Khalil Sawan

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Khalil Sawan

Ph.D. Candidate

Contact

Stokes Hall South 356

Email: khalil.sawan@bc.edu

Education

  • M.A. in Arabic Language and Literature, American University of Beirut

Courses

Europe in the World I

Latin America in the World II

Advanced Arabic as a Foreign Language

Research Interests

Mamluk and Early Ottoman East Mediterranean Cities; Material Culture, Foodways, Cultural History, Music History, Literary History

Advisor

Dana Sajdi

Department

History

Biography

Khalil is a PhD candidate interested in the Arabic-speaking Eastern Mediterranean during the Mamluk and Ottoman periods. In 2021, he graduated from the American University of Beirut after completing his M.A. thesis on critical editing practices and the concept of 'turath' (heritage) throughout the twentieth century. His current research focuses on cultural history including food ways, music, material culture, and popular literature.

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