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Shir Alon is assistant professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Her work on modern Arabic and Hebrew literatures and cultures has appeared in&nbsp;boundary 2,&nbsp;Comparative Literature,&nbsp;Arab Studies Journal, and other venues.&nbsp;

Shir Alon

The Ongoing Nakba and the Grammar of History

"Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." — Mark Twain

Fiction

What Is a World?

The Becoming-Literature of the World: Pheng Cheah’s Case for World Literature

"Writing only leads to more writing." — Colette

Literary Criticism

"Never be afraid to sit awhile and think." — Lorraine Hansberry

Philosophy &amp; Critical Theory

Shir Alon is assistant professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Her work on modern Arabic and Hebrew literatures and cultures has appeared in&nbsp;boundary 2,&nbsp;Comparative Literature,&nbsp;Arab Studies Journal, and other venues.&nbsp;