Agata Bielik-Robson (born 6 June 1966) is a Polish philosopher. She is interested in Jewish thought, literary theory, and the philosophy of the subject.
Agata Bielik-Robson | |
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 Bielik-Robson in 2019 in conversation at Scena MO | |
| Born | June 6, 1966 |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Known for | Jewish Marranos, Messianism, History |
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| Fields | Jewish Studies |
| Institutions | University of Nottingham |
Bielik-Robson graduated from the University of Warsaw in 1989; she received her PhD in philosophy in 1995, also from University of Warsaw. Since 2011, she has been professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Nottingham. She is also extraordinary professor at the Institute for Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk). [1] [2]
Since 2014, she has been member of the Jury for the Polish literary prize Gdynia.
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