معرفی
Alka Aziz serves as a Lecturer in the Department of English at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS), where she leverages her academic background to advance Kurdish cultural studies. She holds an M.Ed. in International Education Policy from Harvard Graduate School of Education and a B.A. from AUIS, establishing strong institutional and scholarly roots in the region.
Education:
- M.Ed. in International Education Policy, Harvard Graduate School of Education
- B.A., American University of Iraq, Sulaimani
Her research passionately centers on cultural preservation through food history and Kurdish literary traditions, examining how culinary practices and narratives sustain identity amid socio-political challenges. This interdisciplinary work bridges anthropology, literature, and cultural heritage studies, with particular focus on documenting endangered Kurdish traditions and their historical evolution in conflict-affected contexts.
Publications from 2016-2020 reveal consistent thematic threads: literary explorations of war's psychological impact, culinary anthropology of Kurdish cuisine, and creative expressions of cultural resilience. These appear in prestigious venues like The Iowa Review and University of Iowa Press, demonstrating methodological range from scholarly articles to video poetry, all converging on Kurdish cultural continuity.
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