Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies
Dr Christina Phillips
Extension: 5252
Telephone: 01392 725252
Lecturer of Arabic Literature and Media
My research interests include modern Arabic narrative genres, postcolonial theory, comparative literature, the Anglo-Indian novel, and translation studies. I wrote my PhD thesis at the School of Oriental and African Studies (London, 2002-2006) before taking up a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship (also at SOAS, 2007-2010). I joined the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies in September 2010, where I teach Arabic literature and am working on various projects, including a book-length study of Islam and the Arabic novel. I also translate Arabic fiction and have published works by a number of important Arab authors.
