Portrait of Dr. Gareth C. Smail, Ph.D.

Gareth C. Smail, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of International Studies

 

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  • Education

    Ph.D. in Education, University of Pennsylvania  
    M.A. in Arab Studies, Georgetown University  
    B.A. in International Studies, American University

  • Research Interest

    Gareth Smail is a linguistic anthropologist whose research explores the intersection of schooling, language, and inequality in the Global South. His current research projects focus on North Africa’s transition to multilingual education. Other interests include social media and governance in the Global South and cross-cultural communication. Dr. Smail has also spent a decade working with international development organizations in the U.S. and abroad. 

  • Courses Taught

    INTL 100 - Introduction to International Studies 
    INTL - 200 Issues and Approaches in International Studies 
    INTL - 290 Special Topics in International Studies (Social Media & Global Politics; Language, Identity & Globalization) 

  • Selected Publications

    "Citizen Sociolinguists Scaling Back,” Applied Linguistics Review, (2021) 12(3), pp. 419-444, with B. Rymes. 

    “Debating Arabic: Governmentality and language controversy in Algeria,” Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, (2018) 33(1), pp. 53-71.     

    “Politicized Pedagogy in Morocco: A comparative case of teachers of English and Arabic,” International Journal of Educational Development, (2018) 53, pp. 151-162.     

    “Pardon my French: Language, identity and politics in Morocco,” Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting (2017). Available: https://pulitzercenter.org/projects/pardon-my-french-language-identity-and-politics-morocco

     

  • Honors & Awards

    National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellow 
    Fulbright Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellow 
    American Institute for Maghrib Studies Academic Year Fellow 
    Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting - Reporting Fellowship 
    Georgetown University School of Foreign Service Summer Fellowship 
    Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship 
    Janet Lee Stevens Award for Arabic and Islamic Studies 
    Ramzy Rasamny Prize for Outstanding Arab Studies Thesis 
    Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society 
    U.S. Peace Corps Service (Morocco 08-10)