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Ramona Naddaff is an Associate Professor and Head Graduate Advisor at the University of California, Berkeley's Doreen B. Townsend Center for the Humanities. She also serves as Director of the Art of Writing program and co-director of Zone Books. Her academic career spans over two decades with significant contributions to ancient Greek philosophy, literary censorship theory, and the history of the novel. Naddaff holds a PhD in Philosophy from Boston University.
Her research focuses on intersections between ancient rhetorical theory, philosophy, and literature. Notable works include Exiling the Poets (2002), analyzing Plato's censorship discourse, and her forthcoming book on Flaubert's Madame Bovary. She has edited influential volumes like Fragments for a History of the Human Body and Postwar French Thought series.
Award-winning educator, she founded programs like Course Threads and Art of Writing. Her recent publications (2015–2022) explore Foucault’s Socratic engagements, sound studies in ancient philosophy, and legal aspects of literary censorship. She serves on Libraries without Borders and Inequality Media executive boards.
- Awards: Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Excellence (2015), Mellon Digital Humanities Fellowship (2016)
- Current Projects: Completing Never Alone: The Making of Madame Bovary
- Editorial Roles: Zone Books co-director, Postwar French Thought series editor
