Dalia Kandiyoti

Dalia Kandiyoti is Professor of English at CUNY's College of Staten Island, specializing in comparative diaspora studies, Sephardi cultural studies, and migration literatures. Her research examines historical reparations, cultural memory, and identity formation in contemporary Jewish literature.

She has authored and edited several scholarly books analyzing Sephardi history, reparative citizenship initiatives, and diaspora narratives. Her work has appeared in numerous academic journals including Latino Studies, MELUS, and Modern Fiction Studies.