Genre Studies in Focus

Dr Faten Haouioui is Associate Professor of English Literature at the Higher Institute of Applied Studies in Humanities of Tunis, Tunisia. She holds a PhD entitled Trauma, Resilience and Identity Construction in Amy Tan’s Fiction, and an MA on myths and the multiplicity of voices in Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior and China Men. Her areas of research interest include trauma studies, Asian-American literature, literary theory, and literary studies. She has also published many articles on Chinese-American literature and trauma theory. She is the editor of Defacto Trauma Reconsidered and The Dynamics of Intersubjectivity.

Dr Hajer Ayadi is Assistant Professor at the Higher Institute of Applied Studies in Humanities of Tunis, Tunisia. She holds a PhD with a focus on breaking Maghrebian women’s silence through storytelling. Her expertise spans gender studies, African American literature, and Maghrebian literature. Dr Ayadi has published many articles in international journals, including ‘Towards a Reconstruction of African American Identity in Toni Morrison’s Beloved.’ She has delivered presentations in international conferences and organized numerous academic events.