Dr. Chihab El Khachab

Biography

Chihab El Khachab is an Associate Professor specializing in Visual Anthropology at the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography. His research focuses on Egyptian media production and visual media anthropology, drawing on extensive fieldwork within the film industry. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Ottawa and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Oxford. Chihab's prior academic experience includes serving as a Junior Research Fellow in Anthropology at Christ Church, Oxford, and as a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies in Cambridge. His current research combines historical and ethnographic methods to explore bureaucratic practices within Egypt's Ministry of Culture, aiming to understand how cultural administration contributes to national identity. El Khachab teaches MSc/MPhil courses in Visual, Material, and Museum Anthropology, with a particular emphasis on visual anthropology and digital methodologies. He is also an active writer, contributing to discussions on film and social science, with publications in both Arabic and English.

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