Position(s):
Lecturer in Arabic
Arabic Year Abroad Coordinator
Governing Body Fellow, Reuben College
Chairman of the Syrian British Academic Association
Fellow of Higher Education Academy
Faculty Address:
Office room 109, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
E-mail:
husam.hajomar@ames.ox.ac.uk
Telephone:
+44 (0)1865 278238
Qualifications:
PhD Arabic and Translation Studies; MA Arabic/English Translation with Interpreting; BA English Language and Literature
Courses Taught:
- Media Discussion and Translation (MPhil, MSc Level 4)
- Language lab (MPhil, MSc Level 2)
- Elementary Arabic (EMEL and OS undergraduate 1st year)
- Language Development (undergraduate 3rd year)
- Language lab (undergraduate 4th year)
- Translation Tutorials (undergraduate, 3rd and 4th years)
Research Interests:
- Middle Eastern Studies: Language, Culture and Politics
- Translation of political discourse in relation to the notions of ideology, media and conflict
- Translation and narratives in political conflict
- Translation of Literature
- Media Translation
- Interpreting Studies
- Political Discourse Analysis
- Discourse Studies
- Narrative Theory
- Language of Conflict
- Arabic Language and Literature
- Teaching Arabic as a foreign language
- Comparative Linguistics (Arabic-English)
Publications:
Articles
- Haj Omar, H. 2020. 'Ideology in the Translation of Political Speeches during the Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Critical Discourse Analysis'. TranscUlturAl: A Journal of Translation and Cultural Studies, (12)2, pp. 19-38.
- Haj Omar, H. 2019. 'A Narrative Approach Media Reporting of the Arab Israeli Conflict 2000-2010: An Analytic Study. Forum: International Journal of Translation and Interpretation, (17)1, pp. 20-38.
- Haj Omar, H. 2015. 'Translating the Middle Eastern Conflicts: A Narrative Approach'. Norwich Papers: Studies in Translation, 23, pp. 52-77.
- Haj Omar, H. 2015. 'Translation of Political Discourse in the Middle-Eastern Context'. Pakistan Journal of Languages and Translation Studies, 3, pp. 16-27.
Books
- Haj Omar, H. 2026. Pioneers of Art in Oman: Rasheed Abdulrahman. London: Kulturalis.
Books Under Publication
- Ideology, Media and Conflict in Political Discourse and Its Translation During the Arab Spring: Syria as a Case Study (Monograph)
- Arabic and English Idioms and Expressions in Context (co-authored with translator Helena Williams)
- Translation of Political Discourse at Times of Conflict (Monograph)
- A Collection of Arabic Poems
Current Projects and Articles Submitted for Publication
- 'Ideology in the Translation of Political Speeches during the Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Critical Discourse Analysis'
- 'Political Discourse, Media and Translation in the Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Critical Discourse Analysis'
- 'The Language of the Arab Spring: Features and Aspects'
- 'Thinking the Arab Spring: Key Factors'
- 'The Story of the Arab Spring: One Revolution in Five Countries'
- 'Towards an Arab Spring: The Status of Democracy in the Arab World Prior to the Revolutions'
