|
P.O. Box 104 , Al Akhawayn University, Avenue Hassan II, Ifrane, Morocco 53 000 Telephone: +212 535862459 Fax:+212-535862977 Email: c.monette aui.ma |
|
Dr. Connell Raymond Monette |
|
Education |
|
Ph.D. Medieval Studies Master of Arts in Medieval Studies B.A. (cum Laude) in Classical Studies 1999 University of Ottawa |
|
· Spoken/Written: Arabic (Modern Standard & Moroccan), English, Farsi, French · Reading: Classical Greek, German, Latin, Old English, Old Irish, Old Norse |
|
Modern and Medieval Languages |
|
Courses Taught |
|
Undergraduate · English Composition I & II · Major Works of World Literature · North African Literature Graduate · Orientation Seminar · Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies · North African Literature |
|
Major Field of Research |
|
· Medieval Islamic Literature |
|
Academic Appointments |
|
· Assistant Professor, SHSS, Al Akhawayn University, 2007-present · Lecturer, Glendon College, York University, 2005-2006 · Instructor, St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto, 2003-2004 · Teaching Assistant, Dept. of English, University of Toronto, 2002-2004 · Teaching Assistant, St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto, 2001-2004 |
|
Administrative Appointments |
|
· Undergraduate Studies Coordinator, SHSS, Al Akhawayn University, 2010-present · Chair, Academic Council, Al Akhawayn University, 2010-present |
|
Research & Teaching Interests |
|
· Classical Islamic Texts · Medieval Literature & Religion · Literature, Mythology, and Religion |
|
Service & Extracurricular |
|
Member, Honors Program Committee, Al Akhawayn University, 2010-present. Member, Writing Across the Curriculum Committee, Al Akhawayn University, 2008-present. Faculty Advisor, “Islamic Arts and Culture Club,” Al Akhawayn University, 2008-2010. Member, Faculty Evaluation Committee, SHSS, Al Akhawayn University, 2008-2009. Member, Academic Council, Al Akhawayn University, 2008-present Director of YouTube Series: “Coffee Break with Dr. Jamaluddin”, 2008-present. Chair, Literature Committee, SHSS, Al Akhawayn University, 2007-present. |
|
Awards and Fellowships |
|
· Junior Fellow of New College, University of Toronto 2005 – 2007 · University of Toronto Graduate Fellowship ($18,000.00) 2001 – 2005 · University of Toronto Research Grants ($2500, $500)2004 – 2006 |
|
Consulting Work |
|
· Consultant for Lion Television Ltd., London UK for 2011 series: “The River Flowing Westward” · Consultant for Clive Cussler & Grant Blackwood in the New York Times bestseller Spartan Gold (2009) · Consultant for American Islamic Congress in the selection of the 2009 AIC Grants |
|
Publications (Books) |
|
· The Medieval Hero: Christian and Muslim Traditions (Saarbrucken, VDM: 2008). |
