Biography
Education
- DLS in Liberal Studies, Georgetown University
- MA in Humanities, Old Dominion University
Diana Obeid is a Lecturer of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies and co-Director of the Middle East and North Africa Studies Program.
Teaching
Arabic language /Modern Arabic Literature/ Prison writings
Research
Prison Literature, Women and gender issues in the Arab World, translation studies, war narratives, and comparative Literature.
Selected Accomplishments
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Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
Arab Female Prison Discourse. Bloomsbury. -
Book, Scholarly-New
Political Prison Discourse in the Arab World: An Analysis of Selected Writings from Egypt and Syria. Bloomsbury. -
Book, Scholarly-New
Ink and Identity: Unraveling Discourse and Gender in Arab Women’s Writings. Bloomsbury Publishing. -
Book, Scholarly-New
Nawal al-Saadawi and Hanan al-Shaykh's Authorship: Between Arab and Western Reception. Lexington Books.
- Diana Obeid, FLAVA, "The Flipped Classroom," Washington and Lee University. (2019)
- Diana Obeid, Alpha Mu Gamma 36th National Convention, "Arab Women in Prisons," Mount St Vincent, NY. (2018)