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Curriculum Vitae
Education
Princeton University
Ph.D. in Anthropology April 2005
Dissertation Title: Painters, Picture-Makers, and Lebanon: Ambiguous Identities in an Uncertain State
Princeton University
M.A. Anthropology, 1996
Thesis Title: Outline for an Anthropology of Art in Lebanon
The American University of Beirut, 1993, Department of Social & Behavioral Science
Masters level courses with Fuad Khuri and Mohammad Faour
Bir Zeit University, 1992, Summer Program
Master level course with Salim Tamari and Arabic language courses
Columbia University
B.A. Art History with a Concentration in Anthropology, 1992, Magna Cum Laude
Areas of Concentration
Topics: Anthropology of Art, Critical Social Theory, Modernization and Identity, Tourist Art, Comparative Cultural Production in Post-Colonial Societies, Power & Agency, Museums, Gender, Oral History, Global Markets and Popular Resistance
Areas: Lebanon, Palestine, Mediterranean, Former French Colonies
Teaching Experience
2005 Present Asst. Prof. of Anthropology, SBS Dept., AUB
2004 Spring Lecturer, Department of Architecture & Design, The American University of Beirut
2000-2001 ESL Instructor, Secours Populaire, Chatila Camp
1991 Spring Substitute Teacher, Laurel School for Girls, 10 th grade History and Art History
1990-1991 Docent & Outreach Instructor, The Center for African Art, New York City
Courses Taugh
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The Study of Contemporary Art in Lebanon, Dept of Architecture & Engineering, AUB
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Art, Aesthetics & Anthropology (graduate), Dept. of Social & Behavioral Studies, AUB
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Arab Culture & Society, Dept. of Social & Behavioral Studies, AUB
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Introduction to Anthropology, Dept. of Social & Behavioral Studies, AUB
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Cultural Identities & Boundaries, Dept. of Social & Behavioral Studies, AUB
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Political Anthropology, Dept. of Social & Behavioral Studies, AUB
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Introduction to Society, Dept. of Social & Behavioral Studies, AUB
Grants, Honors, Awards and Fellowships
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2002 Institut d'études de l'Islam et des Sociétés du Monde Musulman, Paris, Travel Grant
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2002 Lionsâ?? Club, Geneva, Conference Participation Grant
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1996 Mellon Foundation, Preliminary Field Work Grant
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1994 Mellon Foundation, Field Selection Grant
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1992 Phi Beta Kappa Fellowship, Columbia University chapter
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1991 National Endowment for the Humanities, Summer Fellows Program
Publications
Under Review â??Just Loot: The Other Face of Art in the War on Iraq,â? at Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics, Harvard University Press
Forthcoming â??The Agency of Art and Studying Empire in the Arab World: Review of Porterfield and Benjamin,â? in MIT Electronic Journal of Middle East Studies , accepted for publication in volume 7, Spring 2007 (5000 words)
Forthcoming â??Women, Gender Representations of Sexualities and Gender in the Visual Arts: Photography (1860-2000), Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Cartoons, Caricatures: The Arab States,â? in Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures, S. Joseph, ed. Leiden: Brill Publishers. (1500 words)
Forthcoming â??Women, Gender and Visual Arts and Artists: Central Arab States,â? in Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures, S. Joseph, ed. Leiden: Brill Publishers. (1200 words)
2006 with Diane King, â??Anthropology in Beirut,â? Anthropology Newsletter 47(6), September 2006.
2006 â??Seeing in Stereo: A Study of the Market for Orientalist Copies in Lebanon,â? Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies Working Papers Series , Florence, Italy, January. Accessible online
2005 â??With Hands Unfolded: Public Portraits and Majzoubâ??s Outsider Art,â? catalogue essay for ArteEast Gallery Exhibition, July-September 2005
2004 Edited File â??Mutual Creation: New Approaches to the Study of Contemporary Art in the Mediterranean Muslim World,â? in Al-Adab 52:1-2 (January-February).
2004 â??Al-Fann Qiyasan li-l-mujtam`a? Isharaat min al-ma`araad al-fanniya al-ula fi bayrut,â? in Al-Adab 52:1-2 (January-February) p.62-7. Translated from English.
2004 â??Al-Muqat`a al-akadimiyya lil-kiyan al-suhyuni,â? in An-Nahar, July 5, p.17. Translated from English.
2003 â??Al-Imbiryaliyya fi akhr tajaliyatiha al-thaqafiya: tashthiya al-turath al-watani al-`Iraqi,â? in Al-Adab 51 (5-6): 4-11. Translated from English.
2002 â??Formal Equations: Salwa Rawda Choucair,â? translation from Arabic to English of essay
by Jacques al-Aswad,
2002 â??Al-Wakil al-Mahali: Watani ila aya mada?â? in As-Safir December 3, p.21. Translated from English.
2002 â??Al-Sumal bayna al-Pentagon wa Hollywood,â? in An-Nahar, March 18, p.13; reprinted in Al-Adab, 50 (3-4): 21-27. Translated from English.
2000 â??Al-Jins, al-Kathib, al-Ibdaâ??: al-Hayy al-Latini,â? in Al-Adab, 48 (9-10): 19-30. Translated from English.
