Dror Birger

Dror Birger is a Ph.D. student in comparative literature at Cornell Universirty. His research spans the fields of continental philosophy, psychoanalysis, the Frankfurt School, German idealism, and political theory, with a growing emphasis on Jewish diasporic thought and intellectual traditions. His scholarship engages with the tradition of social and political thought, particularly through the framework of affect theory. Dror is the recipient of multiple fellowships and academic awards and he has presented his research at numerous conferences and scholarly events.

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He is currently preparing a forthcoming publication titled  "Antisemitism as a Form of Epistemic Injustice: The Case of American Jews.” Engaging with the work of contemporary scholars such as James Loeffler and Elad Lapidot, and placing them in dialogue with the mid-20th century theories of antisemitism elaborated by Hannah Arendt and Jean-Paul Sartre, this essay proposes a novel epistemological framework for understanding the contradictions within the contemporary discourse on antisemitism.