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Andrea Khalil is a Professor of French and Middle Eastern Studies at Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY), with additional affiliation as a member of the Faculty of Middle Eastern Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center. Her research centers on North African cultural production, political movements, and gender dynamics across Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, and Egypt.
Her academic credentials include a Ph.D. and M.A. in French Language and Literatures from Harvard University. Her scholarly trajectory demonstrates deep engagement with postcolonial theory, twentieth-century French literature, and visual arts of North Africa and the Middle East.
Khalil's research interests prioritize gender politics within the Arab Spring, crowd theory in North African political transitions, Maghrebi cinema, and modern North African art. Her work consistently bridges literary analysis with political sociology, examining how cultural forms intersect with social movements and state power. She has pioneered interdisciplinary approaches connecting film studies, literary criticism, and political anthropology.
Analysis of her publications reveals a sustained focus on North African political subjectivity, with increasing attention to gendered dimensions of revolution after 2011. Her scholarship demonstrates methodological innovation in crowd theory application to Arab contexts, while maintaining literary analysis as a core framework for understanding political change.
Her scientific recognition includes:
- Germaine Tillon Chair Research Fellowship at Aix-Marseille University (2022)
- Fulbright Scholarship for research in Tunisia (2012-2013)
- Mellon Fellowship for Mid-Career faculty at CUNY Graduate Center
Professor Khalil directs significant collaborative initiatives including the Centre d’études maghrébines à Tunis (CEMAT), serves as co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of North African Studies, and holds leadership roles with the American Institute for Maghreb Studies. Her editorial work has shaped scholarly discourse on North African cultural production, while her institutional leadership advances transnational research networks.
Her major monographs include Gender, Women, and the Arab Spring (Routledge, 2015), Crowds and Politics in North Africa (Routledge, 2014), North African Cinema in a Global Context (Routledge, 2008), and The Arab Avant-Garde (Praeger, 2003), establishing foundational frameworks for understanding Maghrebi cultural and political dynamics.
