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Joseph T. Zeidan
3054 Hamden Court Dublin, OH 43017 (614) 889-8439
Education: Ph.D. Department of Near Eastern Studies, Berkeley, 1982. Specialization in: 1) Classical and Modern Arabic Literature. 2) Modern Hebrew Literature. 3) Intellectual Movements in the Modern Arab World.
M.A. With distinction, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1975. Major in Arabic; Minor in Comparative Literature. Secondary School Teaching Certificate With honorable mention in Arabic, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1970. Education Department.
B.A. Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1969. Major in Arabic and English.
Awards and Fellowships:
1999-2000 Lady Davis Fellowship, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
1998 Grant from Women's Art Journal to write an article with Professor Linnea Dietrich (Miami University, Ohio) on four Arab women artists
1998 Recipient of the nineteenth annual Outstanding Teaching Award for services to Arts and Sciences undergraduates, Ohio State University.
1998 Was honored by SPHINX and Mortar Senior Class Honoraries as An Outstanding Faculty in a reception held March 3, 1998.
1996 College of Humanities Grant-in-Aid (The Ohio State University) , in support of conducting research in Israel on the impact of the Canaanite movement on Modern Hebrew literature.
1996 Melton Center for Jewish Studies (The Ohio State University), in support of conducting research in Israel on the impact of the Canaanite movement on Modern Hebrew literature.
1995 Arab Women Novelists: The Formative Years and Beyond was chosen as an Outstanding Academic book of 1995 by Choice magazine.
1995 Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Education, The Arts and Sciences Student Council, The Ohio State University. 1995 Finalist for the 1995 Colleges of the Arts and Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award, The Ohio State University.
1994 Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award, The Ohio State University.
1993 Finalist for Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award, The Ohio State University.
1989-90 Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities through the American Research Center in Egypt to conduct research on "Canonization of the Levantine Theater in Egypt 1876-1919."
1989-90 University Small Research Grant (The Ohio State University) to assist in my research; "Canonization of the Levantine Theater in Egypt 1876-1919."
1988 College of Humanities Grant-in-Aid (The Ohio State University) , in support of preparing the manuscript "Women Novelists in Modern Arabic Literature" for publication.
1980-81 Grant from University of California at Berkeley to re-record the tapes for Elementary Modern Standard Arabic, Part One, with full vocalization and added material.
1976 Voted one of the outstanding professors at UC Berkeley for excellence in teaching by student publication Primer.
1974-76 Fellowship from Haifa University for doctoral studies at the University of California, Berkeley.
Professional Affiliations:
American Association of Teachers of Arabic.
American Oriental Society.
American Research Center in Egypt Association of Middle Eastern Women's Studies British Society for Middle Eastern Studies.
Middle East Studies Association of North America.
Professional Services:
Fellowship Committee Member, American Research Center in Egypt for 1998.
Chaired the panel "North African Literature," Middle East Studies Association of North America, San Francisco, CA, November 1997.
Chaired the panel "Literary Reflections of Gender and Identity," Middle East Studies Association of North America, Providence RI, November 1996.
Participated in a panel: The Image of Women in the Arab Cinema, The Middle East Studies Center, The Ohio State University, April 1996.
Chaired a panel at the Midwest Jewish Studies Colloquium, The Ohio State University, April 1995.
Asked by Tel Aviv University (Israel) to evaluate candidates for tenure and promotion, 1994, 1995).
Asked by Haifa University to evaluate Assistant Professors for tenure and promotion, 1995)
Asked to evaluate a proposals of a Ph. D. Dissertations for Tel Aviv University, Israel, 1994, 1995)
Participated in "Tape Simulated Arabic Speaking Test Rater Training Workshop," Center For Middle Eastern and North African Studies, Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 1994.
Asked to evaluate a manuscript, "Yahya Haqqi: His Contribution to Arabic Fiction" for publication by University of California Press, 1985.
Appointed by the Executive Board of the American Association of Teachers of Arabic (AATA) to a five-year term on the Editorial Board of AATA's journal, Al-Arabiyya from January 1, l988, through December 31, 1992.
