Dr. Moira Fradinger

Biography

Moira Fradinger is an Associate Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at Yale University. She began her academic career as a psychologist in Argentina, specializing in clinical practice for patients experiencing psychosis in public hospitals. Fradinger has been actively involved in the anti-asylum movement and worked with the National Ministry of Health and Social Action, focusing on women's affairs. She joined Yale as a graduate student and became an Assistant Professor in 2005. Her publications include 'Binding Violence: Literary Visions Political Origins' (Stanford 2010) and 'Antígonas: Writing Latin America' (forthcoming from Oxford University Press). Fradinger has explored themes in Latin American cinema and literature, particularly in relation to the reception of classical tragedy. She completed a translation project of Antígona plays from various Latin American countries into English and is currently working on projects that delve into contemporary Argentine gender debates as well as Latin American cinema. Her academic excellence has been recognized with several awards, including the Sarai Ribicoff Award for Encouragement in Teaching at Yale College (2012).

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