Daisy Braverman

Daisy Braverman is a Lecturer in Judeo-Spanish at the University of Pennsylvania, affiliated with the College of Arts & Sciences and associated with the Penn Language Center and Jewish Studies Program. She specializes in linguistic and cultural intersections of Sephardic Jewish heritage.

• Education: Ph.D. from Columbia University

Her research focuses on Language Contact, Language, Culture, and History, and General Linguistics, with a particular emphasis on the preservation of Judeo-Spanish traditions and its literary expressions. She has contributed to scholarly discussions on Judeo-Spanish Theater, reflecting interdisciplinary ties between linguistics and cultural studies.

Braverman's 2007 publication on Judeo-Spanish Theater highlights her work in documenting linguistic diasporas and their historical narratives. Her contributions span linguistic preservation, cultural-historical analysis, and interdisciplinary literature studies.