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Call for Papers: Symposium at Utrecht University, 10 April 2026 Literature, Care, and the Ethics of Living in Southwest Asia and North Africa The twenty-first century continues to unfold as an era mar...
Only one week remaining to submit your abstracts for the "Literature, Care, and the Ethics of Living in Southwest Asia and North Africa" symposium. Selected abstracts will also be featured in an edited volume. Don't miss out!
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The Southwest Asian and North African Literatures Network (SWANA Lit Network) is a newly launched platform that aims to bring together researchers and creatives with a shared interest in the literatur...
We're happy to announce the launch of the Southwest Asian & North African Literatures Network @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social!
Visit our website to learn about the network & the CfP for our first symposium on Literature, Care, and the Ethics of Living in SWANA (2026)!
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Literature from the global south & diasporas.
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phd candidate in comparative literature & visual studies at penn state // welcoming anything related the hospital in literature and visual culture // remain curious about temporality, sound and archives despite no direct occupation.
Reluctant reverse commuter teaching about Persian and Arabic lits and some other things. I just finished writing a book and it comes out in June: https://www.sup.org/books/dust-never-settles
assistant professor of comparative literature at utrecht uni. projects on post-partition lit & authorial politics. current research and writing at https://intervention.sites.uu.nl/. she/her.
Turkish/Arabic/Anglophone SF ☆ climate change ☆ urban futures ☆ petro-cultures ☆ #envhum
Lecturer in Comparative Literature @ Utrecht University
Researcher @ CoFutures
Editor-in-chief @ Fafnir
https://mervetabur.com
Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature at Utrecht University
Founded in 1966, the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) is a private, non-profit learned society that brings together scholars, educators and those interested in the study of the region from all over the world.
NISIS (Netherlands Interuniversity School for Islamic Studies) is the Dutch national research school for the study of Islam and Muslim societies. We organise seasonal schools, network days and other educational events. Find out more at nisis.sites.uu.nl
Associate prof. of Islamic & Arabic Studies, Utrecht University.
Islam in the modern Arab world, (intellectual) history of modern Islam, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Salafism, Islamism, theology, sectarianism, Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Hamas.
Art historian passionate by Arab futurities, sci-fi imaginaries and different time folds | PhD exploring contemporary art, SWANA, futures | Co-funder Manazir
Curator, writer, researcher of contemporary art, SWANA, science fiction, Anthropocene, ghosts. Has a PhD in Lost Futurities. Loves to eat and has a weakness for dogs, bats, sloths, and gargoyles. Unapologetically opinionated.
www.natmuller.com