New Directions in the Study of the Arab World

The Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World is pleased to announce the third Annual Graduate Student Research Workshop under the theme “New Directions in the Study of the Arab World”. The workshop includes twelve doctoral students from a variety of disciplines and a range of institutions paired with NYUAD faculty who will serve as discussants for each session.

The event will take place February 24-26, 2025 at the NYUAD campus and is convened by Erin Pettigrew (NYUAD) and Nathalie Peutz (NYUAD).

We look forward to welcoming the following graduate students and their projects to NYUAD:

• Aida Abbashar (Durham University)

• Gokh Alshaif (University of California, Santa Barbara)

• Poorvi Bellur (Princeton University)

• Mubarak Bisiriyu (University of Ibadan)

• Jowel Choufani (George Washington University)

• Maroun El Houkayem (Duke University)

• Natasha Gasparian (Oxford University)

• Jacinta Matheka (Makerere University)

• Siddharth Menon (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

• Mohamed Ndaro (Moi University)

• Malak Quota (University of Essex)

• Aisha Valiulla (Northwestern University)

In addition, there will be a lunch workshop on How to Pitch a Journal Article with an editor (TBC) on Monday, February 24 at 12-1:45pm. Joel will also be available for individual consultations with faculty and research fellows focused on publishing in an academic journal (when to submit, how to - and how not to - craft that first spin-off from a dissertation, etc.) on February 24-25.

The event is hosted by the Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World in collaboration with the Arts & Humanities Division and the Arab Crossroads Studies Program. Open to NYUAD only.