1998 â??Concrete Details and the Human Factor: Oral History is an Activist Project,â? in Al-Jana 1 (1): 2-3
1998 â??This Old Woman, She Told Us,â? in Al-Jana 1 (1): 18-25.
1998 Edited issue, â??Oral History and Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon,â? Al-Jana 1 (1). Produced for the Arab Resource Center for the Popular Arts, Beirut, Lebanon.
1994 â??Al-Intimaâ?? fi al-Manfaâ??: Wasf Said li Falastin ,â?? in Al-Adab, 44 (7-8):.34-50. Translated from English.
1991 â??Intelligibility in Imagery,â? National Endowment for the Humanities, Summer Scholars Study of Balinese
tourist paintings of the 1930s in the Bateson-Mead Collection
Papers and Presentations
2005 â??Liberation and Looting: Fragmentation and the Work of Art in the Founding of New Empires,â? paper at Middle East Studies Association, Washington DC (November)
2005 â??Art and War,â? panel held at Middle East Studies Association Conference, Co-organizer (November)
2004 â??Popular Culture Confronting A Globalism Going the Other Way,â? at the War & Globalism Conference, Beirut (September)
2004 "Cultural Strategies for Resisting Economic Hegemony in the Arab World," keynote address to BP-Middle East Managerial Meeting, Dubai (April)
2004 â??Seeing in Stereo: A Study of the Market for Orientalist Copies in Lebanon,â? at the Mediterranean Social and Political Research Meeting, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute , Italy (March)
2003 â??Visitors at an Exhibition â?? on the Social History of Painting Lebanonâ? at the Center for Behavioral Studies, The American University of Beirut (June)
2002 â??First Exhibitions,â? as part of the panel â??Modern and Contemporary Art in the Mediterranean IslamicWorld
New Approaches,â? at the World Congress for Middle East Studies, Mainz University, Germany (September)
2001 â??Borrowed Locality in Lebanese Landscapes,â? at the Middle East Studies Association, Meetings, San
Francisco, (November)
2001 â??Seeing in Stereo: The Appreciation and Redeployment of Orientalist Stereotypes in Lebanese Art,â? at the Arab Stereotyping conference, Lebanese American University, Beirut (November)
2001 â??Questioning Orientalist Themes in Contemporary Lebanese Paintingâ? at Orientalism Reconsidered Conference in Honor of Edward Said, Exeter University, England, (April)
Research and Training
2005 Fieldwork on the cultivation of taste and political discourse, Beirut, Lebanon
1997-2003 Ph.D. dissertation field work in Beirut, Lebanon
1998 Oral History research with Palestinian refugees in Lebanon
1993 Preliminary research for Ph.D. dissertation in Beirut, Lebanon
1992 Field work in West Bank, Palestine on the contemporary painting movement, 7 months, supported by the Popular Arts Center, El-Bireh/Ramallah
1991 Archival Research on Balinese tourist paintings of the 1930s in the Bateson-Mead Collection under the guidance of Hildred Geertz, Princeton University
Applied Research and Consulting
2003-present Producer of Arabic childrenâ??s book series (8 books), Hikayaat Walad Min Bayrout, published by Dar al-Adab
2002-2004 Member of the editorial board of Al-Adab magazine, Dar al-Adab
2002 Organizer of Conference â??Censorship in the Arab World and Beyond: Causes and Strategies for
Resistance,â? with accompanying exhibition (May)
2001 Curator for â??Women at an Exhibition: Four Generations of Lebanese Women Painters,â? at Saha Clu
(March)
2001-present Co-founder and director of Saha Club for Culture, Beirut, Lebanon
2000 Gallery Assistant for Agial Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon (May-July)
1998-present Subscriptions and Growth Manager for Al-Adab magazine, Dar al-Adab
1997-1998 Communications & Outreach Coordinator, Arab Resource Center for the Popular Arts, Beirut
1997-1998 Gallery Assistant for Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Beirut, Lebanon
1997-1999 Research Associate, the Center for Behavioral Research, American University of Beirut
1992 Research Assistant at The Center for Popular Arts, Ramallah, West Bank, 4 months
1991 Organizer of Wenner-Gren Conference â??Art as Social Action: The Case of
Bali,â? hosted by Dr. Hildred Geertz, Princeton University (July-August)
1990 Research Assistant to Prof. Glenn Stone, Archaeology, Department of Anthropology, Columbia University
Departmental Service
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Strategic Planning Committee, Chair
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Web-Site Committee, Member
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SBS Conference Planning Committee, Member
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Livia Wick, Job talk and Dinner, Organizer
University Service
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CASAR Executive Committee, Member (temporary)
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Womenâ??s Rights Club, Faculty Advisor
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Gender Studies Program, Member of Planning Committee
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Interview for Outlook publication, May 17, 2006
Professional Service
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Anthropological Society in Lebanon (ASIL), Founding Member, November 2005
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MITEJMES, Review editor for publications on art and culture in the Arab World
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ArteEast Virtual Gallery, New York, Advisory Board
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Princeton Anthropological Reading Group, Founding Member, June 2005 |