The Moroccan Cultural Studies Centre is an academic research group affiliated to the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, Dhar Al Mahraz, Fez. It is interested in various aspects of Moroccan history, thought, language, literature and culture. It aims to create a forum for research and publications on Moroccan cultural and comparative studies as well as foster an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural approach to historical, cultural, and literary encounters between Morocco and the West (Great Britain and the United States in particular).
Executive Council
Chairman: Khalid Bekkaoui
Secretary General: Abdellatif Khayyati,
Treasurer: Sadiq Rddad,
Conference and social Organizer: Touriya Khannous
Librarian: Bahanou Akabouch
The Centre Charter
* The Executive Council will be elected for two years.
* The members will hold monthly meetings, 2/3 of the members should be present to make decisions
* Decisions will be taken with a majority vote.
* A member failing to attend three consecutive meetings shall be deemed to have resigned
* Programs and projects will be conducted with the guidelines adopted by the Executive Council
Honorary Members
Dr. Mohamed Chad, Dean of the Faculty of Letters I, Dhar Mahraz, Fez
Dr. Mohamed Laamiri, University Mohamed I, Faculty of Letters, Oujda
Dr. Taib Belghazi, University Mohamed V, Faculty of Letters, Rabat
Dr. David Richards, University of Leeds, England
Dr. John Maier, Brockport State University of New York, the United States of America
Dr. Ezra Engling, Lincoln University, the United States of America
Mailing Address:
The Moroccan Cultural Studies Centre.
Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University,
Faculty of Letters Dhar al Mahraz,
Fez, Morocco.
Phone Number: (035) 64 17 75 and 64 17 39. Fax: (035) 64 08 44
RESEARCH AREAS
1 Moroccan Cross-cultural Studies.
2 Moroccan writings on the West and Western writings on Morocco.
3 Discourses on the city of Fez.
4. Cultural Encounters and dialogues.
5 Translationon of English and American writings on Morocco into Arabic.
6 Translationon of Moroccan literature, culture and thought into English.
7 Compilation of anthologies on Morocco in writings in English.
8 Postcolonial theories and Politics of Identity.