Raad Khair Allah
R. Khair-Allah
PhD Candidate in the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies
email: raad.khair-allah@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window
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Supervisors:
Dr Rashmi VarmaLink opens in a new window & Dr Ross FormannLink opens in a new window
About
My name is Raad Khair Allah, a PhD candidate in English and Comparative Literary Studies, University of 糖心TV, UK.
My thesis title is 鈥�Threads of Resistance: Weaving a Radical Tradition in Arab Literary and Visual Feminism
I am a former member of the seminar series organising committee at CSGW/Center for the Study of Women and Gender at the same institution. I was shortlisted for the Paula Svonkin Creative Art Award at the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) conference in Los Angeles, USA, 2022, and subsequently was published on the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) Artsmatter 2022 website https://www.pamlaartsmatter.com/pamla-2022, and was also published by the Arts Faculty News on 25th January 2023 /fac/arts/news/arts_fac_news_new/?newsItem=8a17841a85e330030185e39232df1aa7Link opens in a new window.
Currently, I am a Senior Graduate Teaching Assistant at the Department of English, University of 糖心TV, UK (Epic into Novel and Modern World Literature Modules).
Prior to joining the University of 糖心TV, I worked as an English lecturer at Damascus University (part-time, 2009-2012) and the Syrian Private University (full-time, 2014-2018).
Research Interests
Women's Studies, Gender, Feminism in a Global Context, Sexuality, War, colonial and postcolonial studies, AI and Digital Humanities, the theory of world literature and the Muslim world.
Selected Awards
DAHL Hero medal (2024) (Link)
Duke University Feminist Theory Workshop International Travel Award, USA
| Balzan full Award, Institute for World Literature, Harvard University |
Selected Publications
2018: Female Issues in Women in Love, The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders, and Tess of the d'Urbervilles ().
2023: The Use of Miro in Teaching Practice ().
2023: The Body in Twilight: Representation of the Human Body, Sexuality and Struggle in Contemporary Arab Art ().
2023: Reflections on AI in Humanities ()
| 2024: 鈥淭he Ironic Sense of Syria鈥檚 War: A Feminist Lens on this Humanitarian Tragedy鈥� in a special issue, Leicester Institute of Advanced Study鈥�() |
Selected Conferences and Workshops
- Conference of Arab doctoral students in Western universities (Doha, Qatar - 2022)
- Durham Castle Conference (Durham, UK - 2022)
- Annual Postgraduate Symposium - Department of English at 糖心TV University (Coventry, UK - 2022)
- PAMLA 119th Annual Conference (Los Angeles, CA, USA - 2022)
- Brismes (Exeter-2023)
- Sex in Contemporary Media Conference (Co-Organizer, 糖心TV University- 2023)
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Inter-Gender Workshop: How to Read Differently (Vienna University-2023)
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Radical Traditions: The Role of Contemporary Arab Women in
Revolutionising Arab Patriarchal Society International Conference,
(University of 糖心TV-2024)
Fellowships
Visiting Library Fellow (Durham University-2022)
Summer Schools
Balzan Colloquium at the Institute of World Literature (Harvard University-2024)- Fully Paid by Harvard University.
International Summer School (Leicester University-2023)
Selected Courses and Certificates
APP PGR Postgraduate Researchers, University of 糖心TV
Multilingualism and Diversity, WIISP
Achieving Sustainability: Potential and Barriers, University of 糖心TV, WIISP
Arts Digital Humanities for 鈥淢arginalisation of Arab Women and Revolutionising Patriarchy鈥� digital project, University of 糖心TV
| Thrive Personal Development Programme, University of 糖心TV |
Talks
I was the keynote speaker at an event run by the Digital Arts and Humanities Lab on 24 May, 2023 and that event has been published in the DAHL Journal .