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Mikhal Dekel is a Distinguished Professor of English at The City College of New York (CCNY) and Director of the Rifkind Center for Humanities and the Arts. She held the 2021-2022 Stuart Z. Katz Professor of Humanities title. Her research focuses on autobiography, global immigrant literature, refugees, and class/culture dynamics. Her work bridges literary theory with historical memory, particularly exploring Polish Jewish experiences during the Holocaust. Dekel’s publications include Tehran Children and In the East, analyzing transnational displacement and historical narratives. She directs the Rifkind Center, fostering interdisciplinary humanities initiatives.
Research interests emphasize refugee narratives, postcolonial literature, and the intersection of personal and collective memory. Her recent article in the Journal of Genocide Research critiques how Polish national memory politicizes Jewish histories. Though no formal grants/students are listed, her academic leadership shapes humanities discourse through institutional roles and publications.
