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College / Department

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Arabic and Translation Studies

Teaching areas

Translation. Arab and Islamic heritage

Research areas

Translation and intercultural studies. Arab and Islamic Heritage

Education

MA, Translation And Interpreting, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2004

BA, English Language And Literature, Kuwait University, Kuwait, 1984

Professional experience

Instructor, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2006 - Present

Part Time Instructor, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2004 - 2006

Editor/translator, Khalaij Daily, United Arab Emirates, 2001 - 2004

Contact

[email protected]

+971 6 515 2553

Ms. Wesam Al-Assadi

Instructor

MA, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Wesam Al-Assadi teaches Arab and Islamic heritage courses and translation courses. Her main area of research is translation studies, intercultural studies, gender studies and post-colonial literature. She has published a number of articles in international magazines and written a number of chapters in books. She is a PhD candidate at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter, UK.

Publications

Wesam Al-assadi. Power relations and translation as ‘rewriting’ in the postcolonial context, 01 June 2019