Appointed for a second term through 1995.
Asked to write evaluations of manuscripts for the following journals: Al-Arabiyya, 1987-96. Hebrew Annual Review, 1991 International Journal of Middle East Studies, 1988-91. African Studies, 1995.
Chaired the panel "Modern Iranian and Arabic Literature," Middle East Studies Association of North America, Baltimore, MD, November 1987.
Chaired a panel at the conference, "The Role Geography in Jewish Civilization--Perceptions, Place, Time, and Location in Jewish Life." The Ohio State University, Fall, 1990.
Participated in the conference, "The Middle East in Its Past, Present and Future," The Middle Eastern Studies Center, The Ohio State University, May 1992.
Participated in the conference, "The Middle East : Its History, Culture and Peoples," The Middle Eastern Studies Center, The Ohio State University, February 1993.
Languages:
Arabic (native); fluent in Hebrew and English; reading knowledge of French and Spanish.
Work Experience:
1994-present Associate Professor of Arabic, Department
of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, The Ohio State University.
Summer 1993 Acting Chairperson, Department of Near Eastern, Judaic and Hellenic Languages and Literatures.
1986-1994 Assistant Professor of Arabic, Department of Near Eastern, Judaic and Hellenic Languages and Literatures, The Ohio State University.
1982-86 Visiting Lecturer in Arabic Literature and Language, University of California at Berkeley. Intermediate language courses in Arabic; literature courses in modern Arabic poetry, fiction, drama and literary criticism.
1974-82 Instructor of Arabic language, University of California at Berkeley. Since 1977, in charge of Elementary Modern Standard Arabic; courses in Palestinian dialect and advanced courses in Arabic usage.
1979-81 Dean of Arabic School, Arab Cultural Center, San Francisco.
1977-85 Coordinator-in-charge and instructor in Arabic, Arabic Summer Workshops, University of California at Berkeley.
1972-74 Lecturer in Arabic Literature and Language, Arabic Department, Haifa University, Israel.
1969-74 Teaching and Research Assistant, Arabic Department, Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
1968-74 High school teacher, Kafr Yassif High School, Tamra High School, Arabic and English.
1964-65 Elementary school teacher, Tamra Elementary School, Israel.
Sole Supervision of M.A. Theses at OSU:
Calhoun, Catherine, Rereading, Rewriting and Resistance: Ghassan Kanafani's A'id ila Haifa as Minor Literature, 1989.
Bell, Gregory, Literary Commitment and Gender in Arabic Literature: A Study of Yusuf Idris's Al-Ayb, 1989.
Popp, Richard, Egyptian Popular Theater of the 1950s and 1960s: New Theatrical Direction or a Cultural Statement? 1993.
Harter, Scott, "Al-Khudcah an al-Amaliyyah al-Kubra:" Two of Idris's Invectives on Nasserism: Concealed Meanings, 1993.
Shammout, Khalid, Ghassan Kanafani's Short Stories: A Critical Study, 1995.
Siada, Ghada, Alfred Faraj: The Making of a Playwright, 1995.
Hassan, Fatne, Hannah Minah's Trigoly of the Sea: An Analytical Study, 1996.
Goldsberry, Lalainya, The Question of Language in Modern Arabic Prose, 1997.
Alsarhan, Asma, Sayyid Qutub as a Critic, 1996- 1998.
Tamimi, Maher, 1996- 1998.
El-Youssuf, Hana, 1997
Nichols, Jennifer, 1997
Elsakkaf, Ilwi, 1997
Suartz, Frank, Badr Shakir al-Sayyab: A critical Study and Translation, 1998
Kashou, Hanan, 1998
Chairing M.A. Committees:
Mansour, Fawaz, Department of Near Eastern, Judaic and Hellenic Languages and Literatures.
Skrzypczak, John, Department of Near Eastern, Judaic and Hellenic Languages and Literatures.
