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Jill Robbins is a Professor at Emory University with a joint appointment in the Department of Religion and the Department of Comparative Literature. She holds a B.A. in English from Cornell University and an M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Yale University. Her research focuses on classical texts (Bible, rabbinic criticism), 19th/20th-century thought, and critical movements such as phenomenology, hermeneutics, deconstruction, and existentialism.
Before joining Emory, she taught at SUNY Buffalo for 17 years. She has been honored with a Georges Lurcy Fellowship (1984-85) and an ACLS Fellowship (1992-93). Her publications include Altered Reading: Levinas and Literature (1999) and Prodigal Son/Elder Brother (1991), alongside editing Is It Righteous to Be? Interviews with Emmanuel Levinas (2001). Her work bridges philosophy, literature, and religious studies, emphasizing ethical and interpretive frameworks.
Her research trends reflect a focus on intertextuality, ethical dimensions of language, and the intersection of philosophy with literary analysis. Grants and awards highlight her contributions to interdisciplinary scholarship.
