Rodolphe Gasché

Rodolphe Gasché is a SUNY Distinguished Professor and the Eugenio Donato Professor of Comparative Literature at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He has held positions at institutions such as Johns Hopkins University, Freie Universität Berlin, and the University of Memphis. His work bridges philosophy, comparative literature, and aesthetics, with a focus on continental philosophy, deconstruction, and literary theory.

• Education: Magister Artium (1972) and Ph.D. (1976) in Philosophy, Sociology, and History of Religions/Romance Languages from Freie Universität Berlin; additional studies at École Normale Supérieure de Paris.

Research interests include European philosophy, the intersection of literature and philosophy, and critical theory. His publications often examine thinkers like Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze, and Georges Bataille, emphasizing conceptual innovation and interdisciplinary approaches.

Scientific awards include prestigious fellowships from the Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale (France), Freie Universität Berlin, and the American Council of Learned Societies. He has also been an Invited Guest Scholar at institutions like the Max-Planck-Institute for the History of the Sciences and the Zentrum für Literaturforschung in Berlin.

Professional activities span membership in organizations such as the Modern Language Association (MLA), International Association for Philosophy and Literature (IAPL), and Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy (SPEP). He has served on editorial boards for journals like Derrida Today, The New Centennial Review, and Esthetica, as well as advisory and scientific committees in Europe and the U.S.