Stephanie Graf

Stephanie Graf is a University Assistant (Postdoc) at the Department of Philosophy, University of Innsbruck, since 2021. Her academic career includes a BA in International Development (University of Vienna/UNAM), an MA in Latin American Studies (UNAM), and a PhD in Political Philosophy (UAM-I/Hebrew University of Jerusalem). She is affiliated with the FWF project ‘Metaphors as Doorkeepers’ led by Prof. Andreas Oberprantacher. Her research focuses on political philosophy, critical theory, antisemitism research, and German-Jewish intellectual history. Recent publications include analyses of Walter Benjamin’s critique of violence, Adorno’s legal philosophy, and Marx’s theory of myth. Her work bridges continental philosophy, political theology, and interdisciplinary social critique.

Publications:

• 2022: Monograph *Como el papel secante con la tinta – La teología inversa de Benjamin y Adorno* (UAM Casa de Libros Abiertos)
• 2022: Journal article on Benjamin’s critique of sovereign violence
• 2018: Seminal article on Adorno’s post-fascist justice theory

Research Interests: Graf critically examines how philosophical concepts like ‘freedom’, ‘sovereignty’, and ‘justice’ are shaped by historical atrocities (e.g., the Holocaust). Her work interrogates Adorno’s and Benjamin’s critiques of legal systems that perpetuate violence, while engaging with German-Jewish literary and theological traditions. Recent projects explore antisemitism’s persistence in post-war legal frameworks and its implications for contemporary justice discourse.

Grants & Projects: Member of the FWF-funded ‘Metaphors as Doorkeepers’ project analyzing metaphorical structures in political discourse.