- Sessional Instructor, Department of Literature and Language, Concordia University of Edmonton
Houssem Ben Lazreg, PhD, is a scholar in Modern Languages and Cultural Studies whose research explores the role of news translation in shaping and reframing geopolitical narratives in conflict zones, particularly the MENA region. He recently completed his doctorate at the University of Alberta, where his research examined the translation of media narratives surrounding the 2019 Libyan conflict through the lens of Socio-Narrative Theory in Translation and Critical Discourse Analysis. His research interests include social movements, politics and translation, Middle Eastern graphic novels, and Islamist militant movements.
Experience
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2019–presentSessional Instructor of Arabic and French , Concordia University of Edmonton
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2014–presentFreelance Translator and Interpreter, Translation Agencies
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2023–presentArabic Instructor , Middlebury Summer Language School
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2014–2021Teaching Assistant of Arabic and French, University of Alberta
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2013–2014Arabic Language Instructor, Indiana University (Bloomington)
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2012–2013Teaching Assistant of French, West Virginia University
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2010–2011Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant of Arabic , Michigan State University
Education
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2026University of Alberta, PhD in Modern Languages and Cultural Studies
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2012Nazareth College of Rochester, Master degree in TESOL
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2010Faculty of Arts and Humanities in Sousse, BA in English Language and Literature
Publications
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2021Religions, Post-Islamism and intellectual production: A bibliometric analysis of the evolution of contemporary Islamic thought
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2021Religions, Post-Islamism in Tunisia and Egypt: Contradictory Trajectories
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2020E-International Relations, COVID-19: Why is the World Singling Out New Zealand for Praise?
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2020E-International Relations, Reversal of (Im) mobility Privilege and Borders during COVID-19
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2020E-International Relations, Towards an ‘American Spring’ of Justice and Equality?
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2018The Cambridge History of the Graphic Novel, Co-author of a book chapter titled: " The Discovery of Marjane Satrapi and the Translation of Works from and about the Middle East "
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2018Fletcher Security Review, Western Foreign Fighters: The Threat to Homeland and International Security by Phil Gursky: A Book Review
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2018Transference, To the Arab Nation: After “Damn you,” You Are No Longer Worthy of Greetings by Ahmed Fouad Negm. Translation and Introduction by Houssem Ben Lazreg
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2017TranscUlturAl: A Journal of Translation and Cultural Studies, Translations of Two Poems by Ouled Ahmed
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2017Transference, In Jerusalem by Tamim Al-Barghouti. Translation and Introduction by Houssem Ben Lazreg
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2017Arab Studies Quarterly, Marjane Satrapi and the Graphic Novels from and about the Middle East
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2016Journal of Terrorism Research, ISIS, The State of Terror (Book review)
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2016Multilingual Discourses, Five Villains by Ahmed Mattar. Translation and Introduction by Houssem Ben Lazreg
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2016Golden Meteorite Press, Screwballs. Translation by Houssem Ben Lazreg
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2016Transference, A Woman Moving Within Me by Nizar Qabbani. Translation and Introduction by Houssem Ben Lazreg
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2015Studia o Przekładzie, The Abbasid Translation Movement: Al Jahiz as a Pionner
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2015Transference, The Visa by Hisham Al Gakh. Translation and Introduction by Houssem Ben Lazreg
Professional Memberships
- American Association of Teachers of Arabic
- Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers
- Middle East Studies Association of North America
- American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Contact Houssem for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Edmonton
- Website
- X (formerly Twitter): @SousseDe
- Article Feed
- ORCID
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