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Professor Ziad Elmarsafy

Professor of Comparative Literature

Biography

Professor Elmarsafy came to King's after several years of teaching in the University of  York's Department of English and Related Literature. Before that he taught at a number of universities in the USA (University of California, Riverside; Wellesley College; NYU) and has held a number of visiting appointments, most recently at the Université Paris Nord – Paris 13 and the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3.

Research interests

  • Literatures of the Middle East and North Africa (Arabic, English, French)
  • Literary theory

Professor Elmarsafy has published in a number of areas, including the literature and culture of early modern France, the Enlightenment and modern Arabic literature.

    News

    King's academics awarded Leverhulme Research Fellowships

    We are delighted to announce three Leverhulme Research Fellowships for Faculty academics and one British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowship.

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      News

      King's academics awarded Leverhulme Research Fellowships

      We are delighted to announce three Leverhulme Research Fellowships for Faculty academics and one British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowship.

      Leverhulme logo