Khaled Mattawa

Khaled Mattawa is William Wilhartz Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. A celebrated poet and translator, his research centers on Arab American literature, translation theory, and postcolonial studies.

Research explores cultural identity in diasporic literature, particularly through translation methodologies and comparative poetic traditions. His work illuminates intersections of Arab and American literary canons.

Publication themes span postcolonial identity, exile narratives, and feminist discourse in Arabic poetry translations. Recent critical works examine Palestinian national identity through poetry and Syrian feminist literary expressions.

Awards include the PEN Translation Prize, Guggenheim Fellowship, and MacArthur Fellowship for contributions to literary translation and Arab American literature. Editorial projects include anthologies expanding the canon of Arab American writing.