CURENT STUDENTS (Fall 2006)

Gamil Al-Amrani (Ph.D.) Fubright student from Yemen. Areas of concentration: English and Postcolonial Literature and Culture

Banan Al-Daraiseh (MA). Areas of concentration: Cultural Studies, Gender Studies and Middle Eastern Studies.

Qusai Al-Debyan (Ph.D.) Areas of concentration: Translation, Middle Eastern Studies, postcolonial literature.

Manal Al-Natour (Ph.D.) Areas of concentration and research topics: Postcolonial literature, Middle Eastern Studies, literature and violence.

Asaad Al-Saleh (Ph.D.) Areas of concentration: Middle Eastern Studies, English, and Cultural Studies.

Krista Casada (Ph.D.) Areas of concentration: Medieval Spanish and Arabic.

Louise Cole (Ph.D.) Areas of concentration: English and Spanish Middle Ages and Early Modern Culture.

Kirsten Day (Ph.D.) Areas of concentration: Classics, Gender Studies, and Cultural Studies.

Elena Foulis (Ph.D.) Areas of concentration: Latin American, U.S. Latino/a and Ethnic literatures.

Recent Publications:

“The charge of Memory in African American and Latina Writers.”  ACLA Conference. Puebla, MX.  Apr. 2007.

Miriam Guedel Fitch (Ph.D.) Areas of concentration: Latin American, U.S. Latino/a and American Studies.

Lama Hamoudi (MA) Fulbright student from Syria. Areas of concentration: Cultural Studies and Middle Eastern Studies.

Beatice Haase Dubuis (Ph.D.) Areas of concentration and research topics: French, English, war and literature.

Husham Hussain (MA). Fulbright student from Iraq. Areas of concentration: Middle Eastern Studies and Translation.

David Jones (Ph.D.) Areas of concentration: English, Spanish, Cultural Studies, and Opera.

Chad Kieffer (Ph.D.) Areas of concentration: German and Classics.

Roberto Meré (Ph.D.) Areas of concentration: Latin American literature and Modernism.

Joanne Milner (Ph.D.) Areas of concentration: Italian, Spanish, and Renaissance Travel Literature.

Rosario Nolasco Bell (Ph.D.) Areas of concentration: Latin American Literature and U.S. ethnic literatures.

Recent publications:

“Tápame con tu rebozo Llorona porque me muero de frío:  Coping with Negative Media Constructions of Mexican Immigrants.”  Southern Comparative Literature Conference.  University of North Carolina, Raleigh.  29 Sept. 2007.

“Addressing Negative Media Constructions of Latino Immigrants.”  NWACC Breaking Barriers Forum Series (1).  Northwest Arkansas Community College, Bentonville.  18 Oct. 2007.

“Estudios en el extranjero en una era de globalización [Study Abroad in an Age of Globalization].”  2007 AFTLA District III Fall.  University of Arkansas at Fort Smith.  1st. Nov. 2007.

Virginia Ramírez (Ph.D.) Areas of concentration: Latin American, U.S. Latino and Border Studies.

Sabine Schmidt (Ph.D.) Areas of concentration and research topics: German, English, Postmodern culture and the city in literature.

Natalia Shchlegoleva (Ph.D.) Areas of concentration: Translation, Russian, Czech, English, and Nabokov.

Nadine Sinno (Ph.D.) Areas of concentration: English and Middle Eastern Studies.

Ronnie Stephens (MA). Areas of concentration: English Renaissance and Classics.

Jeannie Waller (MA). Areas of concentration: English and Classics.

Ghadir Zannoun (Ph.D.) Areas of concentration: English and Middle Eastern Studies.

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RECENT ALUMNI (2000-2006)

 

2000

MA: Gamble,James Sanford, Harris,Jeff Isaac, Harrington,J Matthew, Athwal, Elena Indar

Ph.D. Murphy,Peter Gregory, Stricker,Terri L

2001

MA: Haase-Dubuis,Beatrice

Ph.D. Taylor,Susanne, Spencer,Mark Benner

2002

Ph.D. Becker,Joseph E

2003

MA: Brindeau,Linda Martine, Duchazeaubeneix,Sarah Morris, Michelle Janean

Ph.D. Zapata,Miguel Alejandro

2004

MA: Al-Abiky,Waleed Brahim, Goodwin,Matthew David, Kieffer, Chad Michael

Ph.D. Maddox,Margaret Joan

2005

MA Czech,Sheila Jane

2006

Ph.D. James Gamble