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Lamia Benyoussef
Lamia Benyoussef
Associate Professor of Arabic
Office:
Berte Humanities Building 211
Contact Information:
Box 549029
Birmingham-Southern College
900 Arkadelphia Rd
Birmingham, AL 35254
Office Phone: (205) 226-7830
Office Fax: n(205) 226-3089
E-mail: [email protected]
Brief Career Background:
Birmingham Southern College Assistant Professor, fall 2015
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Assistant Professor 2005-2015
University of Arts and Letters of Sousse, Tunisia, 2003-2004
University of Carthage, Institut Supérieur des Langues de Tunis, Tunisia 2002-2004
Educational Background:
Ph.D. in English, Michigan State University (2002)
M.A. in English, Michigan State University (1992)
B.A. in English, École Normale Supérieure de Sousse, Tunisia (1989)
Areas of Academic Interest:
- Postcoloniality
- feminist theory
- African literature with a particular emphasis on Islamic studies and the Arabic and French literature of the Maghreb
Research Interests:
- The Holocaust in North Africa
- Foreign language pedagogy
- Citizenship, gender and immigration in the Middle East and beyond.
Courses Taught:
ARA 101: Introductory Arabic I
ARA 102: Introductory Arabic II
ARA 201: Intermediate Arabic I
HM 170: Cultures of the Arabic Speaking World (in English)
ARB E299-73: "Dangerous Liaisons: The US. and the Muslim Brotherhood, From the Suez Canal Crisis to ISIS" (in English)