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Research interests
My research interests are in Arab literature, particularly Arab women's writing, as well as literary trauma theory. I'm also pursuing research in Arab identity and psychoanalytic theories of subjectivity.
Education/Academic qualification
English, Doctor of Philosophy
Award Date: 30 Apr 2023
Creative Writing, Master of Science
Award Date: 25 Nov 2014
Economics, Bachelor of Business, Kuwait University
Award Date: 14 Aug 2004
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Art and Disillusionment in Saleem Haddad’s Floodlines
Alammar, L., 20 Feb 2026, The Markaz Review (TMR).Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Book/Film/Article review
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Edward Said: Writing in the Service of Life
Alammar, L., 21 Jan 2025, Sumud: A New Palestinian Reader. Halasa, M. & Elgrably, J. (eds.). New YorkResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Melancholy acts: Defeat and cultural critique in the Arab world
Alammar, L., 17 Jul 2024, In: Journal of Postcolonial Writing.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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Refuge in the Imaginary: War Trauma and the Limits of Language in Ghada Samman’s Kawābīs Beirut and Samar Yazbek’s Planet of Clay
Alammar, L., Mar 2024, Embodied Testimonies, Gendered Memories, and the Poetics of Trauma: Exploring the Intersection of Deconstructionist and Postcolonial Trauma Theory. Ghodrati, M. & Dale, R. (eds.). 1 ed.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Calligraphy as Identity: Defining Arabness in Script
Alammar, L., 17 Nov 2023, New Lines Magazine.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Activities
- 2 Oral presentation
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“Like orange and navel”: Embodied Memories of Trauma in Lebanese Civil War Literature
Alammar, L. (Speaker)
15 Jul 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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“In their hearts is a fire that won't be put out”: Melancholic Dispatches from the Gazan Genocide
Alammar, L. (Speaker)
1 Jul 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation