Kevin Martin

Assistant Professor

122 Mitchell

901.678.2868   901.678.2720

kwmartn1@memphis.edu

Ph.D., History, Georgetown University, 2005

Fields of interest

History of the Middle East, particularly the history of modern Syria, Iraq and Lebanon; cultural history; the history of consumption, modernity as historical experience; world history

Courses taught

The Development of World Civilization II; The Modern Middle East, The Modern Islamic World; Modern Iraq

Representative publications

Works in progress:

• "The Policeman is the Guardian of Childhood: The Marketing of Security in Post-WWII Syria."
• "'Lights that Dazzle the Viewers:' Representation and Reality at the Damascus International Exposition."
• "'Deliver Us from Foreign Economic Aggression': Private-Sector Development under a Populist-Authoritarian Regime."

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