Basic Informations

C.V

CURRICULUM VITAE

 

Name: Samah Mahmoud El-Gendy              E-mail: samahgz@art.bsu.edu.eg  

Address: Al-Haram st., Giza                          Telephone:  01118697248

Career Objective

Seeking employment that allows me to grow professionally, while being able to utilize my skills for the betterment of the organization with the best use of my dedication, determination and resourcefulness

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Basic Education

·         Cairo University

BA degree of English Literature, Faculty of Arts (2000)

English Dept. - Grade: Good

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 Post Graduate Education

·         PhD degree in English Literature, English Dept., Faculty of Arts, Beni- Suef University, March 2017

Grade: Excellent

·         Enrolled in PhD. Program, English Dept., Faculty of Arts, Beni-Suef University, Nov 2012

·         M.A. degree in American Literature. Faculty of Arts, Beni-Suef University, July 2010

Grade: Excellent

·         Registration for M.A. ,English Dep., Faculty of Arts, Beni- Suef University, March 2006

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Certificates

·         Certificate of Achievement (FELT Course), School of Continuing Education, AUC,

August 2011

 

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Work Experience

 

·         Assistant- Lecturer of American Literature

English Dept., Faculty of Arts, Beni- Suef University

From November 2012 till now

 

Main Duties:

 

-          Teaching practical language & literature courses and participating in designing syllabi

-          Instructing students on interpreting literature

-          Participating in Seminars& ongoing training sessions

·         English Language Instructor

Center for Foreign Languages& Professional Translation, Cairo University

From October 2005 till now

Main Duties:

-          Teaching General English courses

-          Teaching students about the structure and content of the English language, including proper grammar, spelling and sentence structure

-          Creating positive educational climate for students to learn in

-          Participating in ongoing training sessions& monthly workshops

 

·         English Language Instructor

English Dept., Faculty of Arts, Beni- Suef University

From December 2001 till October 2012

Main Duties:

-          Teaching English language to the Non-Specialist Departments' students as well as the English Department's students

-          Designing the syllabus of my subjects, putting and marking the final exams

 

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Personal Skills

Computer Skills:

·         Excellent literate in Computer skill ; Microsoft Office ( Word , Excel , PowerPoint )   

Language Skills:

·         Arabic: Native

·         English: Excellent written and spoken

·         French : Basic

 

Activities & Interests

 

·         Writing reviews for a number of  Arabic literary works on Goodreads

 

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Personal Data

                                                                             

  Place of Birth:  Giza, Egypt            

Nationality:  Egyptian                                                   

 

 

 References furnished upon request

Master Title

The Fragmentation Technique in the Drama of Adrienne Kennedy

Master Abstract

Title: The fragmentation technique in the Drama of Adrienne Kennedy Degree: Master Specialization: English literature, Drama. Name of the student: Samah Mahmoud Khalil. Name of the supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gamal Abd El Nasser. Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine the fragmentation technique in the drama of Adrienne Kennedy. The focus is on the fragmentation technique Kennedy utilizes in a number of selected one-act plays: Funnyhouse of a Negro, The Owl Answers, A Rat’s Mass and A Movie Star Has to Star in Black and White. The study attempts to show how race informs the construction of the female identity. Despite the fact that she is one of the most innovative twentieth-century American playwrights, one tends to believe that Kennedy has not received widespread critical acclaim. Kennedy has incorporated a great deal of her own personal life and the models of many oppressed women she met in her surrounding with her artistic talent to depict the disintegration and fragmentation from which African American women suffer. They struggle to maintain their identities as black women. Kennedy depicts her protagonists as torn between two different cultures. The dilemma lies in their attachment to their African roots and at the same time in their longing to survive as American citizens. Kennedy attempts new technical tools to depict the confusion and despair of black women. The study falls into four chapters. Chapter I will examine Kennedy’s family background, education as well as her career engagement. Chapter II will analyze the mask motif in Funnyhouse of a Negro (1964). Chapter III will explore the animal imagery in The Owl Answers (1965) and A Rat’s Mass (1966). Chapter IV will analyze the dream-like atmosphere in A Movie Star Has to Star in Black and White (1976). All these technical devices will be examined with regard to the treatment of identity. So the themes of each play are fully analyzed through the techniques used by the playwright.

PHD Title

The Revolutionary Spirit in the Drama of Caryl Churchill:A Post-Colonial Study

PHD Abstract

Title: The Revolutionary Spirit in the Drama of Caryl Churchill: A Post-Colonial Study Degree: Ph.D. Degree Specialization: English literature, Drama Name of the student: Samah Mahmoud Khalil Name of the supervisor: Prof. Ahmad A. Elsheemi Abstract Caryl Churchill wrote a number of plays from which only three reflect the spirit of revolution. The plays are: The Hospital at the Time of Revolution (1972), Light Shining in Buckinghamshire (1976) and Mad Forest (1990). The three dramas portray the spirit of revolution in three different countries. They take place in Algeria, England and Romania respectively. Through writing these plays, the playwright sheds light on issues that can be best analyzed through post-colonialism. This proposed study is intended to attempt an analysis of how Churchill portrays the revolution in some selected full-length plays. It will examine the similarities and differences between the societies in their way of tackling the rough realities from which they suffer. Moreover, the study is intended to analyze each play as a separate phase. In fact, the thesis will adopt the postcolonial perspective in examining Churchill’s three major works: Hospital at the Time of Revolution (1972), Light Shining in Buckinghamshire (1976), and Mad Forest (1990). The selected works of Churchill examine the political and social oppression from which peoples have suffered for a long time. The research is intended to follow an analytical method derived from post-colonialism into the following order: an Introduction to explain the objective, state the problem, and introduce the research method. The first chapter will review Post-Colonialism as a theory and how it can recently be applied to many literary works. In addition, the chapter will elaborate on the key concepts and it will provide the theoretical framework through which the plays will be analyzed. The second chapter will analyze the key concepts of Fanonism and the Subaltern in A Hospital at the Time of Revolution (1972). The third chapter will examine the key concepts of Religion, Hegemony and Imperialism in Light Shining in Buckinghamshire (1976). The fourth chapter will explore the key concept of Dictatorship in Mad Forest (1990). All these key concepts will be examined with regard to the sense of revolution. The conclusion will be a summing up of the findings of the research.