Membership on M.A Committees:
Welch, Sandra, Department of Near Eastern, Judaic and Hellenic Languages and Literatures.
Ahmed, Mustafa, Department of Near Eastern, Judaic and Hellenic Languages and Literatures.
Arabi, Afif, Art Education.
Murad, Hessa, Department of Near Eastern, Judaic and Hellenic Languages and Literatures.
Wison, Genevieve, Department of Near Eastern, Judaic and Hellenic Languages and Literatures.
Dweik, Raghad, Educational Studies.
Al-Sadoun, Mohammed, Art Education.
Oda, Ryoichi, Department of Near Eastern, Judaic and Hellenic Languages and Literatures.
Cross, Carmen, 1997
Schreiber, Kim, 1996-1998.
Curry, John, 1997-1998.
Armanios, Febe Y., 1997-1998.
Williams, Nonie, 1997
Silberring, Oshrit, 1998
Sole Supervision of Honor Students' Theses:
Cross, Carmen, Feminism and War in Modern Arabic Literature, 1996.
Membership on Ph.D. Committees:
Dweik, Raghad, Educational Studies, 1995-1997.
Arabi, Afif, Art Education, 1994-1997.
Al-Sadoun, Mohammed, Art Education, 1994-1999.
Ahmed, Mustafa, History, 1994-1998.
Alhelwa, Khalid, Department of Communication, 1997
Furnish, Tim, History, 1997
Curry, John, History, 1998
Amanios, Febe Y., History, 1998
Popp, Richard, Georgetown University, 1997
Co-supervision of Ph.D. Students:
Hinton, John, Linguistics, 1995-present.
Bahour, Riad, History, 1996.
Courses Developed and Taught at Ohio State University:
Arabic 372: Modern Arabic Literature in Translation
Arabic H372: Modern Arabic Literature in Translation, Honors Version.
Arabic 400.01: Review of Arabic Grammar (1)
Arabic 400.02: Review of Arabic Grammar (2)
Arabic 603: Advanced Arabic Conversation and Composition
Arabic 651: Contemporary Arabic Prose Fiction
Arabic 652: Contemporary Arabic Poetry and Drama
Arabic 693: Modern Arabic Theater
Arabic 693: Contemporary Syrian Theater
Arabic 693: Modern Arabic Thought
Arabic 721: Studies in Modern Arabic Poetry
Arabic 722: Studies in Modern Arabic Prose
Arabic 811: Seminar in Modern Arabic Literature: Najib Mahfuz's Contribution
Arabic 811: Seminar in Modern Arabic Literature: Tawfiq al-Hakim's Contribution
Arabic 811: Seminar in Modern Arabic Literature: Arab Women Writers
Arabic 811: Seminar in Modern Arabic Literature: Modern Arabic Criticism
Publications:
Published Books:
Masadir al-Adab al-Nisa'i fi al-cAlam al-cArabi al-Hadith
(Bibliography of Women's Literature in the Modern Arab World).
Beirut: Al-Mu'assasa al-cArabiyya li-al-Dirasat wa-al-Nashr, 1999 (p.783)
Who's Who in Contemporary Women's Writing, ed. Jane Eldridge Miller. London: Routledge (Arabic Contributor Editor, contributed 35 entries and a comprehensive bibliography on Arab women's literature).
The Unknown Works of Mayy Ziyadah, preface by Ghada Samman. Abu Dhabi (UAE): Cultural Foundation, 1996.
Reviewed by:
* Hasan, Fatima. aljadid. Vol. 3. No. 14, January1997, p. 29 & 28.
* Kharis, Samiha. Durrat al-Imarat. No. 69. July1996, pp. 100-101.
*Kurayyim, Samiha, Mayy Ziyada: Katibat al-cArabiyya fi al-Qarn al-cIshrin. Cairo: Al-Dar al-Misriyya al-Lubnaniyya, 1999, pp. 73-90.
* Al-Qasim, Nabih. Al-Ittihad. November 4, 1996, p.22.
