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Research Interests


Postcolonial literature and theory, postcolonial feminism, third world feminism, Middle Eastern and North African literature, psychoanalysis, deconstruction, sexual violence, fantasy and the colonial encounter, law and desire, Orientalism, torture in war, critical legal studies, Algeria, Palestine, Lebanon

Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research


Graduate Scholars Colloquium Leader Award · 2024 - 2026 Awarded by: Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies, Duke University
Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies Dissertation Fellowship · 2024 - 2025 Awarded by: Duke University
Preparing Future Faculty Fellowship · 2023 - 2024 Awarded by: The Graduate School, Duke University
Research and Conference Travel Award · March 2022 Awarded by: Duke University Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies Department
Conference Travel Grant · January 2022 Awarded by: Duke University Center for International and Global Studies