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Israeli academic administrator and professor of American studies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Milette Shamir (Hebrew: מלאת שמיר) is an Israeli academic administrator and professor of American studies serving as vice president of Tel Aviv University.
Milette Shamir | |
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מלאת שמיר | |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Brandeis University |
Doctoral advisor | Michael Timo Gilmore |
Academic work | |
Discipline | American literature and culture |
Institutions | Tel Aviv University |
Shamir completed a Ph.D. at Brandeis University studying under Michael Timo Gilmore and Wai Chee Dimock.[1] Her 1996 dissertation was titled, The Cult of Privacy: Domestic Space and Gender in Antebellum Fiction.[2]
Shamir researches American literature and culture in the nineteenth century.[1] In 2006, she cofounded the American studies program at Tel Aviv University.[1] She served as its head for thirteen years.[1] From 2006 to 2009, she was chair of the department of English and American studies.[1] In 2012, she founded the B.A. in liberal arts, an international student program and served as its academic director until 2016.[1] From 2012 to 2015, Shamir served on the editorial board of American Literature.[1] She and Irene Tucker are the editors-in-chief of Poetics Today.[1] She is the vice president of Tel Aviv University and manages international academic collaborations.[1]
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