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Jeremy Dauber

Jeremy Dauber is a professor of Jewish literature and American studies at Columbia University. He is the author of Jewish Comedy and The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem, both finalists for the National Jewish Book Award. He lives in New York City.

Jeremy Dauber

Jeremy Dauber is a professor of Jewish literature and American studies at Columbia University. He is the author of Jewish Comedy and The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem, both finalists for the National Jewish Book Award. He lives in New York City.

Awards

Shortlisted — Natan Book Award, 2018

Shortlisted — National Jewish Book Award, 2017

Books by Jeremy Dauber

  • Jewish Comedy: A Serious History

    Jeremy Dauber

    Hardback, 2017

    A celebrated scholar’s rich account of Jewish humour: its nature, its development and its vital role throughout Jewish history.
  • Jewish Comedy: A Serious History

    Jeremy Dauber

    Paperback, 2018

    A celebrated scholar’s rich account of Jewish humour: its nature, its development and its vital role throughout Jewish history.
  • American Comics: A History

    Jeremy Dauber

    Hardback, 2021

    The sweeping story of cartoons, comic strips and graphic novels and their century-long hold on the American imagination.
  • Jewish Comedy: A Serious History

    Jeremy Dauber

    E Book, 2017

    A celebrated scholar’s rich account of Jewish humour: its nature, its development and its vital role throughout Jewish history.
  • American Comics: A History

    Jeremy Dauber

    E Book, 2021

    The sweeping story of cartoons, comic strips and graphic novels and their century-long hold on the American imagination.
  • American Comics: A History

    Jeremy Dauber

    Paperback, 2022

    The sweeping story of cartoons, comic strips, and graphic novels and their hold on the American imagination