Mary N. Layoun
Copy contact details to clipboardExpert on comparative study of modern cultures, literature and politics of eastern Mediterranean, Middle East, Japan, U.S.
Professor, comparative literature
608-262-9767 (Work)
Home and cell phones available upon request.
Mary N. Layoun
Professor, comparative literature
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Expert on comparative study of modern cultures, literature and politics of eastern Mediterranean, Middle East, Japan, U.S.
http://complit.lss.wisc.edu/faculty/layoun.php
layoun@lss.wisc.edu
608-262-9767 (work)
Home and cell phones available upon request; e-mail experts@uc.wisc.edu
Areas of expertise
- Comparative modern cultures, literature and politics in Arabic, English, French, Greek and Japanese and their translation
- Nationalism and narratives of other communities
- Gender, community and citizenship
- International comic books and history
- Comparative race and ethnicity in and beyond the U.S.
- Visual culture, narrative and rhetoric
Notable achievements
- Outstanding Woman of Color Award, UW-Madison, 2008
- Modern Language Association executive council, 2004-08
- Author, "Wedded to the Land?: Gender, Boundaries, and Nationalism-in-Crisis," 2001
- Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Award, 2006; UW-Madison Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award, 1999
- Author, "Travels of a Genre: Ideology and the Modern Novel," 1990, (Choice Outstanding Academic Book, 1991)
- Fulbright Research Award, 1989-90
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