Moh Zaimil Alivin
PhD Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
Year of study: 4
- Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
- School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
- The University of Edinburgh
Contact details
- Email: moh.alivin@ed.ac.uk
PhD supervisors:
Address
- Street
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19 George Square
- City
- Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH8 9LD
Background
Alivin's research interests cover diaspora writings; transnational literature; as well as representation and resistance of marginalised groups in literature. His professional trajectory includes roles in education and as an active volunteer, coordinating logistics for events and contributing to humanitarian and educational causes.
Qualifications
PhD, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Edinburgh
Undergraduate teaching
Islamic and Middle Eastern Cultures (Tutor)
Research summary
Alivin's current research analyses the representation and resistance of gender and sexual minorities in contemporary Middle Eastern diasporic novels.
Current research interests
World Literature; Transnational Literature; Middle Eastern Diasporic Novels; Gender and Sexuality in Muslim Societies; Anglophone Novels.Affiliated research centres
Participant
2024: Intersections of Youth, Gender and Religion under Digital Media (26-27 September 2024), Religionswissenschaftliches Institut, Universität Leipzig, Germany.
2024: Workshop on "Sanctuary: Places of Refuge, Sites of Memory, Grounds of Home" with Professor Dame Marina Warner, Edinburgh College of Art, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
2024: BRISMES (British Society for Middle Eastern Studies) Annual Conference 2024 (1-3 July 2024), at Lancaster University, United Kingdom.
2024: European Network for Islamic Studies (ENIS) Spring School 2024 (4-7 June 2024), at Université de Lausanne, Switzerland.
2024: IMES Research Seminar Series: PhD Showcase - The University of Edinburgh (5th February 2024), United Kingdom.
2023: The Autumn School on the Anthropology of Gender, Sexuality and Religion (26-29 September 2023) - Organised by Standards of Decision-Making across Cultures, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany.
2021: The 3rd Annual International Conference of Language, Literature, and Media (AICoLLiM), Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang, Indonesia.
2021: International Conference on Linguistics and Literature (InCOLL), Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel Surabaya, Indonesia.
2017: International Students Forum: Issues on Humanities for Community Advancement, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore.