Courses Taught
Introduction to Modern Arabic Literature ARABIC 1635
Arabic Life and Thought (ARABIC 1615)
Arab Cinema (ARABIC 1620)
Global Issues in Literature (ARABIC 1645)
Education & Training
- PhD University of Alexandria, Egypt University College Dublin, Ireland
Representative Publications
2000 Attia, Amani. Big Things/ Small Things: A Deconstructive Reading of Arundhati Roy The God of Small Things, Published in Modernism and Post Modernism: East and West. The Sixth International Symposium on Comparative Literature. November 21-23, 2000. English Department, Faculty of Arts, Cairo University, pp. 151-177.
1998 Attia, Amani. The English Patient: A Metaphoric Representation of the Cycle of Civilization, Published in The Arabs and Britain: Changes and Exchanges. Proceedings of a Conference held in Cairo March 23-25,1998, The British Council. pp 402-410.
1996 Attia, Amani. The Motif of Mutilation of Character and Setting in The Alexandria Quartet" Published in the Faculty of Arts, University of Alexandria Bulletin, no. 47, 1997-1998 pp.1-29. Reprinted in Durrell in Alexandria, On Miracle Ground IX: Conference Proceedings Alexandra, Egypt.
Research Interest Summary
Research Interests
Coming from a literature background, Amani Attia is interested in the modern Arabic novel, and modern critical theory. She has written and presented on modern literary works applying theories of postcolonialism, feminism, and deconstruction.