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Abi Doukhan has a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Paris X—Nanterre and has also studied at Sorbonne University and Michigan State University. They hold a B.A. in Philosophy and a B.A. in Music from Roosevelt University.

Some of Abi Doukhan's published works include the books 'Womanist Wisdom in the Song of Songs: Secrets of an African Princess', 'Biblical Portraits of Exile: A Philosophical Reading', and 'Emmanuel Levinas: A Philosophy of Exile'. They have also edited books and published several journal articles.

Curriculum Vitae

Abi Doukhan

CONTACT INFORMATION
Address: 136-28 62nd avenue,
Flushing, NY 11367
Tel: 269 930 0329
Email: doukhana@ayhoo.com

EDUCATION AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE

HIGHER EDUCATION
University of Paris X—Nanterre, 2000-2008, Ph.D. in Philosophy, received Summa Cum Laude.
Sorbonne University, 1999-2000, Masters in Philosophy.
Sorbonne University, 1998-1999, Licence in Philosophy.
Michigan State University, 1997-1998, B.A. in Philosophy.
Roosevelt University, 1995-1997, B.A. in Music.

EXPERIENCE
Queens College, 2010-2017, Assistant Professor, Philosophy Department.
Elon University, 2008-2010, Visiting Assistant Professor, Philosophy Department.
Andrews University, 2004-2016, Visiting Adjunct Professor, International Development.
Lycee Prive Maurice Tieche, 2001-2003, Instructor of Philosophy.

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL HONORS


Fellowship: NEH Summer Seminar/Institute at Michigan State University. Development Ethics:
Questions, Challenges and Responsibilities, July 22-Aug. 16, 2013.

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES


Association of Jewish Studies
North American Levinas Society

SCHOLARSHIP AND CREATIVE WORK

BOOKS
Womanist Wisdom in the Song of Songs: Secrets of an African Princess (Palgrave, 2019), 139 p.

Biblical Portraits of Exile: A Philosophical Reading (Routledge, 2016), 155 p.

Emmanuel Levinas: A Philosophy of Exile (Bloomsbury, 2012), 162 p.

EDITED BOOKS
The Redemption of Feeling, eds. Anthony Malagon and Abi Doukhan, (Lexington, 2019), 274 p.

JOURNAL ARTICLES
“Cain and Abel: Re-imagining the Immigration ‘Crisis,’” Religions 11 (112), 2020.

“Beyond Intentionality: Towards an Ethical Sinngebung,” Philosophy Today, 58 (3): 427-440.

“Emmanuel Levinas’ Epistemology: From Justification to Justice,” Philosophy Today, 57 (1):


28-41. Translated into Spanish as “La epistemologia de Emmanuel Levinas: De la justificacion a
la justicia,” Spanish translation by Juan Carlos Aguirre Garcia, in Anuario Colombiano de
Fenomenologia, Vol. 8, 2014.

“Beyond Haverut: A Levinasian View on Interfaith Hermeneutics,” Levinas Studies 8 (1):


99-113.

“From Exile to Hospitality: A Key to the Philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas,” Philosophy Today,
54 (3): 235-246.

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
“The Hospitality of Abraham: Reflections on a Levinasian Approach to Inter-faith dialogue,” in
The Three Sons of Abraham: Interfaith Encounters Between Judaism,Christianity and Islam, I.B.
Taurus and Co., 2014, 81-93.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS
“The Redemption of Suffering: A Levinasian Portrait of Cain”, presented at “The Redemption of
Feeling” conference at Queens College, New York, Dec. 3-4, 2015.

“The Epistemology of Babel: A Levinasian Critique”, keynote address at Levinas conference,


Nov. 18-19, 2015, at the University of Cauca, Colombia.

“The Motif of the Lilies in the Song of Songs: A Rosenzweigian reading”, presented at the
Association of Jewish Studies Conference, Dec. 16-18, 2014, in Baltimore.

“Towards a New Ethics of the Subject: A Levinasian Perspective on Development Ethics”,


presented at the International Development Ethics Association Conference, Costa Rica, July
21-25, 2014.

“Maimonides’ Hermeneutics: The Other of Revelation”, presented at the Association of Jewish


Studies Conference, December 16-18, 2012, Chicago, IL.

“Beyond Haverut: A Levinasian View on Interfaith Hermeneutics”, presented at “Levinas,


Biblical Hermeneutics, and Literature” conference at Boston College, March 17-19, 2012 and at
the International Society of Biblical Literature, in London, England, July 3-7, 2011.
“Levinas: A Politics of Exile”, presented at North American Levinasian Society conference, in
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, May 1-3, 2011.

“Exile and Responsibility”, presented for the Evangelical Theological Society, 61st annual
meeting, in New Orleans, Nov. 17-19, 2009.

“Levinas on the Structure of Dialogue,” presented at Symposium on Jewish-Christian-Muslim


relations (“Our Father Abraham”) SDA Theological Seminary, Andrews University, Berrien
Springs, Michigan, April 2006

WORKS IN PROGRESS
“Towards a Hermeneutics of Compassion: A Levinasian Exploration,” 20 p. (final stage).

“The Shyness of God: A Response to Schellenberg’s Hiddenness Argument” 20 p. (final stage).

SERVICE

QUEENS COLLEGE
Faculty member of academic senate, Queens College, New York.

“The Redemption of Feeling: The Religious Existentialists”, philosophy conference at Queens


College, New York, December 3-4, 2015. Co-organizer, sponsor, and panel member.

CERRU event (Feb-May 2014): “On Love: An Inter-Faith Exploration”, co-sponsor, panel
member, and reading group coordinator.

CERRU event (Feb. 2013): “Doubt: A Three-Part Series of Diverse Perspectives”, panel
member.

COMMUNITY
Served as president, secretary and vice-president of the Society of Adventist Philosophers
(2011-2016).

Regular contributor to Spectrum Magazine and Adventist Today, publications of the Seventh-Day
Adventist Church (2011-2016).

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