Faculty in the Judaic Studies Program have wide-ranging fields of interest, from the birth of the novel to Jewish mysticism.
Research Across Disciplines
The field of Judaic studies is interdisciplinary by nature, and our faculty members often engage in research across multiple disciplines. Looking for a faculty mentor or expert in the Judaic Studies Program? Discover the topics of interest on which our faculty are conducting research.
THEATRE ARTS — In a season of productions that each promise to examine what happens when things go wrong, the first production in the 2026-2027 University Theatre season is a classic comedic play where everything goes wrong. “Noises Off” is filled with innuendo, comic misunderstandings, physical humor and characters running around on stage in their underwear. It is often called “the funniest farce ever written.”
LINGUISTICS — The annual sponsored research report highlights research projects across disciplines, from the Oregon Coast to Papua New Guinea. Featured projects in this year's report include a linguistics project studying how a specific set of language patterns arise, how people learn them and why they persist over time as well as a project capturing an endangered and undocumented language in Papua New Guinea.
RELIGIOUS STUDIES - Before Gov. Tina Kotek, B.S., ’90 (religious studies), and state Sen. Christine Drazan participated in the first general election gubernatorial debate on the University of Oregon campus on Oct. 1, Kotek first spent time retracing her undergraduate steps.
