DOHA: Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) yesterday hosted a book reception to recognize the recent publication of four books, authored or edited by faculty and staff. The four are Professors Khaled AL Hroub and Sandra Richards; Associate Dean Klaus Schoenbach and Pamela Erskine-Loftus, director of the forthcoming Media Majlis at Northwestern University in Qatar.
AL Hroub and Richards are, respectively, Middle East and African American studies scholars, while Schoenbach is a communication researcher and Erskine-Loftus an authority on museums.
“Our faculty is involved in ongoing research in a variety of disciplines, including media-related issues in the Middle East,” said Everette E. Dennis, dean and CEO. “These four books – all quite different in content – continues the Northwestern research tradition of contributing to the broader discussions in an array of disciplines.”
AL-Hroub has published a book of poetry and prose -- The Ink of the Sun (Al-Ahliya, Amman) –that is inspired by his experience as a Palestinian. Richards has co-edited Approaches to Teaching the Plays of August Wilson, which compiles a series of essays that help readers make sense of Wilson’s work in relation to movements and cultural trends that were widespread at the time.
