Dina Heshmat
- Position: Associate Professor
- Department: Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations
- Email: dina.heshmat@aucegypt.edu
Brief Biography
Dina Heshmat joined the Department of Arab and Islamic Studies in 2013, where she teaches modern and contemporary Arabic literature. Her research focuses on the relationship between urban and historical contexts and literary and cinematic narratives. Before joining The American University in Cairo (AUC), she taught Arabic language and literature at Leiden University (2009 - 2013). She was a fellow of the Nantes Institute for Advanced Study in 2022-2023.
Research Interest
- Literature and History
- Literature and Urban Space
- Literature and Cinema
- Gender Studies