Jonas Elbousty

BA 2000, Ibn Zohr University, DEA 2001, Hassan II University, MSc 2003, Rochester Institute of Technology, MPhil 2017, PhD 2019, Columbia University

Jonas Elbousty has previously taught at Al Akhawayn University, Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Columbia University. He has taught widely in the areas of North African and Middle Eastern Studies, with a special focus on literary narratives. His research interests include theories of world literature, Eurocentrism, problematics of literary translation, postcolonial literature, modern Arabic fiction, Maghrebi Studies, and the life and works of Mohamed Choukri.

He is a literary translator and short story writer, and a consultant and external examiner to academic institutions and NGOs regarding North African and Middle Eastern Affairs. He has directed programs in the MENA region, serves on governmental and non-governmental boards, notably the advisory board of the American Councils for International Education. 

He is a recipient of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques and in 2020 of Yale University’s Poorvu Family Fund Award for excellence in undergraduate teaching.