Ariel Horowitz
Ph.D. Student in Comparative Literature, admitted Autumn 2021
Bio
Ariel Horowitz is a graduate student in Comparative Literature, focusing on Jewish literature and the ways in which twentieth-century Jewish writers, both Israeli and American, understand History. He holds a B.A. in Comparative Literature and Philosophy from the Hebrew University, and an M.A. (Summa Cum Laude) from the Hebrew University, where he wrote his thesis about Gershom Scholem's influence on Yaakov Shabtai's magnum opus, Past Continuous. Other interests include political theology, literary theory and continental philosophy. Ariel is also a novelist: his debut novel, Our Finest, was published with Keter Publishing House in 2021.
Education & Certifications
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MA, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Comparative Literature (2020)
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BA, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Comparative Literature and Philosophy (2017)
All Publications
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Broken Messianism, Nihilism, and Secularism in Yaakov Shabtai's Reading of Gershom Scholem
PROOFTEXTS-A JOURNAL OF JEWISH LITERARY HISTORY
2022; 39 (2): 257-276
View details for DOI 10.2979/prooftexts.39.2.04
View details for Web of Science ID 000985299800004