Dr. Heather Sharkey

Professor

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Biography

Heather J. Sharkey is a historian specializing in Modern Middle Eastern and North African History. She teaches seminars that explore colonial and postcolonial history, nationalism, imperialism, and the relations between Muslims, Christians, and Jews. Her research interests also include food studies, culinary history, migration, and mobility. She is a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania and has received several prestigious fellowships including Marshall, Fulbright-Hays, and Carnegie. Sharkey has published six notable books and has contributed to dozens of journals and edited volumes. Her significant publications include 'Living Colonialism: Nationalism, Culture, and Anglo-Egyptian Sudan', 'American Evangelicals in Egypt: Missionary Encounters in the Age of Empire', and 'Cultural Conversions: Unexpected Consequences of Christian Missionary Encounters in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia'. In addition to her academic work, Sharkey serves on the editorial boards of various journals and is the editor-in-chief of a bilingual journal 'Social Sciences Missions'.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
Application Checklist
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