1. MES’s Scholar in Residence program hosts a
novelist,a poet,a filmmaker,an artist,or a thinker
who will teach one course for advanced students
ofArabic on a topic in his or her field of expertise.
Visiting resident scholars will also work with
UT’s Arabic students to produce a translation
of his or her work in English, or to edit a book
on relevant topics that will be published by The
University of Texas’ Center for Middle Eastern
Studies publications program.
During the scholar’s residency, the department
will host a conference or workshop focusing on
the scholar’s work and current project that will
bring experts in the field from across the country
toAustin. In addition, the resident scholar will be
available to present talks and workshops at other
universities and cultural centers in the US,and to
participate in dialogues with American and Arab-
American communities acrossTexas.
For more information on participating in lectures or
events related to the Scholar in Residence, please
contact Denise Beachum:
denise.beachum@austin.utexas.edu
tel. 512.471.6132
Arabic Scholar in Residence Program
Department of Middle Eastern Studies
306 Inner Campus Drive, F9400
Austin,TX 78712-0527
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Hoda Barakat,Middle Eastern Studies’ 2013
Scholar in Residence, is originally from
Lebanon and currently resides in Paris.
Winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Prize, the
most prestigious award in Arabic literature,
Barakat is one of the most important Arab
authors writing today. Her works have
been published in over fourteen languages.
Barakat is best known for her powerful
novels, set during or after the Lebanese
civil war (1975–1990). Her 1990 Hajar
al-Dahik (Stone of Laughter) won the
prestigious Al-Naqid Award. In 1993 she
published Ahl al-Hawa (Disciples of
Passion) extending the Lebanese narrative
to a postwar era in which war is clearly
still playing itself out within the national
psyche. The 1998 Harith al-Miyah
(Tiller of Waters) focuses on Beirut, a
city Barakat admits to both loving and
hating, a city totally altered by the war
experience. Barakat’s latest work includes
two novels, My Master and My
Beloved (2004) and The Kingdom
of this Earth (2012), and two plays.
Hoda Barakat will teach one advanced
course and will collaborate with students
on a translation of her work.