*Al-Qasim, Nabih. Fi al-Hamm al-Thaqafi. Shifaram: Matbacat al-Mashriq, 1996, pp. 131-8.
* Ramadan, Birksam. Akhbar al-Adab (Egypt). No. 230. December 7, 1997. (was republished in Israel by Al-Ittihad (Haifa) and Fasl al-Maqal (Nazareth)
* Qaddura, Walid. Al-Ittihad (UAE), August 13, 1996.
* Al-Samman. Al-Hawadith. No. 2050. February 16-22,1996, p. 78
*Al-Samman Ghada. Al-Hawadith. No. 2051. February 23-29, 1996, p. 78 .
*Al-Samman, Ghada. Al-Hayah. No. 12358. December27, 1996, p. 16.
* Ziegler, Antje. Die Welt des Islams: International Journal for thec Study of Modern Islam. Vol 39. No. 1. March 1999, pp. 103-15.
Arab Women Novelists: The Formative Years and Beyond. New York: State University of New York Press, 1995.
Reviewed by:
* Aercke, Kristiaan. Al-Raida (Lebanon). Vol. 13. No. 73. 1996, pp. 47-8.
* Allen, Roger. Journal of the American Oriental Society. Vol. 117. No. 3. July-September 1997, pp. 589-90.
* Baron, Beth. Middle Eastern Studies. Vol. 32. No. 3. July1996,pp.172-8.
* Cooke, M. Choice. Vol. 33. No. 1. September 1995, p.108.
* Gallagher, Nancy.DOMES. Vol. 4. No. 4. Fall 1995, pp. 64-66.
* Faqir, Fadia. Journal of Islamic Studies. Vol.10.No. 2. May 1999, pp.215-6.
* Halim, Latifa. Al-Ittihad al-Ishtiraki (Morocco). November 11,1998 (reprinted in Al-Ittihad (Haifa, Israel) August 30, 1999, p.20)
* Hasan, F. aljadid. No. 15. February 1997, p. 29.
* Manist, Dina. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. Vol 59. No. 2. 1996, p. 352-3.
* Wen-chin, Ouyang. Al-cArabiyya. Vol.28. 1995, pp.143-6.
Modern Arabic Literature: A Research Bibliography 1800 - 1980 . (eds.) S. Moreh and M. Milson. Jerusalem: Academon, 1993. (Participating)
Masadir al-Adab al-Nisa'i fi al-cAlam al-cArabi al-Hadith (Bibliography of Women's Literature in the Modern Arab World). Jeddah: The Literary Club, 1986 .
Masadir li-Dirasat al-Adab fi al-cAlam al-cArabi al-Hadith (Bibliography for the Study of Modern Arabic Literature 1800-1970), 2 vols., with S. Moreh and M. Milson. Jerusalem: The Afro-Asian Institute, Hebrew University, 1971. (limited circulation)
Completed Manuscripts:
Days of My Life (Ayyam min Hayati), by Zeinab Al- Ghazali. Translation , editing and introduction. (with John Hinton).
Chapters in Books: "Modern Arab Theater: The Journey Back," Boullata,
Issa (ed.), Tradition and Modernity in Arabic Literature . Layetteville: The University of Arkansas Press , 1997.
Books in Progress: In Their Own Words: Testimonies of Arab Women Writers
(Translation and introduction) As the Words Turn Olive: Arab Women Poets in the Turning Century, ed.
Nathalie Handal (Translated 9 poems from Arabic into English(forthcoming)
"Mayy Ziyada ans Bahithat al-Badiya: The Search for the First Feminist Voice,"
in Hoda El-Sadda, Malak Hifni Nasif. Cairo: Women and Memory Forum (forthcoming)
Fusul fi Naqd al-Shicr al-cArabi al-Hadith
(Chapters in the Criticism of Modern Arabic Poetry). Edited with bibliography and notes.
