Associate Professor of Anthropology

B.A.      American University in Cairo.
Ph.D.    Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle.

Bio

Jane Bristol-Rhys started teaching at Zayed University in 2001. She teaches many of the Emirati Studies Program courses as well as teaching in the International Studies and Colloquy programs. Jane also coordinates the Masters in Museum Studies program.

Office: Abu Dhabi South Campus, FF2-1-007

Email: Jane.Bristol-Rhys@zu.ac.ae

Teaching Areas

Emirati Studies: The Legacy of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahayan, The History of the UAE, The heritage of the Gulf, The Political History of the UAE, the anthropology of tourism.

Masters in Museum Studies: The History and Heritage of the UAE. International Studies: Senior Seminar, International Migration, Honors Thesis Supervision.

Research and Professional Activities

The Mythology of Migrants in The Journal of Arabian Studies

Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Women--United Arab Emirates

Socio-spatial Boundaries in Abu Dhabi. In Migration in the Persian Gulf. M. Kamrava, ed. Pp. 59-84. London: Hurst and Co. 2012

Digest of Middle Eastern Studies, Editorial Board Fellow, Royal Anthropological Institute