards: Gilbert Chinard Fellowship, Institut Français de Washington Bourse Chateaubriand Research Fellowship Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Teaching and Advising: While no formal advisees are listed, Revill has taught a wide range of courses in European history, including the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, 19th-century social thought, and 20th-century Europe. He has instructed courses such as HIST 0522O (The Enlightenment), HIST 1272D (The French Revolution), and HIST 1964H (Race and Empire in 18th Century France), reflecting a deep engagement with cultural, intellectual, and political themes. Research and Academic Background: Revill's research traces the evolution of epistémologie from the 1870s to the 1960s, examining its roots and dispersal through key French philosophers. His work bridges historical analysis with philosophical inquiry, contributing to broader understandings of modern European thought.

• 19th century European history
• French history
• history of philosophy
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Katherine Arens is Professor of Germanic Studies in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. She holds a Dual PhD from Stanford University in German Studies and Humanities Special Programs (1981). Her academic appointments include multiple cross-disciplinary affiliations with the Program in Comparative Literature, Center for Russian, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies, Center for European Studies, and Center for Women's and Gender Studies. Ph.D., Stanford University, Dual PhD, German Studies and Humanities Special Programs, 1981 Whiting Fellowship in the Humanities, 1979-80 Fulbright-Hays Full Grant (Fellow, Vienna, Austria), 1978-79 Professor Arens' research focuses on German Idealism, European Romanticism, and intellectual and cultural history from the 18th to 20th centuries, with particular expertise in Austrian studies, history of science and psychology, and interdisciplinary studies connecting philosophy, science, and the humanities. Her work crosses methodological and disciplinary boundaries in research on the intellectual and cultural histories of Germanophone regions in transnational contexts. She has made significant contributions to understanding German Classicism, Romanticism, Idealism, hermeneutics, cultural theory, and Viennese Modernism, while also engaging with cross-cultural sites including Lacan, Kristeva, Foucault, and the Frankfurt School. Her recent publications reveal a consistent trajectory examining the intersections of knowledge production, identity politics, and transnational intellectual history. The 15 most recent works demonstrate her expertise in Austrian cultural history, Germanophone thought, and the politics of academic disciplines. Her scholarship shows particular strength in reinterpreting traditional narratives of German and Austrian intellectual history, with notable challenges to Schorske's paradigmatic understanding of Fin de siècle Vienna. Fellow, Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies, 2016-17 Center for Austrian Studies Book Prize Honorable Mention, 2016 Best Graduate Teacher, UT Austin (2016 and 1997) Elected Member, European Academy of Sciences and Arts (2011) Mellon/SCMLA Fellowship, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, 2006 Excellence in Mentorship Award, 2009 Professor Arens has demonstrated exceptional commitment to graduate education, reflected in her multiple teaching awards and her work in content-based instruction, SLA research design, and curriculum development. Her current projects include a monograph on Germanophone thought between Kant and the Vienna Circle and research on fascist rhetorics in postwar FRG thought. She maintains an active teaching schedule with courses through Fall 2025, including 'Squaring The Vienna Circle,' 'Nobel Prizes: Lit/Politics,' and 'Forensic Files: Philosophical Crimes.'

• German Idealism
• European Romanticism
• Intellectual & Cultural History (18th-20th centuries)
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Timothy J. Madigan is Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Classical Studies at St. John Fisher College. He holds a Ph.D., M.A., and B.A. from the State University of New York at Buffalo. His research spans multiple ethical domains including medical, business, and computer ethics, with special focus on philosophy of religion and popular culture. Madigan's publications demonstrate broad philosophical engagement: Explorations of friendship theory across historical contexts Ethical analyses of sports culture and leadership Reappraisals of Bertrand Russell's philosophical legacy Critical examinations of literary-cultural phenomena His scholarly honors include the St. John Fisher College Trustees' Distinguished Scholars Award (2013). With extensive publications in peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes, Madigan maintains active research collaborations while mentoring emerging scholars in philosophical ethics and cultural criticism.

• Medical ethics
• Business ethics
• Computer ethics
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