Research Bio

Andreja Novakovic's research interests lie in 19th and 20th century European philosophy, primarily Hegel and German Idealism, and additionally Beauvoir and Nietzsche. She is also interested in feminism and in film.  She is the author of Hegel on the Family Form (Cambridge Elements), Chantal Akerman: Philosopher and Filmmaker (Bloomsbury), and Hegel on Second Nature in Ethical Life (Cambridge). She has published papers in venues such as the European Journal of Philosophy and Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie.  Currently she is writing a book about Hegel’s concept of experience in the Phenomenology of Spirit, which approaches Hegel as a predecessor to feminist standpoint theory.

Professor in the Philosophy Department, she serves as section/area editor for Philosophy Compass and Ergo and on the Board of Directors of the Internationale Hegelvereinigung.  Before coming to UC Berkeley in 2019, she taught at the College of William & Mary, UC Riverside, and Humboldt University in Berlin. She received her Ph.D. from Columbia University in 2012.

Research Expertise and Interest

19th and 20th century European philosophy, G.W.F. Hegel