Dina Matar

Professor Dina Matar is a leading academic at SOAS University of London, affiliated with the School of Anthropology, Media and Gender. With a PhD and MSc in Media and Communications and Comparative Politics from the LSE and a BSc in Chemistry from Jordan University, her career bridges journalism and academia.

• Research Interests: De-colonial political communication, critical media and cultural studies, memory studies, identities and diasporas, media and war.
• Key Roles: Chair of SOAS Centre for Global Media and Communications (2014–present), former Head of School of Interdisciplinary Studies (2020–2022).

Her publications analyze media narratives in conflict zones, with a focus on Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria. She has supervised PhD students on topics including Iranian diaspora media, transnational Palestinian activism, and Moroccan gender politics. Awards include grants from the British Academy and Leverhulme Trust, alongside Fellowship at the Royal Society of Arts.