Jennifer Chandler

PhD student

Department of Middle Eastern Studies,

University of Manchester

Contact Details:

chandlerjenny@gmail.com or
Jennifer.chandler@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk

Current Activities:

Thesis Title: Literature and the Iran-Iraq War: Performative Masculinities in Persian and Arabic Fiction

Supervisors: Dr Dominic Parviz Brookshaw and Prof. Hoda Elsadda

Co-Organiser of Arab Women Writers in Diaspora Workshop being held at the University of Manchester on 10th December 2009

Available for collaboration/comment on: Gender, sexuality and literature particularly comparative studies of Persian and Arabic literature.

Professional memberships:

British Society of Middle Eastern Studies (Brismes)

Qualifications:

University of Manchester

• BA Hons. (2004-2008) (1st class)  Middle Eastern Languages (Arabic and Persian)
• MA (2008-2009) Arabic Studies (Thesis title: Militarizing Men, Utilizing Women: Representations of Masculinity in Fiction of the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988))

Publications/Papers:

The Inconstant Lover: Images of Masculinity in War and Diaspora in Betool Khedairi’s A Sky so Close (Kam badat al-sama’ qaribah!!) to be presented at Arab Women Writers in Diaspora Workshop at Manchester University.

Academic Awards:

CASAW 1+3 MA/PhD funding