Prof. Jeremy A. Dauber
Atran Professor of Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture Director of Yiddish Studies Program, Colombia University, USA
Profile
ACADEMIC HOST
Dr. Yoav Fromer
Department of English and American Studies
IAS Distinguished Scholar
June 2026
Education
- A.B. in Social Studies, Harvard University, 1995, summa cum laude (Hoopes Senior Thesis Prize)
- D.Phil. in Modern Jewish Studies, Oxford University, England, 1999 (Resident, Magdalen College; Rhodes Scholar; Segal Prize for Excellence in Jewish Studies)
Professional Experience
- Atran Professor of Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture; Director, Yiddish Studies Program, Columbia University (2000–present)
- Visiting Associate Professor, Department of English, UCLA (Winter 2009)
- Visiting Fellow, Harvard University, Harry Starr Fellowship (Spring 2004)
- Lecturer, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Oxford University (Spring 1999)
Fellowships and Awards
- Boston Globe, Washington Independent Review of Books: Best Books of 2024, American Scary
- Goodreads Choice Award Finalist, American Scary (2024)
- Longlisted for Stoker Award, American Scary (2024)
- Finalist, National Jewish Book Award, Jewish Comedy: A Serious History (2017)
- Honor Medal, American Library Association Sophie Brody Award, The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem (2014)
- Koret Jewish Studies Publication Subsidy, Antonio’s Devils
- Segal Prize for Excellence in Jewish Studies, Oxford University
Editorial Work
- Co-editor-in-chief, Prooftexts (2005–2017)
- Editorial Board Member, Yale University Press/Modern Yiddish Library (2002–2011)
- Editorial Board Member, Grolier Encyclopedia of Drama (2002–2004)
- Peer reviewer for Oxford University Press, Columbia University Press, Princeton University Press, and multiple academic journals (2002–present)
Research Interests
- Yiddish literature and culture, Early Modern to contemporary
- Jewish humor and comedy, American Jewish literature
- Modern Jewish intellectual history
- Translations and adaptation of Yiddish literary texts
Framework of visit
IAS Distinguished ScholarsFaculty
Humanities
Methodology
Current YearSelected Publications
- American Scary (Algonquin, 2024)
- Mel Brooks: Disobedient Jew (Yale University Press, 2023)
- American Comics: A History (W.W. Norton, 2021)
- Jewish Comedy: A Serious History (W.W. Norton, 2017)
- The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem (Schocken Books, 2013)
- In the Demon’s Bedroom: Yiddish Literature and the Early Modern (Yale University Press, 2010)
- Landmark Yiddish Plays (SUNY Press, 2006)
- Antonio’s Devils (Stanford University Press, 2004)
- Co-edited Between Two Worlds: Yiddish-German Encounters (University of Amsterdam, 2009)
