SAMAR KANAFANI
Sadek Bldg. 2 ^nd Floor
Mar Roukos Street
Hazmieh - Lebanon
Tel: 961-5-450300
Mobile : 961-3-945013
samarkanafani@gmail.com
sk72@aub.edu.lb

SUMMARY
Five years of experience in the conceptualization, design and implementation of social-cultural research. Three years of experience in journalistic and investigative research and reporting. Some experience in reporting in the field of community development. Some experience in video-making. Particular interests in and exposure to the subjects of gender (masculinity) and nationalism, exile and foreign domestic labor.

EDUCATION
Master of Arts in Anthropology, American University of Beirut (AUB), 2005
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology-Anthropology, American University of Beirut, 1998

WORK EXPERIENCE
Resources and Editorial Manager, The Lebanese Association for Plastic Arts-Ashkal Alwan, Part-time, October 2006 â?? October 2007:
Managed and catalogued available book and audiovisual resources, and press archives. Researched and compiled monthly newsletter focused on arts and cultural practices, and events in Lebanon and the region. Edited English-language publications.

Researcher Assistant, Arab Families Working Group (AFWG), 2005 - 2007
Field research in a study entitled "Historical Comparative Trajectories of Domestic Workers in Lebanon." Designed the study's interview plan and conducted in-depth life-history interviews with employers of Arab and foreign domestic workers in Lebanon. (Researcher: Dr. Ray Jureidini)

Researcher Assistant, Arab Families Working Group (AFWG), 2003
Collected, translated and evaluated data on the research practices and methodologies of studies on Arab families. (Researcher: Dr. Ray Jureidini)

Research Assistant, Center for Behavioral Research, American University of Beirut, 2002 - 2003
Drafted literature reviews on domestic labor. Carried out content analysis of Arab literature, television programs and films depicting domestic workers, with focus on sexuality. Interviewed Lebanese women on attitudes towards the sexuality of foreign housemaids, for a study entitled "Sexuality and the Maid." (Researcher: Dr. Ray Jureidini)

Desk Researcher and Consultant, Collective for Research and Training on Development Action (CRTD.A), November 2004 - March 2005
Researched, co-authored and presented a literature review for a study entitled "Active Citizenship and Gendered Entitlements: The Case of Egypt, Palestine and Lebanon."

News and features reporter, The Daily Star, Beirut, 1999-2002
Reported on stories dealing with Beirut urban spaces, Palestinian refugees, womenâ??s issues, petty crime and prisons conditions.

VIDEOS
"Mounzer" (Video Essay, 13min), 2003
De als with Palestinian exile, notions of hegemonic masculinity and the injured (Palestinian) male body. Thematic screenings in Beirut, Palestine, Norway, Geneva, New York, France and Amsterdam.

Street-play (Documentary, 10min), 2001
Follows children who, faced with scarce public spaces and unaccommodating public policies, negotiate places to play in a congested Beirut neighborhood. Thematic screenings in Beirut and Egypt. Awarded Special Mention at Circuitto-Off Venice International Short Film Festival, September 2001.

LANGUAGES
English (fluent)
Arabic (read adequately, spoken fluently)
French (read-spoken adequately)
Danish (read-spoken adequately)