The Hymn: Short Stories from United Arab Emirates (Translation and
Introduction)
Published Articles:
"The Image of the Jew in the Arabic Novel 1920 - 1973," Shofar
(Journal of the Jewish Studies Program of Purdue University),
Vol. 3, No. 7, Spring 1989, pp. 58-82.
"Habib Shuwayri: al-Bi'ah wa-al-Tacaddud"
("Habib Shuwayri: Environment and Diversity") al-Mawakib (Nazareth) 9&10
(September & October), 1987 ,pp. 81-84.
"Myth and Symbol in the Poetry of Adunis and Yusuf al-Khal,
"Journal of Arabic Literature (Leiden) vol. X, 1979, pp. 70-94.
Articles in Progress:
"The Quest for National Identity in Modern Arabic and Hebrew Literatures:
The Syrian Party and the Canaanite Movement."
"Al-Qabbani's Contribution to Modern Arab Theater.
Invited article for Al-Karmil (Published by the Arabic Department at Haifa University."
"The Arabic Theater in North Africa: Adoption of Adaptation.
"Invited chapter in a book edited by Wail Hallaq"
"The Canonization of the Levantine Theater in Egypt 1876-1919."
Reviews:
"Najib Mahfuz: The Novelist-Philosopher of Cairo, by Menahem Milson,"
Middle East Quarterly, IX (3) (September
1999), pp. 88-9.
"A Short History of Modern Arabic Literature, by M. M. Badawi,
The Muslim World , LXXXVII (1) (January 1997), pp. 88-90.
"Live Theatre and Dramatic Literature in Medieval Arabic World By Shmuel Moreh."
The Muslim World . LXXIII(2) (April 1993), pp. 199 - 201.
"Veiled Sentiments: Honor and Poetry in a Bedouin Society by Lila Abu Lughod,"
Journal of the American Oriental Society, 109.3 (1989), pp.441-3.
"Modern Arabic Poetry 1890-1970 by S. Moreh,"
Journal of the American Oriental Society 99.1, 1979, pp. 140-2.
Conference Presentations:
October 1998 "Mayy Ziyada and Bahithat al-Badiya: The Search for
the First Feminist Voice," at Women and Memory Forum, Cairo, Egypt.
January 1998 "Viewing the Other: Jews in Modern Arabic Fiction, "Columbus Torah Academy.
June 1997 "Women and Literature in the Arab World,"
Workshop on Middle Eastern Cultures, Ohio State University.
January 1997 "Portraying the Other: The Image of Men in the Arab Women's Novel,"
International Conference on Discourses on Gender/Gendered Discourses in the Middle East.
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
December 1995 "Modern Arab Theater: A Quest for a New Form,
"Middle East Studies Association of North America, Washington, D. C.
March 1995 "Arab Women Novelists: The Quest for Personal Identity,"
Forces of Change: A Symposium on Women, Art and Literature in the Arab World,
The Carter Center of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
November 1993 "Representing Men in Arab Women's Novel,
"Middle East Studies Association of North America, North Carolina.
April 1993 "The Jew in Modern Arab Literature,"
International and Interdisciplinary Conference : Bridging the
Worlds of Islam and Judaism. University of California at Berkeley.
November 1991"The Arabic Theater in North Africa: Adoption of Adaptation,
"Middle East Studies Association of North America, Washington, D.C.
January 1990 "Modern Egyptian Theater:
The Formative Years," American Research Center in Egypt, Cairo.
November 1988 "The Quest for Identity in Modern Arab Theater,"
Middle East Studies Association of North America, Los Angeles, CA.
"Standard vs. Colloquial: Issues Relating to Arabic Proficiency in the Classroom,"
workshop participant, Middle East Studies Association of North America, Los Angeles, CA.
November 1987 "The Egyptian Theater in the Nineteenth Century: The Syro-Lebanese Connection,"
Middle East Studies Association of North America, Baltimore, MD.
August 1987 "Palestinian Literature: The Contribution of Habib Shuwayri,"
Symposium, al-Mawakib (a cultural periodical in Arabic), Nazareth, Israel.
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