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Jonathan Smolin

Jonathan Smolin

Assistant Professor (Arabic)
B.A. and M.A. University of Chicago; M.A. Harvard University; Ph.D. Harvard University

  • Teaching at Dartmouth since 2005

Academic Interests

  • Modern Arabic language and literature, Francophone literature, crime and police fiction, illegal immigration,translation, North African cinema and mass media.

Selected Courses

  • Arabic 1, 2, 3: First Year Courses in Arabic
  • Arabic 11: Modern Morocco: Literature, Film and Politics
  • Arabic 61: Modern Arabic Fiction
  • Comparative Literature 39: The Global Detective

Selected Publications

  • Translation of Abdelilah Hamdouchi, The Last Wager: Detective Novel. Forthcoming, The American University in Cairo Press.
  • Recent reviews in World Literature Today, The Journal of North African Studies. and The Arab Studies Journal.