Defense Date: June 24th, 2025 Abstract: Ezra Pound was an expatriate poet, critic and translator whose experiences abroad and contact with foreign influences altered poetic practices of the twentieth century. Through a comparative study of his imagist trinity of visuality, precision, and concision, “Imagism and Mediterranean Poetics: A Transnational Mode of Expression” investigates the contribution…
Defense Date: July 19th, 2025 Abstract: This dissertation explores the cultural significance of Moroccan oral storytelling as a living tradition that both transmits and reshapes the values, beliefs, and identities of Moroccan society. Despite the dominance of written literature, oral narratives in Morocco continue to thrive— evolving through performance, reinterpretation, and intergenerational transmission. Drawing on…
Defense Date: October 3rd, 2025 Abstract: This dissertation explores how a set of American literary giants from the nineteenth to the late twentieth century engage with the Mediterranean through travel writing and what can be called an evolving pattern of literary exploration that implicitly, partially shapes American identity. Through analyzing the works of Mark Twain,…
Viva Date: July 18th, 2025 Abstract: This thesis explores the intellectual projects of Abdallah Laroui and Taha Abderrahmane within the framework of an ongoing debate among thinkers on cultural history and nation-building in the Arab world. It is a comparative study of the ‘historicism’ of Abdallah Laroui and Taha Abderrahmane’s ‘deliberative field’ and ‘trusteeship’ paradigm….
The English Teacher Internship Initiative (ETII) event, hosted in collaboration with the American Cultural Association and partners, brought together prospective English educators for an informative session on Friday, May 16, at 12:00 PM in Room 3. The session, led by Mr. Abdelouahed Ghallali (Local Coordinator, ALC Tangier) and coordinated with Dr. Zakian Benamar (Head of…
The Linguistic, Literary, Cultural & Interdisciplinary Studies Research Lab, in collaboration with New England, organized a reflective session titled “Literary Tangier: Cross-Campus Dialogues on the City’s Biography & Future Narratives” at UNE – Tangier Campus. Bringing together students and scholars from across campuses, the event fostered intimate, cross-disciplinary conversations about Tangier’s evolving literary and cultural…
On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, the Department of English Language & Literature, the Department of History & Civilization, and the Faculty of Humanities at UAE joined forces for a dynamic Cultural & Academic Exchange Session. The event welcomed graduate students from Oxford College of Emory University (USA) and faculty from both institutions for a day…
On April 29, 2025, the Faculty of Letters and Humanities at Abdelmalek Essaâdi University hosted Gülsüm Akpinar, Research Assistant at Sivas Cumhuriyet University, for an engaging conversation exploring the many facets of Turkish culture. Rather than a formal lecture, the event unfolded as an open dialogue between Ms. Akpinar and participants. Through vivid examples and…
On Monday, April 28, 2025, the Faculty of Letters and Humanities at Abdelmalek Essaâdi University hosted a seminar entitled “Research Methodology in Applied Linguistics: Current Issues.” The session was led by Dr. Karim El Hiani, Professor of Linguistics at Abdelmalek Essaâdi University. The seminar brought together doctoral students from linguistics and language studies for an…
Throughout April 2025, the Linguistic, Literary, Cultural & Interdisciplinary Studies Research Lab at the Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, organized a three-part seminar series titled “From Inquiry to Impact: Advanced Research Methods & Academic Publishing.” The sessions, conducted by Dr. Nafiaa Bouanani, Professor and Researcher in Cognitive and Educational Psychology at Abdelmalek…
