Renée Ragin Randall

Renée Ragin Randall is an Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Middle East Studies at the University of Michigan. Her work bridges postcolonial studies, narrative theory, and trauma analysis across global contexts.

• PhD in Literature (2020) from Duke University
• BA from Harvard University

Research focuses on:

• Literary responses to political violence in post-Trujillo Dominican Republic
• Transregional literature circulation between Global South regions
• Narrative representations of war trauma in Lebanon
• Comparative postcolonial literatures across Middle East and Caribbean

Her current book project Laying Claim: Narrative and Atrocity in Lebanon's Wars examines fictional and testimonial accounts of civilian experiences during wartime conflicts.