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Global Literary Theory
Global Literary Theory is an project at SOAS University of London that brings the literary traditions of the Islamic world, including Arabic, Persian & Turkish, into comparison. We are interested in poetics, politics, and aesthetics. Medium’s only quadrilingual publication.
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Global Literary Theory is an ERC-funded project based at SOAS, University of London that brings into comparison — through translation and original analysis — Arabic, Persian and Turkic poetics. Beyond our three core languages, we are open to collaboration relating to Urdu, Malay, Bangla, Swahili, Tamazight, and other literatures of the Islamic world. DM us on Twitter @balaghas or write us at globalliterarytheory@gmail.com if you’d like to contribute, translate work related to the literary traditions of the Islamic world, or review recent books in the field or literature in translation (see our newsletter for books available for review). And sign up for our newsletter!

Editors
Go to the profile of Rebecca Ruth Gould, PhD
Rebecca Ruth Gould, PhD
Poetry & politics. Free Palestine 🇵🇸. Caucasus & Iran. Writer, Educator, Translator & Editor. rrgould.hcommons.org https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/rebecca-gould
Go to the profile of Kayvan Tahmasebian
Kayvan Tahmasebian
Kayvan Tahmasebian is the author of Mouldinalia (Goman, 2016) and Lecture on Fear and Other Poems (Radical Paper Press, 2019).
Go to the profile of Loubna Bijdiguen
Loubna Bijdiguen
PhD in Media and Communications, translator, editor and media disseminator for the GlobalLIT project.
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Emma Efkeman
I am a collaborator and researcher of haptic experience. Currently, project coordinator in the College of Humanities at SOAS, University of London.
Writers
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Saleh Razzouk
Go to the profile of Hadel Jarada
Hadel Jarada
Go to the profile of Riti Sharma
Riti Sharma
Go to the profile of Mehtap Ozdemir
Mehtap Ozdemir
Go to the profile of Evelyn Jean Pine
Evelyn Jean Pine
Playwright, librettist, redhead.
Go to the profile of Beth Gould
Beth Gould
Go to the profile of Ira Fader
Ira Fader
So much poetry, so little time
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Shara Atashi
Go to the profile of Inge E. Knudsen
Inge E. Knudsen
Mother, grandmother, history and comparative literature passionate; lecturer on European Renaissance and European women writers in 18th & 19th centuries.
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Anna Learn
PhD student at the University of Washington, Seattle.
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Lena Bloch
Background in psychology of learning, literature, philosophy, math.
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Affan Shikoh
Freelance writer from Aligarh, India, who lives in Aligarh, India.
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Ilyas Ahmed
Thin, tall guy who usually keeps quiet and occasionally bores you with his Poetry, Fleeting indulgences and raw opinions.
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Aysel K. Basci
I am a US based writer/literary translator. My work is in The Common, Washington Square Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, Columbia Journal, Los Angeles Review.
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Christine Fair
I study South Asian pol-mil affairs. I'm a foodie, pit bull advocate, scotch lover. Views are my own. RT ≠ endorsements. Ad hominem haters are blocked ASAP!
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Joseph Donahue
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Ehab Badwi
Youth policy advisor
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Kooper Wilson
Go to the profile of Biblioteca Natalie Journal
Biblioteca Natalie Journal
All About History
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Mutazay
Go to the profile of The Literature Diaries
The Literature Diaries
Perusing the world through the literary lens; illuminating the shadows of classical tales. https://linktr.ee/theliteraturediaries
Go to the profile of Jane Carr
Jane Carr
Writings on languages, literature, and life musings.