Françoise Meltzer

Françoise Meltzer is a Professor of Comparative Literature and Chair at the University of Chicago, with concurrent appointments in the Divinity School's Philosophy of Religions program. Her academic career spans decades, focusing on interdisciplinary scholarship at the intersection of literature, philosophy, and religious studies.

• Field of Scholarship: 19th-century French/German/English literature, critical theory, gender studies, psychoanalysis, cultural studies, philosophy of religion.

Scientific Awards:

• Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• Member of Academia Europaea (2007)
• Ordre des Palmes Académiques by French Government (2006)
• Franke Humanities Center Fellow (2002-2003)
• International Jury for Belgian Francqui Prize (1992)
• Essay of the Year Award (1976)
• Ford Foundation Grant 'Special Career Fellow' (1969)