
dr. J. Rondaij
Subsidieadviseur
Amsterdam
Onderzoeksondersteuning
Research
Joyce Rondaij is a practical theologian who focuses on how literary writings reflect on what it means to be human. She defended her dissertation entitled "Primo Levi's Afters. Reading Primo Levi Theologically after God" in October 2020. Subject of her PhD research was Italian Jewish writer Primo Levi, focusing on the question how to speak about humanity and God after Auschwitz. She combined the fields of theology, philosophy and literary studies in order to enhance the understanding of Levi’s oeuvre.
The Dutch edition, "Primo Levi na God. Verhalen van een nieuwe Bijbel", is published by Uitgeverij Verbum in June 2021.