Dr. Maya Kronfeld

Biography

Maya Kronfeld is an Andrew W. Mellon Assistant Professor in the Literature Program at Duke University, with secondary appointments in the Philosophy and Music Departments. She completed her PhD in Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkeley. Previously, she was a Kronfeld Cotsen Fellow at Princeton and a Society Fellow. Her book project, 'Spontaneous Form: Philosophy, Literature, Jazz,' integrates studies of literary Romanticism and Modernism with Kantian and post-Kantian philosophical approaches. Kronfeld's research interests lie at the intersection of literature and philosophy, particularly in how spontaneous cognitive forms influence our understanding of objective knowledge. She has published works on Kantian spontaneity and its relationship with modern literary forms, emphasizing a connection between philosophical concepts and literary techniques. Through her academic pursuits, Kronfeld contributes to the fields of literature and philosophy, focusing on how artistic expressions like jazz can illuminate complex theoretical ideas.

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