Shira
Wolosky

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Bio

Shira Wolosky is Professor of English and American Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her research interests include literature, religion, and contemporary theory.

Wolosky received her PhD from Princeton University. She has previously been a fellow at the Princeton Institute for Advanced Studies and at the Hadassah Brandeis Institute.

Fellowship

2020–2021

Delving into some of the most pressing debates within US history and Jewish history, and examining vital questions shaping Jewish cultural studies, literary theory, and social scientific inquiry

2009–2010

Engaging in a critical analysis of secularization, the secular, and secularism, and their effects on religious, intellectual, and political life.

2001–2002

Examining the various modes of scriptural interpretation in Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.