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Biography
Dr. Tareq Alrabei earned his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in 2017. He is the author of Stateless Literature in the Gulf (2021), published by Bloomsbury Publishing, a study of the literary production of stateless communities in the region.
Before joining AUK, Dr. Alrabei was a postdoctoral researcher at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. He then joined the English Department at GUST in Kuwait, where he taught courses in Comparative Literature, Cultural Studies, Postcolonial Literature, Literary Translation, Literary Theory, and other introductory courses.
His research interests include comparative literature, cultural studies, postcolonial literature, Indian Ocean studies, and translation studies.
Education
Literary, and Post-Colonial Studies (CCLPS), Doctor of Philosophy, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London - UK.
Comparative Literature, Masters of Arts, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London - UK.
Comparative Literature, Bachelor of Arts, Indiana University, Indiana - USA.
