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I enjoy teaching a variety of composition and literature courses. I am particularly interested in the connections among the diverse areas of English Studies and how course content can be enriched by incorporating the pedagogical theories of multiple areas. My dissertation titled, "An 'I' for Intimacy: Rhetorical Appeal in Arab American Women's Literature" examined how contemporary Arab American women writers engage first-person voices to construct Arab, Muslim, and American subjects and the interstitial space these complex identities negotiate. My research relates to an upper-division course on Arab women authors writing in English that I designed to facilitate critical thinking about Arab women's self-representation. The course is enhanced by virtual discussion with several of the writers and a companion website of contextual materials. I am currently the lead faculty of a Learning Community titled, “Sex, Society, and the Media,” which links three sections of First-Year Composition with an Introduction to Women’s Studies course and an Integrated Seminar. I work closely with the Women’s Studies faculty, our Librarian, and two undergraduate Peer Mentors; as a team we develop course materials and extracurricular activities that relate to our Learning Community theme. Students are encouraged to synthesize their learning experiences in all three courses, get to know their instructors and fellow students, and engage their learning in activities beyond the classroom. Additional areas of interest are world literatures in original English and translation; creative nonfiction; children's literature; Anglo-Saxon literature and language; food studies; and British and American literatures since the 19th Century. My research and conference presentations have included teaching Arab and Arab American literature; food literacies in diasporic cultural communities; contemporary translations of Beowulf and medieval representations of women; representations of Arabs since the mid-20th century; Eudora Welty's only children's book; and Yeats' early works and erotic mood. I also write reviews for the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy and review manuscripts for various academic publishers. |
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