Selim S. Kuru
PI, University of Washington, Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
2022
Andrew Weymouth
Research and Exhibit Design
Andrew Weymouth is an Archivist, Exhibit Designer and 2022 UW MLIS graduate student who contributed to this project while completing his Capstone, Mapping Language: Representation of Immigrant Communities in the Pacific Northwest, 1880-1930
Wiqaa Al Jubeer
Research, Art, and Data collection
Wiqaa Al Jubeer contributed to this project as an intern while completing her B.A. degrees in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures and English Department at the University of Washington.
2019-2020
Solmaz Shakeriferd
Research and data collection
Solmaz Shakeriferd compiled the information for the first list of over 60 titles while she was working on her graduate studies in the Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Near and Middle Eastern Studies
STUDENTS
The origin of the idea behind MENAI is a course that Selim S. Kuru developed for the HONORS Program at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA. The 5-credit course was offered for the first time in Spring 2022 over Zoom with 29 registered students. Second time over, the course was offered in person in Spring 2022 with 29 registered students. During that quarter, a 2-credit version of the course was offered through the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization with four registered students. The courses helped Kuru develop the MENAI. We would like to acknowledge all students who had taken the course on this page. Second phase of the project will include an exhibit of the student work that include translations between verbal and visual languages and products of collaborative group projects.