Erella Brown

Erella Brown is a Lecturer in German Studies at Hamilton College, specializing in Hebrew language instruction and interdisciplinary research at the intersection of psychoanalysis, literature, and feminism in theatre. Her academic work critically examines Israeli sociopolitical contexts through contemporary literature and cultural theory.

• Ph.D. and M.A. in Comparative Literature from Cornell University
• M.A. in German Literature from University of California, Berkeley
• B.A. in Hebrew and Comparative Literature from Tel Aviv University

Brown's research explores:

• Psychoanalytic models in feminist playwrights' works (e.g., Helene Cixous' 'hysteric stage')
• Freudian concepts like the 'uncanny' in European and Israeli literature (Hoffmann, Kleist, Agnon)
• Allegory and irony in contemporary Israeli prose and drama
• Borderline situations in Israeli society as ideological critique
• Interdisciplinary approaches to Jewish literature across cultures