BA (Lincoln), M.Litt (Aberdeen), PhD (Exeter)
Senior Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- k.luisa.gandolfo@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272764
- Office Address
Room F22 Department of Sociology School of Social Science Edward Wright Building University of Aberdeen Aberdeen AB24 3QY
- School/Department
- School of Social Science
Biography
I completed my doctoral studies in Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter, analysing the formation and sustenance of identity in the Palestinian community in Jordan.
Subsequently, I conducted research on expressions of gender and political activism in the Arabic blogosphere during a Centre for Advanced Study of the Arab World (CASAW) postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Durham.
I also held the Al Tajir lectureship in post-war recovery studies at the University of York, where I engaged in research exploring the role of art and culture in social change in Morocco, Libya, Tunisia and Egypt.
Lastly, I am the author of Palestinians in Jordan: The Politics of Identity (2012), co-editor of Post-Conflict Memorialization Missing Memorials, Absent Bodies (2021), and my articles and chapters have focused on gender, identity and activism in West Asia and North Africa.
Internal Memberships
I am currently the Postgraduate Research and Taught Postgraduate Officer for the Department of Sociology.
Between 2015-2021, I was the School of Social Sciences Athena SWAN co-lead (2016-) and Equality and Diversity Officer.
- Research
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Research Overview
My research interests are located in Palestine-Israel, Jordan, and Tunisia, and encompass:
- Memory and mourning practices
- Mapping and memorialisation
- Trauma and post-war reconciliation
- Refugees and migration
- Diasporic identities and exile
For further details on published papers, visit here.
Relating to the above research themes, I have peer-reviewed submissions to the following journals:
- Cultural Sociology (editorial board member, 2024-2027)
- Sociological Research Online (editorial board member, 2024-2027)
- Politics, Religion, and Ideology
- The Journal of North African Studies
- British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies
- African and Black Diaspora: An International Journal
- Visual Studies
- International Feminist Journal of Politics
- Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space
- Journal of Historical Sociology
- Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research
- Mortality
- Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
- Journal of Cultural Geography
- Nationalities Papers
- Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies
- Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Sociology.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Research Specialisms
- War and Peace Studies
- Gender Studies
- Modern Middle Eastern Studies
- Cultural Studies
- Modern Middle Eastern Society and Culture Studies
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Supervision
My current supervision areas are: Sociology.
Current PhD students:
Shailini Vinod, (2021- ) ‘That Shade of Brown’: A Sociological and Socio-literary Exploration of Migrant Representations in Literature and Concepts of ‘Britishness’ (second supervisor with Mr Alan Warner)
Chelsey Drew (2023- ) Exploring modern day domestic abuse and the emergence of technology in cases of domestic abuse towards women in Scotland (second supervisor with Dr Karen Lumsden)
Completed PhD students:
Dr Najla Alakri, (2018 - 2023) Religion and Women's Agency in the Middle East: The Case of Bahraini, Shia Women (primary supervisor with Dr Marta Trzebiatowska)
Dr Emanuela Buscemi, (2019) Reforming narratives: Kuwaiti women's cultural engagement and political subjectivity in the post-Arab Spring (second supervisor with Dr Marta Trzebiatowska)
Dr Nicholas Norman Adams, (2019) A case for multiple dominant cultures of masculinity: exploring the link between oilmen's masculinities, and safety and risk-taking practices on a remote North Sea oilfield drilling platform (second supervisor with Professor John Nagle)
Funding and Grants
Research Grant, 2016, 'Missing Memorials and Absent Bodies: Negotiating Post-conflict Trauma and Memorialisation'. Awarded by the Leverhulme/British Academy, Febuary 2016.
Research Grant, 2015-2016, 'The Political and Cultural Identity of the Libyan Community in Malta.' Awarded by The Society for Libyan Studies. February, 2015.
Research Fellowship at The Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study, ‘Comparative Discourses of Memory and Trauma in Palestinian and Israeli Art.’ Awarded by The European Institutes for Advanced Study (EURIAS) Fellowship Programme, September 2014-August 2015.
Research Grant 2013-2014, ‘Comparative Discourses of Memory and Trauma in Palestinian and Israeli Art.’ Awarded by The Carnegie Trust. University of Aberdeen. June, 2014.
Research Grant 2012-2013, ‘Divine Intervention: The Role of Christian Evangelical Proselytism in the Palestine-Israel Conflict.’ Awarded by The Carnegie Trust. University of Aberdeen. June, 2013.
- Teaching
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Programmes
- Postgraduate, 3 stage, September start
Teaching Responsibilities
Course Co-ordinator
Gendered Approaches to Conflict and Societies [SO4074]
Sex, Gender, and Violence: Critical Approaches [SO5519]
Dissertation in Sociology [SO5904]
Contributes to:
Studying Social Life I: The Embodied Self [SO2006]
Sociology of the Everyday II: Global Issues in the 21st Century [SO2509]
Thinking Sociologically [SO3066]
- Publications
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Murder of three teenagers sends Israel into security overdrive
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesNakba day in Palestine – past catastrophe, future conflict?
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesLatest Israel-Palestine talks likely to falter over land swap
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: Articles‘Catastrophe’ looms as Israel debates Bedouin resettlement
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesPeace stymied by realities of life in West Bank and Gaza
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesA Primavera da Tunísia islâmica: o legado de Bourguiba
Ciência e Cultura, vol. 64, no. 4, pp. 34-38Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPalestinians in Jordan: The Politics of Identity
I.B. Tauris. 336 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksBirthing Democracy: The Role of Women in the Democratic Discourse of the Middle East
The Secret History of Democracy. Isakhan, B., Stockwell, S. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 177-191, 14 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersVoices of the People: Culture, Conflict and Change in North Africa
Commissioned by British Council. British Council. 22 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned Reports(Cyber)Palestine and the Quest for a National Identity
La communication électronique: enjeux de langues. Liénard, F., Zlitni, S. (eds.). Lambert-LucasChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersRepresentations of conflict: images of war, resistance, and identity in Palestinian art
Radical History Review, vol. 2010, no. 106, pp. 47-69Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe voice of the youth?: The emergence of radical political Islam in Jordan
Dilemmas of democracy in the Middle East: cases from Turkey, Jordan and Israel. Koscielniak, K. (ed.). UNUM Publishing HouseChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersWho rules Iran?: Iranian ambitions
Middle East Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 61-68Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBridging the Economic Gap: the Rise and Fall of the Middle Class in Jordan
Arab Studies Journal, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 100-123Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe Political and Social Identities of the Palestinian Christian Diaspora in Jordan
Middle East Journal, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 437-455Contributions to Journals: Articles
