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Amanda Batarseh is an Assistant Professor with research and teaching focused on Palestinian literature, Arabic literature, Arab American and Arab diaspora literature, Indigenous studies, Mediterranean studies, and comparative literature. Her scholarly work is supported by the University of California Humanities Research Institute, Hellman Fellowship, and Faculty Career Development Program. In addition, she received funding from the UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. Amanda has been actively involved in publications such as 'Centering Place Tawfiq Canaan’s Literary Cartography' in the Journal of Palestine Studies and has contributed to numerous articles and book chapters discussing literature and cultural narratives. Her academic background includes a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of California, Davis, and degrees in Art History and Italian Studies. Amanda is also engaged in public humanities work, exemplified by her article commemorating 75 years of Nakba, which reflects on significant literary conversations.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).