Scott Spector

Scott Spector is a Professor at the University of Michigan, affiliated with the departments of Germanic Languages and Literatures, History, and Judaic Studies. He holds cross-appointments with the Center for European Studies, Center for Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies, and Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia. Spector earned his Ph.D. in 2000 from Johns Hopkins University.

His research focuses on Modern Central European cultural history, particularly the intersections of nationality, culture, and German-Jewish identity in Prague and Vienna. Notable works include Prague Territories, which won the DAAD/German Studies Association book prize, and co-edited volumes like After the History of Sexuality. His scholarship bridges cultural studies, nationalism, and Jewish intellectual history.

• Awards: DAAD/German Studies Association Book Prize (1999/2000), Visiting Fellowship (Vienna, 2001), ACLS/AAU Fellowship (2002)
• Key Themes: Habsburg Empire, Zionism, fin-de-siècle culture, queer history, and transnational Jewish identity

Spector’s recent publications explore topics ranging from Austro-Jewish dialectics to the cultural politics of sexuality in early 20th-century Europe. His work frequently engages with interdisciplinary methodologies, challenging traditional historiographical frameworks.