The Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World program, in collaboration with the Division of Arts and Humanities, invites you to “Crafting New Narratives – Pitching and Writing for Non-Academic Audiences”, a workshop scheduled for Monday, February 24 as part of our Annual Graduate Student Research Workshop.
Our speaker, Dr. Marya Hannun (Managing Editor of MERIP and Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Exeter), will give a lunchtime talk focused on writing for non-academic audiences. Dr. Hannun will outline the key differences between academic and non-academic writing, share tips on generating ideas, and guide participants on how to pitch them.
In Person (NYUAD Campus)
The workshop is open to the NYUAD community only. Please register below.
Individual Consultations
Dr. Hannun will also be available for individual consultations with faculty and HRF fellows in person on February 24-25 at NYU Abu Dhabi. These sessions are open to NYUAD faculty and researchers working on the MENASA region and will be assigned on a first come, first served basis. Interested participants are encouraged to send an article abstract in advance to nyuad.humanities.fellowships@nyu.edu.
For those without a specific article in mind, this is an opportunity to discuss your individual research and identify elements that could be developed for a non-academic publication.
Consultations with Marya | 30 min - journal abstract optional
Marya Hannun is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Exeter and the managing editor of the Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP). In addition to her academic research on the history of women's movements in Afghanistan in relation to the broader Middle East region, she has extensive experience writing and editing for non-academic venues, including MERIP, The Columbia Journalism Review, The Washington Post, The Economist, The LA Review of Books, The American Prospect, Foreign Policy and Slate.
About MERIP
The Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP) is a non-profit independent research group established in 1971, that publishes critical, alternative reporting and analysis, focusing on state power, political economy and social hierarchies as well as popular struggles and the role of US policy in the region. Its most prominent publication is Middle East Report, which has been published both online and as a print magazine, and is now fully online and open access.