Dr. Najat Rahman

Biography

Najat Rahman earned her PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is currently a Full Professor in the Department of Literatures and Languages of the World at Université de Montréal. Her research focuses on stateless literature and the complex articulations and disarticulations of 'home.' She explores themes of plurilingualism, exile, cultural heritage, and the literary conditions that arise from diaspora and perpetual displacement. Her work also addresses the affective processes of grieving and the ways in which humor manifests in response to collective experiences of loss and violence. Rahman supervises various dissertations, engaging students in critical examinations of queer representations in contemporary literature from the Arab world and the intersections of law, literature, and migration. Her research initiatives include projects funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, emphasizing the intricate relationships between sound, fashion, home, and the political landscape in literature.

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