New York University, United States
Prof. Dr. Yael S. Feldman, Emerita
Abraham I. Katsh Professor Emerita of Hebrew Culture and Education
Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies
Official University Profile: New York University – Yael S. Feldman
Expertise: Hebrew Literature; Comparative Literature; Jewish Studies; Hebrew Culture; Gender Studies; Cultural History; Literary Theory; Modern Hebrew Literature; Zionist Studies; Psychoanalytic Criticism.
Member of Editorial Board of European Hebrew Journal
CURRICULUM VITAE
Academic Profile
Prof. Dr. Yael S. Feldman is Abraham I. Katsh Professor Emerita of Hebrew Culture and Education at New York University. She is internationally recognized as one of the leading scholars of modern Hebrew literature, comparative literature, Jewish cultural history, and gender studies.
Her research explores the intersections of Hebrew literature, national identity, psychoanalytic criticism, feminism, cultural memory, and comparative literary studies. Throughout her academic career she has examined the intellectual and cultural development of modern Hebrew writing within broader European and American literary traditions.
Prof. Feldman’s scholarship has significantly influenced the study of Hebrew literature through innovative interdisciplinary approaches combining literary criticism, intellectual history, psychoanalysis, and gender theory.
QUALIFICATIONS
B.A. in Hebrew Literature and English Literature, Tel Aviv University.
M.A. in Medieval Hebrew Literature, Hebrew College.
Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, Columbia University.
Postdoctoral Studies, Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
Abraham I. Katsh Professor of Hebrew Culture and Education, New York University.
Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature, New York University.
Affiliated Professor, Department of Comparative Literature, New York University.
Affiliated Professor, Gender Studies Program, New York University.
Professor Emerita, New York University.
Visiting Fellow, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge.
Fellow, American Academy for Jewish Research.
RESEARCH
Prof. Feldman’s research focuses on modern Hebrew literature within comparative and interdisciplinary contexts. Her work investigates literary representations of gender, nationalism, collective memory, biblical narratives, psychoanalysis, and modern Jewish identity.
A major component of her scholarship examines the reception and reinterpretation of biblical narratives in modern Hebrew literature, particularly the Binding of Isaac, Zionist mythology, gender, motherhood, and sacrifice.
Her publications bridge Hebrew literary studies with comparative literature, feminist criticism, cultural studies, intellectual history, and psychoanalytic interpretation.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Modern Hebrew Literature
Comparative Literature
Hebrew Culture
Jewish Cultural History
Gender Studies
Feminist Literary Criticism
Psychoanalytic Criticism
Biblical Reception
Cultural Memory
National Identity
Modern Jewish Thought
Literary Theory
Zionist Studies
ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP AND MEMBERSHIPS
Abraham I. Katsh Professor Emerita, New York University.
Fellow, American Academy for Jewish Research.
Visiting Fellow, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge.
Member of numerous editorial and advisory boards in Hebrew and Jewish Studies.
PUBLICATIONS
Selected Publications
Glory and Agony: Isaac’s Sacrifice and National Narrative. Stanford University Press, 2010.
No Room of Their Own: Gender and Nation in Israeli Women’s Fiction. Columbia University Press, 1999.
Modernism and Cultural Transfer: Gabriel Preil and the Tradition of Jewish Literary Bilingualism. Hebrew Union College Press, 1986.
Gender and Identity in Modern Hebrew Literature.
The Boundaries of Hebrew Culture.
Numerous articles on Hebrew literature, comparative literature, gender studies, cultural history, biblical reception, psychoanalytic criticism, and Jewish intellectual history published in leading international journals and edited volumes.