English
العربية
Rula B. Quawas
المعلومات الشخصية
العنوان:
Professor in the American Literature and Feminism معلومات الاتصال ( خاص )
معلومات الاتصال ( العمل)
اسم الشركة / المؤسسة:
University of Jordan
القسم:
American Literature Dept.
المدينة:
Amman
الدولة:
Jordan
هاتف:
+962 6 5355000 (Ext. 23940, 23941, 23942, 23943)
فاكس:
+962 6 5300437
الموقع اللإلكتروني - العمل:
http://www.ju.edu.jo/ الدرجة العلمية
Bachelor: University of Jordan, Jordan, 1981 \ American Literature and Feminism
Master: University of Jordan, Jordan, 1991 \ American Literature and Feminism
Ph.D.: University of North Texas, USA, August 1995 \ American Literature and Feminism
الاختصاصات
اللغات:
Arabic
English
الوظائف
المناصب التي شغلتها الخبيرة:
She is the first one to introduce and teach feminist courses in the English Department at the university of Jordan, focusing on American feminism and its intricate complexities
She also teaches Arab feminism and contemporary Arab women writers in translation to CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange) students at the University of Jordan
She has founded the Women’s Studies Center at the University of Jordan and was its Director for two years, 2006-2008
She has also founded the Knowledge Production Unit at the Jordanian National Commission for Women in Feb. 2009 and was its director for one year
She is committed to empowering women and community members to become strong advocates for gender equity and social justice
العضويات العامة و المكاتب الفخرية:
Rula serves on several committees that aim to support and promote awareness of women’s issues and to enhance women’s participation in all sectors of society
مراجع العمل والإنتاج:
She has written and published numerous essays in English on Willa Cather, Edith Wharton, Kate Chopin, Ellen Glasgow, Agnes Smedley, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Emily Dickinson, Marilyn French, Doris Lessing, Nawal El-Saadawi, and Huda Shaarawi
She has also co-authored three English Language textbooks that are being taught at the University of Jordan
She, moreover, serves on many editorial boards such as the Journal of Women’s Entrepreneurship and Education, Studies in Literature in English, and the International Journal of Arabic-English Studies
الجوائز التقديرية
الإنجازات المتميزة:
She is the first one to introduce and teach feminist courses in the English Department
الجوائز التقديرية:
Rula was awarded a medal for a distinguished international scholar in the USA and is often invited to give lectures on Arab feminism
She was also awarded the Meritorious Honor Award for Leadership and Dedication to the empowerment of Jordanian women by HRH Princess Basma in 2009.