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Henri Lauzière serves as Associate Professor in the Department of History at Northwestern University, specializing in modern Middle Eastern and North African intellectual history. Previously, he held a postdoctoral fellowship at Princeton University's Department of Near Eastern Studies focusing on Middle Eastern history since World War I.
His educational background includes a Ph.D. from Georgetown University (2008), a Master's degree from Simon Fraser University, and a Bachelor's in History from Université Laval in Quebec City, Canada.
- Ph.D., Georgetown University, 2008
- M.A., Simon Fraser University
- B.A., Université Laval
Lauzière's research critically examines the evolution of Islamic reform movements, particularly the historical transformation of Salafism from moderate modernism to conservative purism. His work emphasizes transnational networks and conceptual history, with significant focus on Moroccan scholar Taqi al-Din al-Hilali's intellectual journey. Key contributions include deconstructing mythical narratives of salafiyya and analyzing media's role in religious nationalism.
His publications reveal consistent exploration of Islamic intellectual currents across three continents, with increasing emphasis on media technology's impact on religious discourse. The trajectory shows progression from conceptual history (2010) to transnational case studies (2012-2013) and finally media-inflected nationalism (2016).
Recognition includes:
- Weinberg Distinguished Teaching Award (2015)
Lauzière teaches lecture courses on the modern Middle East and specialized seminars examining Islamic thought and Arab intellectual production. His pedagogical approach integrates primary source analysis with theoretical frameworks from religious and political history.
