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Giedrė Šabasevičiūtė

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Giedrė Šabasevičiūtė
Academic background
EducationB.A. in Ethnology (2004)

B.A. in Arabic Language and Literature (2006)
M.A. in Sociology (2008)

PhD in Sociology (2015)[1]
Academic work
InstitutionsOriental Institute, ASCR

Giedrė Šabasevičiūtė is a Lithuanian sociologist, historian and Islamologist specializing in the intellectual past and present of Egypt.[2]

Šabasevičiūtė holds a PhD degree in sociology from the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences and is a research fellow at the Oriental Institute, ASCR.[3] In 2022, she received the award of the Czech Academy of Sciences for her monograph Sayyid Qutb. An Intellectual Biography published by Syracuse University Press.[3]

Personal views[edit]

In 2021, Šabasevičiūtė signed a petition calling for the Boycott of Israel in the academia entitled "Palestine and Praxis: Open Letter and Call to Action".[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Education". Giedrė Šabasevičiūtė. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  2. ^ "Sayyid Qutb. An Intellectual Biography. About the author". Syracuse University Press. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  3. ^ a b "Giedre Šabasevičiute, Ph.D." Oriental Institute. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  4. ^ "Scholars for Palestinian Freedom". Palestine and Praxis: Open Letter and Call to Action. Retrieved 2023-05-31.