Dr. Kirill Dmitriev

Profile

Academic positionLecturer, Assistant Professor, Researcher
Research fieldsIslamic Studies, Arabian Studies, Semitic Studies,General and Comparative Literature; Cultural Studies
KeywordsArabistik, Digitale Geisteswissenschaften, Sprache, Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaften, Kulturgeschichte

Current contact address

CountryUnited Kingdom
CitySt. Andrews
InstitutionUniversity of St. Andrews

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Verena KlemmOrientalisches Institut, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig
Start of initial sponsorship01/08/2020

Programme(s)

2020Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Dr. Dimitriev is well known internationally for his outstanding contributions in the field of Arabic Studies. In his multidisciplinary research, he has generated important new insights into the history of Arabic poetry and religious cultures of the Near and Middle East. During his stay in Germany, he will focus on innovative aspects in literary and cultural studies in the field of Arabic philology and Digital Humanities in the context of his research on the Legend of Barlaam and Josaphat.