Faculty

While ECLA faculty represent significant strengths in disciplines like philosophy, literature, political theory and art history, faculty members are selected not only on the basis of excellent academic credentials, but – just as importantly – for their ability to engage in joint work on value problems that defy departmental comfort zones.

In 2009-2010 the permanent faculty members are:

EWA ATANASSOW - Bulgaria
PhD from the Committee on Social Thought
University of Chicago

TRACY COLONY - USA
PhD in Philosophy
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

PETER HAJNAL - Hungary
PhD in Philosophy
Columbia University

DAVID HAYES - USA
ABD at the Committee on Social Thought
University of Chicago

MATTHIAS HURST - Germany
Habilitation in Literature and Film Studies
Universität Heidelberg

GEOFF LEHMAN - USA
PhD in Art History
Columbia University

DAVID LEVINE - USA
ABD in English literature
Harvard University

BRUNO MACAES - Portugal
PhD in Political Theory
Harvard University

THOMAS NORGAARD - Denmark
DPhil in Philosophy
University of Oxford

LAURA SCURIATTI - Italy
PhD in English Literature
University of Reading

AYA SOIKA - Germany
PhD in Art History
University of Cambridge

CATHERINE TOAL - Ireland
PhD in English and American Literature
Harvard University

 

ECLA also has a Postdoctoral Programme. In 2008-2011 the Fellows are:

JULIA PETERS - Germany
PhD in Philosophy
University College, London

SOPHIA VASALOU - Greece
PhD in Arabic and Islamic Studies
University of Cambridge

JUDITH TONNING - Austria/Israel/USA
ABD in Theology
University of Oxford

Recent and current visiting academics include:

KATALIN MAKKAI - Canada
PhD in Philosophy
Harvard University

RYAN PLUMLEY - USA
PhD in History
Cornell University

BARTHOLOMEW RYAN - Ireland
PhD in Philosophy
Århus University

CHRISTIAN BUMKE - Germany
Professor of Law
Bucerius Law School, Hamburg

JARRELL ROBINSON - USA
ABD at the Committee on Social Thought
University of Chicago