Education & Professional History
Tel Aviv University, BA; Harvard University, AM, PhD
My research interests lie at the intersection of literature and music. I have published articles on the discourse on music in premodern philosophical and Islamic writings, among others, in the writings of al-Fārābī and al-Ghazālī, and on ʿAbbāsid court poetry.
At Carleton, I teach in the Department of Middle Eastern Language, where I offer Arabic language courses from elementary to advanced, and a variety of courses on Classical (Premodern) Arabic literature, and contemporary Arab music. I also teach oud in the music department.
At Carleton since 2009.
Highlights & Recent Activity
“Percussion Instruments in Samāʿ Literature: al-Udfuwī’s Kitāb al-imtāʿ bi-aḥkām al-samāʿ“, Paper presented at the Musical Sources and Theories from Ancient Greece to the Ottoman Period International conference, Bochum, Germany, 10-12 June 2021 (held remote)
Current Courses
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Fall 2021
ARBC 101: Elementary Arabic
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ARBC 204: Intermediate Arabic
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MUSC 172: Oud
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MUSC 172J: Oud (Juried)
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MUSC 272: Oud
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MUSC 272J: Oud (Juried)
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Winter 2022
ARBC 205: Intermediate Arabic
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ARBC 387: The One Thousand and One Nights
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MUSC 172: Oud
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MUSC 172J: Oud (Juried)
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MUSC 272: Oud
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MUSC 272J: Oud (Juried)
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Spring 2022
ARBC 103: Elementary Arabic
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ARBC 391: Independent Study
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MUSC 172: Oud
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MUSC 172J: Oud (Juried)
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MUSC 194: Chamber Music
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MUSC 272: Oud
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MUSC 272J: Oud (Juried)
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Fall 2022
MUSC 172: Oud
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MUSC 172J: Oud (Juried)
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MUSC 272: Oud
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MUSC 272J: Oud (Juried)
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Winter 2023
MUSC 172: Oud
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MUSC 172J: Oud (Juried)
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MUSC 272: Oud
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MUSC 272J: Oud (Juried)
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Spring 2023
ARBC 222: Music in the Middle East
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ARBC 223: Arab Music Workshop
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ARBC 315: Readings in Premodern Arabic Anthologies
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MUSC 172: Oud
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MUSC 172J: Oud (Juried)
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MUSC 272: Oud
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MUSC 272J: Oud (Juried)