Dr Stefan Sperl
BA (Oxon), PhD (London)
Overview
Department of the Languages and Cultures of Near and Middle East
Senior Lecturer in Arabic
Centre for Palestine Studies (CPS)
Member
Centre for Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies (CCLPS)
Member
Centre for Migration and Diaspora Studies
Member
London Middle East Institute (LMEI)
Member
- Name:
- Dr Stefan Sperl
- Email address:
- ss6@soas.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- 020 7898 4338
- Address:
- SOAS, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG - Building:
- Russell Square: College Buildings
- Office No:
- 433
- On Sabbatical:
- Term 1 2012
Biography
Refugee Studies; Arabic literatureTeaching
Programmes Convened
Courses Taught
- Arabic 300
- Arabic 300 (Postgraduate)
- Arabic Poetry and Criticism
- Arabic Popular Literature: Themes, Genres & Theory
- Classical Arabic Prose Literature and Adab
- Culture Society and Politics in Classical Arabic Literature
- Introduction to Classical Arabic Literature
- Modern Palestinian Literature (Postgraduate)
PhD Students supervised
- Ayca Baydar, The Hybrid Identity of the Karamanlis
- Hannah Erlwein, History of the Development of Arguments for the Existence of God in Classical Islamic Discourse
- Hany Rashwan, Working title: The question of the literary in approaches to Ancient Egyptian Literature: towards an Arabic-based critical approach " the debate between a man and his soul (BA) as a case study"
- Peter Phillips, Poetry in the Arabic Popular Epic
- Sibel Kocaer, The Figure of Hızır (Khidr) in Ottoman Literature
Research
Refugee studies; Arabic LiteratureExpertise
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Available for
- Briefings
- Short Term Consultancy
- Long Term Consultancy
Regional Expertise
- Africa
- Near and Middle East
Country Expertise
- Egypt
- Sudan
- Syria
Languages
- Arabic
- French
- German
Publications
Book Chapters
Sperl, Stefan (2004) 'Reflections on the Biography of the Prophet Muhammad.' In: Sarwar-Youof, G, (ed.), Reflections on Asian-European Epics. Asia Europe Foundation (Thailand), pp. 100-121.
Articles
Sperl, Stefan (2007) 'Man's "Hollow Core": Ethics and Aesthetics in Hadith Literature and Classical Arabic adab.' Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 70 (3). pp. 459-486.
Sperl, Stefan (2006) ''The Lunar Eclipse': History, Myth and Magic in Ibrahim al-Kawni's First Novel.' Middle Eastern Literatures, 9 (3). pp. 237-55.
Sperl, Stefan (2006) 'Crossing Enemy Boundaries: Al-Buhturi's Ode on the Ruins of Ctesiphon Re-Read in the Light of Virgil and Wilfred Owen.' Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 69 (3). pp. 365-79.
Sperl, Stefan (2006) 'Epic and Exile: Comparative Reflections on the Biography of the Prophet Muhammad, Virgil's Aeneid, and Valmiki's Ramayana.' Comparative Studies of South Asia Africa and the Middle East, 26 (1). pp. 96-104.
Sperl, Stefan (2000) 'Stabat Mater - Reflections on a Theme in German-Jewish and Palestinian-Arab Poetry.' Comparative Criticism, vol. 22 . pp. 105-129.
Other
Sperl, Stefan (2000) 'International refugee aid and social change in northern Mali.' UNHCR (Geneva).
Sperl, Stefan (1998) 'UNCHR Assistance to Older Refugees - (Review and Case Studies).' UNHCR (Geneva).
