Suja Sawafta

Suja Sawafta serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Modern Languages & Literatures within the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Miami. Her academic profile demonstrates a strong specialization in Middle Eastern literary traditions with particular emphasis on Palestinian cultural production and revolutionary expression.

Professor Sawafta's research interests encompass multiple interconnected domains:

• Palestinian literature and cultural identity formation
• Arabic poetry as political resistance
• Mediterranean studies from Palestinian perspectives
• Revolutionary cinema and political film theory
• Postcolonial literary analysis
• Arab Spring literary expressions
• Spatial politics and restricted movement in Palestine

Her scholarly output reveals a consistent thematic focus on how literary and cinematic works respond to political upheaval and spatial constraints. Sawafta's publications demonstrate particular interest in examining Palestinian connections to the Mediterranean Sea, revolutionary film as political expression, and the intersections between personal memory and collective political experience. She approaches these topics through both academic analysis and creative writing, bridging scholarly critique with poetic expression.

Professor Sawafta's recent publications include poetry collections, scholarly articles in film and literary journals, essays on Palestinian spatial politics, and critical reviews of works related to North African revolutionary literature. Her work appears in venues ranging from academic journals like Senses of Cinema and Modernism/Modernity Print Plus to literary publications and public intellectual forums such as The Baffler.

Her ORCiD registration (0000-0002-8783-8521) confirms her scholarly identity and publication record. While specific educational background details aren't provided in the available text, her publication history indicates deep engagement with Middle Eastern literary traditions and political contexts.