Nader Hassan Ali Kadhim (; born 1973) is a Bahraini writer, academic and cultural critic. He was a professor of Cultural Studies, University of Bahrain and a co-editor of Information and Communication Journal, issued by the International Centre for Media and Communication Studies in London.
Early life and career
Born in the village of Al Dair in 1973, Kadhim completed his primary, intermediate and secondary education in government schools. He then enrolled in University of Bahrain where he earned a B.A. in Arabic language and literature in 1995 and Master's degree in Modern Criticism in 2001. Between 1995 and 2003 he worked as a part-time lecturer and research assistant in University of Bahrain and then as teacher in government schools. In 2003, he earned his PhD in Arabic literature from the Cairo-based Institute of Arab Research and Studies of the Arab League. He currently works as Professor of Cultural Studies at University of Bahrain. He is also the editor of two literature magazines published by the same university.
Although Kadhim was born to a Shia family, he sees it as no more than a historical coincidence which "does not entail anything". In an interview with Al-Waqt newspaper, he stated that joining college in 1991 was an important turn in his life which until then had been influenced by the Islamic revival in the early 1980s. Kadhim recalled that he took part in several religious activities in his childhood. He refused to be classified as Islamist, Shia Islamist or even Shia intellectual, but considered the Islamic faith and culture that he grew up with as a paving factor to his embracing of postmodernist ideas and distancing him from modernism. Since the early 1990s, Kadhim has shown increasing interest in the critical theory and cultural studies.
In February 2007, Kadhim was honored by Al-Wasat newspaper for his "contributions to the intellectual and cultural" debate in Bahrain. During the event, Mansoor al-Jamri, the editor-in-chief of Al-Wasat praised Kadhim for his anti-sectarian writings and said he was an exceptional writer. Several other academics and journalists praised him as well.
Publications
Kadhim is author to many literature and cultural criticism articles and studies published in Bahraini Arabic media. He has published 16 books, two of them earning the "Bahraini outstanding book" award in 2003 and 2004 and the Gulf creative persons’ literary achievements Medal in the field of studies and intellectual production from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
+ Title Translated title Year Publisher ISBN المقامات والتلقي Maqamat and Reception 2003 Ies & Ministry of Information of Bahrain 9953-36-050-2 عبد الله الغذامى و الممارسة النقدية و الثقافية Abdulla al-Ghathami and the Cultural Critical Practice 2003 Institute of Arab Research and Studies & Ministry of Information of Bahrain 9953-36-001-4 تمثيلات الآخر Representations of the Other 2004 Institute of Arab Research and Studies & Ministry of Information of Bahrain 9953-36-149-5 الهوية والسرد Identity and Narrative 2006 Ibrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa institute for culture and research 9953368791 9789953368795 طبائع الاستملاك Natures of Acquisition 2007 Institute of Arab Research and Studies & Ministry of Information of Bahrain 99901-90-56-9 استعمالات الذاكرة Uses of Memory 2008 Fakhrawi bookshop 9789990153620 خارج الجماعة Outside the Group 2009 Al Ayam Foundation for Press, Printing and Publishing 9789990194579 9990194572 كراهيات منفلتة Unbridled Hatreds 2010 Arab Scientific Publishers, Inc. 9786140100602 6140100607 إنقاذ الأمل Saving Hope 2013 Masaa Publishing & Distribution 9789995870157 لا أحد ينام في المنامة No one Sleeps in Manama: History, Place and People. 2019 Dar Sual Publishingالشيخ والتنويرThe Sheikh and Enlightenment2021Dar Sual PublishingManama: The City That Never SleepsManama: The City That Never Sleeps2021Dar Sual Publishingتاريخ الأشياء" عن الشارع، والمقبرة واشياء أخرىHistory of Things: On the Street, the Cemetery, and Other 2021Dar Sual Publishingأمة لا اسم لها: من بناء الأمة إلى تفكّكهاA Nation That Has No Name2022Dar Sual Publishingبانيان البحرين: التاريخ، والتجار، والدين، والحياة المدنيةBanyan of Bahrain: History, Trade, Religion and Civic Life (in press)Dar Sual Publishingما الأمة؟ مختارات مرجعية عن الأمة والقوميةWhat is the nation? Reference anthologies on the nation and nationalism (in press)Takween PublishingAfricanism: Blacks in the Medieval Arab ImaginaryAfricanism: Blacks in the Medieval Arab Imaginary(expected to be published on September 15, 2023)McGill-Queen's University Press.
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