Nefertiti Takla

Nefertiti Takla is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Georgetown University's College. Her research focuses on social and cultural history of modern Egypt, particularly gender and sexuality, with interdisciplinary interests in race, capitalism, and transnational discourses. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles.

• Education: Ph.D. in History, University of California, Los Angeles

Her work examines intersections of colonialism, gender, and violence. Her book manuscript, Raya and Sakina: Femicide and the Coloniality of Gender in Egypt, investigates colonial exploitation's impact on femicide in early 20th-century Egypt and its legal/social repercussions. Her research bridges global feminisms with historical analyses of power structures.

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