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Barbara Herrnstein Smith

Braxton Craven Distinguished Professor Emerita of Comparative Literature and English
Literature
Box 90670, the Program in Literature, Durham, NC 27708
9 Towhee Drive, Topsham, ME 04086

Overview


Smith's research has been concerned with literary theory, poetry and poetics, ideas of value and judgment, and intellectual controversies over science and knowledge. Her current work focuses on developments in cognitive science and the philosophy of biology, intellectual issues involving science and religion, and the historical, intellectual and institutional relations between the sciences and the humanities.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Braxton Craven Distinguished Professor Emerita of Comparative Literature and English · 2011 - Present Literature, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor Emeritus of Literature · 2011 - Present Literature, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Education, Training & Certifications


Brandeis University · 1965 Ph.D.
Brandeis University · 1955 M.A.
Brandeis University · 1954 B.A.