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Paul E. Nahme is an Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Brown University and serves as the Director of the Judaic Studies Program. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto and is a prominent scholar in modern Jewish thought and cultural intellectual history. Nahme's research encompasses a variety of theoretical interests including political theory, psychoanalysis, deconstruction, and critical race theory, particularly relating to Jewish sources drawn from modern literature and philosophy as well as from Kabbalistic and Hasidic traditions. His notable works include 'Hermann Cohen: Crisis of Liberalism' (Indiana University Press, 2019), which was a finalist for the Jewish National Book Award, and he is currently working on 'Ghost People: Race, Religion, Affective Sources of Modern Jewish Identity' due to be published by Oxford University Press in 2024. His academic endeavors aim to explore and articulate the complexities of identity, race, and the Jewish experience, emphasizing the significance of affective dimensions in understanding Jewishness. Nahme is affiliated with various academic associations and actively contributes to the discourse within Jewish studies and beyond.
Department: Department of Economics