
Martyn Oliver Director, Arab World Studies Critical RGC Studies
- Additional Positions at AU
- Undergraduate Religious Studies Advisor
- Degrees
- PhD, Boston University; BA, University of Puget Sound
- Languages Spoken
- Arabic, French, German (basic reading and conversation)
- Bio
- Martyn was born and raised in southern Minnesota. In addition to Washington State and Boston, his studies also took him to Scotland, Lebanon, Austria, and Morocco. His work explores the construction of religious identity, particularly how Western literature depicts Islam and Muslims. His current research addresses how the development of the academic study of religion was influenced by culture.
- See Also
- Arab World Studies
- For the Media
- To request an interview for a news story, call AU Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.
Teaching
Fall 2020
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CORE-107 Complex Problems Seminar: Jerusalem: Myth Hist Modernity
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RELG-330 Approaches to Studying Relig
Spring 2021
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AWST-350 Topics in Arab World Studies: Islam in America
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RELG-145 Religion without Borders
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RELG-145 Religion without Borders