Background
Prior to joining Binghamton University, Tarek Shamma taught at universities in Syria, United Arab Emirates and Qatar. His research interests include translation and culture, history of translation, Arabic literature and cultural representation.
He is the author of Translation and the Manipulation of Difference: Arabic Literature in Nineteenth-Century England (St. Jerome/Routledge, 2009). His most recent publications include Anthology of Arabic Discourse on Translation (Routledge, 2022; also published in Arabic by Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, Qatar); “Universal Wisdom, Islamic Law: Translation Discourse in Classical Arabic,” in The Routledge Handbook of Translation History (Routledge, 2021); and “In Search of Universal Laws: Averroes’ Interpretation of Aristotle’s Poetics,” in World Literature: Premises and Problems (SUNY Press, 2021).
Select Publications
- Anthology of Arabic Discourse on Translation. London and New York: Routledge, 2022. Coauthor Myriam Salama-Carr.
- (in Arabic)أنثولوجيا الترجمة العربية. المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات. الدوحة، قطر. [Arabic Translation Anthology]. Doha, Qatar: Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies], 2022. Coauthor Myriam Salama-Carr
- “The Arabic Tradition”. In Routledge Handbook on the History of Translation Studies, Anne O’Connor (ed.). London and New York: Routledge, 2024.
- “In Search of Universal Laws: Averroes’ Interpretation of Aristotle’s Poetics.” In World Literature: Premises and Problems, Luiza Moreira (ed.). Albany: SUNY Press, 2021. 9-28
- “Women and Slaves: Gender Politics in the Arabian Nights.” Marvels & Tales: Journal of Fairy-Tale Studies 31(2), 2017. 239–260
Education
- PhD, MA, Binghamton University
- BA, Tishreen University, Latakia, Syria
Research Interests
- Translation and Culture
- Orientalism and Postcolonial Studies
- Cultural Studies
- The Arabian Nights
- The Bible in Islamic Cultures
Awards
- Faculty Fellowship, The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH), Binghamton University. Spring 2021.
- Subvention Award by Harpur College, Binghamton University. May 2019-June 2020.
- Three-year grant by the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) for the project “Anthology of Arabic Discourse on Translation.” 2015-2019 (extended for one year).
