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Janet R. Jakobsen is the Claire Tow Professor and Chair of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Barnard College, Columbia University. She has held leadership roles as Director of the Barnard Center for Research on Women (BCRW), Dean for Faculty Diversity and Development, and Chair of the President’s Committee on Online and On-Campus Learning (COOL). She is actively engaged in transnational feminist research and scholar-activist collaborations.
- Ph.D., Emory University, Ethics and Society, Graduate Division of Religion
- M.A., School of Theology at Claremont
- A.B., Dartmouth College, Highest Distinction in Philosophy and Distinction in Economics
Her research centers on feminist and queer theory, religion and politics, ethics, activism, and public policy. She explores how gender, sexuality, and religion intersect in American political discourse, critiquing liberal secularism and Christian nationalism through the concept of 'Christian secularism.' Her work emphasizes intersectionality, theoretical promiscuity, and kaleidoscopic analysis to understand complex social dynamics.
Her recent publications, including The Sex Obsession (2020), and articles in GLQ, Social Text, and Journal of the American Academy of Religion, reflect a consistent focus on sexual regulation, religious freedom, gender justice, and neoliberalism. Her scholarship bridges academic rigor with activist engagement, often developed through collaborations with community organizations and interdisciplinary teams.
- Co-Investigator, Religion and the Global Framing of Gender Violence (Columbia University)
- Principal Investigator, Gender Justice and Neoliberal Transformations Working Group (BCRW)
- Founder, Scholar & Feminist Online and New Feminist Solutions series
She has held fellowships from the American Association of University Women, Harvard Divinity School, and the Udall Center, and has taught as a Visiting Professor at Harvard and Wesleyan. Her work fosters collaborations between academics and activists, emphasizing that another world is possible through 'perverse utopian justice' and collective transformation.
