Kristi Barnwell

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Kristi Barnwell Directory Mon, 12/07/2020 - 08:58

Area of Expertise

"The classroom remains the most radical space of possibility in the academyâ¿¦Urging all of us to open our minds and hearts so that we can know beyond the boundaries of what is acceptable, so that we can think and rethink, so that we can create new visionsâ¿¦." --bell hooks, Teaching to Transgress

Dr. Kristi N. Barnwell received her Ph.D. from the University of Texas, Austin in History in 2011. She has published works on the creation of the United Arab Emirates, British imperialism and American-Jordanian relations.

Undergraduate courses taught:

HIS 161: Introduction to the Modern Middle East (Falls, on ground)
HIS/WGS 211: Women and Gender in the Middle East (Springs, on ground)
HIS 373: ECCE Reading Arab Pasts (online and on ground)
HIS 375: ECCE Conflict in the Middle East (online and on ground)
HIS 475: ECCE Imperialism and Nationalism (online and on ground)
HIS 470: Research in the Arab Gulf

Graduate seminars:

HIS 501: Graduate History Colloquium (Fall, on ground)
HIS 504: American Material Life (Spring 2024, on ground)
HIS 510s: Theories of British Imperialism (2011), Modern Middle East Culture and Society (2016), Race and Slavery in the Middle East (2021)

Awards:

Pearson Faculty Award for excellence in teaching (2022)
CLAS Award for excellence in teaching (2021)
CLAS Award for excellence in service (2017)

Publications (selected):

The Formation of the UAE: State Building and Arab Nationalism in the Middle East (forthcoming, Spring 2024) from I.B. Tauris/Bloomsbury Academic
"Centering Students in Peer-led Discussion Boards," Issues in Middle East Studies, May 2022, pp. 23-24.
"Overthrowing the Shaykhs: The Trucial States at the Intersection of Anti-Imperialism, Arab Nationalism, and Politics," Arab Studies Journal (2016).
"'Caught Between His Friends and His Enemies': The Evolution of American-Jordanian Collaboration in the 1960s," Diplomacy & Statecraft (2011)

Office Location

UHB 3070

History

Phone Number

217-206-7420

Publications

Modern Middle East, United Arab Emirates, British Imperialism, US-Jordanian Relations

kbarn2@uis.edu

Involvement

UPI 4100/UIS United Faculty President and Grievance Officer

Campus Senator, CLASS Representative

Member, CLASS Curriculum Committee

Chair, University Requirements Committee

Faculty Advisor, Political Understanding and Activism Club

Teaching

Middle East History, History methods, Material Culture, Global Studies, Women and Gender Studies

Associate Prof.

Area of Specialization

Middle East politics, culture, and history