Thallein Antun
Teaching Fellow
- Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
- School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
Contact details
- Email: thallein.antun@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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Room 1.03
19 George Square - City
- Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH8 9LD
Background
Dr Thallein Antun is a Teaching Fellow in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at IMES, having first joined IMES as a part-time tutor in 2019. She completed her undergraduate degree in Ancient History and Archaeology, and an MLitt in Islamic History and Historiography at the University of St. Andrews. These were then followed by an MSt, and a DPhil. in Islamic Art and Archaeology, both from the University of Oxford. Her interests include the history and historiography of the early Islamic period, as well as Islamic architecture with specific reference to the early development of the mosque.
Qualifications
DPhil in Islamic Art and Archaeology, University of Oxford (2006)
MSt in Islamic Art and Archaeology, University of Oxford (1999)
MLitt in Islamic History and Historiography, University of St. Andrews (1998)
MA (Hons) in Ancient History and Archaeology, University of St. Andrews (1997)
Undergraduate teaching
Islamic History A: The Formation of the Islamic World (Tutor)
Islamic History B: From the Crusades to the 'Gunpowder Empires' (Tutor)
Modern Middle Eastern History A: Domestic Transformation and International Challenges (Tutor)
Modern Middle Eastern History B: Postwar Independence and Conflict (Tutor)
Islamic and Middle Eastern Cultures (Tutor)
Introduction to Islam (Tutor)
Postgraduate teaching
Critical Readings in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (Guest lecturer)