Jumana Bayeh

Jumana Bayeh is an Associate Professor in the School of International Studies at Macquarie University's Faculty of Arts. Her research bridges postcolonial studies and Middle East studies, focusing on Arab diaspora literature, colonial history, and Levantine politics. She has authored a monograph on Lebanese diaspora fiction and co-leads a collaborative ARC-funded project on Rioting and the Literary Archive (2019–2021), alongside Precarious Borders: The Nation-State and Arab Diaspora Novel (2021–2023).

Teaching focuses on Middle East politics and international relations, including courses such as POL278 and POL322. Key research interests include diaspora studies, postcolonial theory, and Middle Eastern cultural production. She has edited Mashriq & Mahjar: A Journal of Middle East Migration Studies and organized academic events like the 2021 APSA Annual Conference.

Her work explores how literary texts engage with riots, archival silences, and transnational identities. Recent publications analyze Palestinian solidarity movements in Australian universities, Arab Spring narratives, and global riot dynamics in literature.