Brian T. Edwards

Brian T. Edwards
NationalityAmerican
Alma materYale University
Occupation(s)Dean, Professor
OrganizationTulane University

Brian T. Edwards is dean of the School of Liberal Arts and professor of English at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Prior to moving to Tulane in 2018, he was on the faculty of Northwestern University, where he was the Crown Professor in Middle East Studies, professor of English and Comparative Literary Studies, and the founding director of the Program in Middle East and North African Studies (MENA).[1][2]

Edwards's research has two main focuses: the globalization of American studies[3][4] and his theorization of "cultural circulation", especially vis-à-vis the Middle East and North Africa.[5][6]

Edwards is also an advocate for language learning at both university and K-12 levels,[7] and has served on the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ Commission on Language Learning.[8]

  1. ^ "Brian Edwards named dean of Tulane School of Liberal Arts". The Seattle Times. 2018-06-03. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  2. ^ "Brian Edwards named dean of Tulane School of Liberal Arts". Associated Press. 2018-06-03. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  3. ^ Giles, Paul (2017-03-01). "Between Two Fires: Transnationalism and Cold War Poetry: After the American Century: The Ends of U.S. Culture in the Middle East (review)". American Literature. 89 (1): 194–196. doi:10.1215/00029831-3788801. ISSN 0002-9831.
  4. ^ Hibbard, Allen (2017-02-17). "After the American century: The ends of US culture in the Middle East". Interventions. 19 (2): 298–300. doi:10.1080/1369801X.2016.1250485. ISSN 1369-801X. S2CID 151341556.
  5. ^ Lubin, Alex (2017). "Brian Edwards, After the American Century: The Ends of U.S. Culture in the Middle East (Review)". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 49 (1): 197–198. doi:10.1017/S0020743816001355. ISSN 0020-7438. S2CID 164786608.
  6. ^ Schueller, Malini Johar (2008). "Orientalizing American Studies". American Quarterly. 60 (2): 481–489. doi:10.1353/aq.0.0013. ISSN 1080-6490. S2CID 145168869.
  7. ^ "Teach Arabic at Public Schools? Why One Professor Says 'Yes'". WTTW News. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
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