Dr. Emily Drumsta

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Emily Drumsta is an Assistant Professor in the Middle Eastern Studies program at the University of Texas at Austin, focusing on modern Arabic and Francophone literatures. She has authored several notable works, including 'Ways of Seeking: Arabic Novel Poetics Investigation' published by The University of California Press in 2024 and 'Revolt Sun: Selected Poetry of Nazik al-Mala'ikah' from Saqi Books in 2020, for which she received the PEN/Heim Translation Prize in 2018. Emily is also a co-founder of Tahrir Documents, an online archive dedicated to preserving newspapers, broadsides, pamphlets, and other ephemera from the 2011 uprisings in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Her academic contributions have appeared in various prestigious journals such as Middle Eastern Literatures, Modernism/modernity, Social Text, Journal of World Literature, and Research in African Literatures. Emily is dedicated to advancing the study and appreciation of Middle Eastern literatures and cultures through her teaching and research activities.

Research Interests

Courses

Modern Arabic Poetry Intensive Arabic II Theory and Practice of Literary Translation Modern Egypt Film/Fiction Engaging Middle East Arab Francophonie

Requirements for University of Texas at Austin

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:79
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
Application Checklist
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  • Three letters of recommendation
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Specialization Notes

General requirements for the Graduate School at UT Austin apply to all programs unless otherwise specified.