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Paul Eisenstein serves as a Professor in the Department of English at Otterbein University, where he maintains an active scholarly profile in interdisciplinary humanities research.
His academic credentials include:
- B.A. in English from Ohio State University (1989)
- M.A. in English from Ohio State University (1991)
- Ph.D. in English from Ohio State University (1996)
Eisenstein's research centers on Critical Theory, Holocaust Studies, The Novel Since 1945, and Cinema: History & Criticism, with notable emphasis on trauma representation and political subjectivity. His methodology consistently integrates psychoanalytic frameworks (particularly Lacanian and Hegelian thought) with literary and film analysis, examining how historical trauma manifests in cultural texts. This approach reveals recurring patterns in his work: the interrogation of testimony ethics in Holocaust narratives, the political dimensions of cinematic form, and the destabilization of subjectivity through catastrophic events.
Publication trends from 2003-2018 demonstrate sustained engagement with philosophical interrogations of trauma across media, evolving from foundational Holocaust representation studies toward broader explorations of political ontology in contemporary literature and film. His work frequently bridges continental philosophy with close readings of authors like Jonathan Safran Foer and filmmakers including Ingmar Bergman and Darren Aronofsky.
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