From 15 to 21 May 2026, we were honored to host Dr. Anouar El Younssi (Oxford College of Emory University, USA) for a series of guest lectures centered on his book The Experimental Turn in the Moroccan Novel, 1976–1989. The lectures opened valuable conversations on Moroccan fiction, literary innovation, narrative experimentation, and the cultural contexts…
On April 17th, we had the pleasure of hosting a truly special literary event with the writer Mohamed El Ftouh. The event took place at the Iklyle Cultural Center in Tetouan, in collaboration with Confluence Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies and the Laboratory of Linguistic, Literary, Cultural, and Interdisciplinary Studies at the Faculty of Arts and…
On March 7th, Hakima Choukri presented a paper on the intersectionality and traumatic psychosocial effects of surveillance in the Arab-American bildungsroman at the 27th annual conference of The Scottish Association for the Study of America. The conference took place in the University of the Highlands and Islands, Inverness, Scotland. It brought together senior and early-career…
The LLICS Lab is pleased to acknowledge the participation of its PhD student, Ikram Ben Talha, as a panelist in the Forum on Education Abroad Regional Seminar, “Strengthening Institutional Support for Student Success to Grow Education Abroad in the Mediterranean Region,” held on 5 February 2026 at the University of New England Tangier Campus. The…
We were pleased to host an online seminar on February 4, 2026, titled “Introduction to Indigenous and Ecofeminist Concepts and Literature,” organized by the LLCIS Research Lab and the Interdisciplinary Studies MA Program at Abdelmalek Essaâdi University. The session was led by Dr. Deema Kaedbey, Director of The Knowledge Workshop in Beirut. The seminar examined…
We were honored to host Dr. Matthew N. Hannah from the University of Wisconsin–Madison for an engaging talk titled Digital Futures: Four Provocations. The session offered valuable insights into the evolving field of digital humanities, drawing on Dr. Hannah’s extensive experience as both a practitioner and an administrator in digital scholarship. His reflections on emerging…
Defense Date: December 20th, 2025 Abstract: Moroccan French-language poetry engages with multifaceted crises of language, identity, politics, poetic subjectivity, and readerly reception–tensions rooted in the enduring impacts of colonialism, the uncertainties of post-colonial transition, and persistent sociopolitical tensions. Within this framework, Abdellatif Laâbi emerges as a central figure whose work simultaneously exemplifies and transcends these…
LLCIS Lab is pleased to highlight the participation of Ahmed Benali in the international conference “Writing History in the Maghreb (7th–20th Centuries): Authors, Texts, Manuscripts,” held on 10–11 June 2024 at the Centre Jacques Berque, Rabat, Morocco. Ahmed Benali presented a paper titled “The Rif War Through Riffian Eyes: Revisiting Memoirs, Testimonies, and Local Histories.”…
LLCIS Lab is pleased to highlight the participation of Ahmed Benali in the BRISMES Annual Conference held at Newcastle University, UK, from 1–3 July 2025. Ahmed Benali presented a paper titled “Historical Sites of Oblivion: Contesting Postcolonial Memory in Contemporary Moroccan Literature.” The presentation examined how contemporary Moroccan literature engages with postcolonial memory, exploring sites…
LLCIS Lab is pleased to highlight the participation of Chakib Amghar in the international conference “Border Thinking from the Maghreb: Who Speaks for the Human in a Change of Epoch?” held on November 13, 2025, at Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Saiss, Fes. Chakib Amghar presented a paper titled “Between the Maghreb and the Mashreq:…
