معرفی
Tarek El-Ariss is the James Wright Professor and Chair of Middle Eastern Studies at Dartmouth College. He holds a Ph.D. from Cornell University, an M.A. from the University of Rochester, and a B.A. from the American University of Beirut. His interdisciplinary research bridges philosophy, comparative literature, and visual studies, focusing on Arabic literature, digital humanities, gender studies, and modernity. He has authored seminal works such as Trials of Arab Modernity and Leaks, Hacks, and Scandals, and edited the MLA anthology The Arab Renaissance. In 2021, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship to complete his memoir Water on Fire: A Memoir of War, which explores his childhood in war-torn Lebanon and its enduring impact. His work interrogates themes like the Arab Nahda (Renaissance), digital-age cultural production, and trauma through a lens of critical theory.
Education:
- Ph.D., Cornell University
- M.A., University of Rochester
- B.A., American University of Beirut
Research Interests: Arabic literature and culture, digital humanities, gender and sexuality studies, psychoanalytic theory, modernity studies, and comparative literature. His recent publications analyze the intersection of digital media with Arab cultural politics and the evolving narratives of war and identity.
Grants & Honors:
- Guggenheim Fellowship (2021–22)
Teaching: Courses include 'The Arab, the Jew, and the Construction of Modernity' and 'Identity and Representation in the Middle East.'
