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Avital Ronell

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born

in Prague, Czech Republic

April 15, 1952

gender

female

genre

Philosophy, Nonfiction

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Avital Ronell is Professor of German, comparative literature, and English at New York University, where she directs the Research in Trauma and Violence project, and has also written as a literary critic, a feminist, and philosopher.

Ronell to Israeli diplomats and was a performance artist before entering academia.

She gained a B.A. from Middlebury College and studied with Jacob Taubes at the Hermeneutic Institute at the Free University of Berlin. She received her Ph.D. under the advisement of Stanley Corngold at Princeton University in 1979, and then continued her studies with Jacques Derrida and Hélène Cixous in Paris.

She joined the comparative literature faculty at the University of California, Berkeley before moving to NYU. She is also a...more

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Avital Ronell's Books

Average rating: 3.63 · 1,213 ratings · 103 reviews · 23 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Telephone Book: Technology, Schizophrenia, Electric Speech 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1989 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crack Wars: LITERATURE ADDICTION MANIA 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stupidity 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Test Drive by Avital Ronell, Suzanne Doppelt (Photographer) 4.47 of 5 stars 4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finitude's Score: Essays for the End of the Millennium 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fighting Theory by Avital Ronell, Anne Dufourmantelle 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Uberreader: Selected Works by Avital Ronell, Diane Davis (Editor) 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dictations: On Haunted Writing 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Addict: Fixions Et Narcotextes 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stupidity 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars