Former theatre artist with MFA from Brooklyn College (playwriting), PhD from Graduate Center (Theatre Studies), researching cultural performance & Applied Theatre in the Arab Middle East, and Material Texts/Book History with varied cases. Adjunct Assistant Professor teaching Arabic Drama, Literature, Clothing/Fashion, and Writing in NYC colleges.
Marginal cultural topics in the industrial Anglo Atlantic & the contemporary Arab world Book History || Sociology of Material Texts Theatre in Society Applied Theatre || Theatre for Social Change Arabic Theatre & Performance Cultural Resistance || Participatory Theatre & Performance
Education
Ph.D., Theatre Studies, Graduate Center, City University of New York MFA, Playwriting, English Program, Brooklyn College BA, Philosophy/Sociology-Anthropology, Swarthmore College