Kristen Brustad
Retired — Ph.D., 1991, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard
Associate Professor

Contact
- E-mail: brustad@austin.utexas.edu
- Campus Mail Code: F9400
Interests
My research interests include, but are not limited to: Arabic dialects, syntax, language ideology and Arabic literary and linguistic history
Biography
I teach and study Arabic dialects, language ideology, and the history of Arabic. I completed my Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University in 1991.
Courses
ARA 360L • Ideologies Of Spoken Arabic
41240 • Fall 2017
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM MEZ 2.102
ARA 360L • Ideologies Of Spoken Arabic
41244 • Fall 2017
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM CAL 422
ARA 621L • Intensive Arabic IV
41300 • Spring 2017
Meets MWF 12:00PM-1:00PM MEZ 1.206
ARA 130D • Arabic Across Disciplines
40505 • Spring 2016
Meets F 3:00PM-4:00PM MEZ 1.104
ARA 130D • Arabic Across Disciplines
40510 • Spring 2016
Meets W 12:00PM-1:00PM MEZ 1.206
ARA 130D • Arabic Across Disciplines
40515 • Spring 2016
Meets M 2:00PM-3:00PM CAL 323
ARA 381L • Intensv Grad Lang Instructn IV
40565 • Spring 2016
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM MEZ 1.206
ARA 381L • Intensv Grad Lang Instructn IV
40570 • Spring 2016
Meets MWF 2:00PM-3:00PM MEZ 2.118
ARA 381K • Intensive Arabic III
40425 • Fall 2015
Meets MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM JES A207A
(also listed as ARA 621K)
ARA 381M • Intensv Grad Lang Instructn V
40435 • Fall 2015
Meets MF 9:00AM-10:00AM MEZ 1.202
ARA 381M • Intensv Grad Lang Instructn V
40440 • Fall 2015
Meets MF 12:00PM-1:00PM MEZ 2.118
ARA 381L • Intensive Arabic IV
40465 • Spring 2015
Meets MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM MEZ 1.206
(also listed as ARA 621L)
ARA 381L • Intensv Grad Lang Instructn IV
40470 • Spring 2015
Meets MWF 2:00PM-3:00PM MEZ 2.118
ARA 382C • Current Research: Arabic Ling
40485 • Spring 2015
Meets T 11:00AM-12:00PM CLA 0.124
ARA 384C • Arabic Lit In Classical Period
40493 • Spring 2015
Meets W 3:00PM-4:30PM CAL 419
ARA 531K • Intensive Arabic V
41505 • Fall 2014
Meets MF 9:00AM-10:00AM GAR 0.132
ARA 381M • Intensv Grad Lang Instructn V
41580 • Fall 2014
Meets MF 2:00PM-3:00PM MEZ 1.102
ARA 382C • Arabic Dialect Research
41583 • Fall 2014
ARA 382C • Varieties & Registers Of Ara
41585 • Fall 2014
Meets MF 1:30PM-3:00PM CAL 422
ARA 382C • Arabic Dialectology
41780 • Fall 2013
Meets TTH 5:30PM-7:00PM BEN 1.106
ARA 130D • Arabic Across Disciplines
41300 • Spring 2013
Meets TH 4:00PM-5:00PM UTC 1.136
ARA 381L • Intensv Grad Lang Instructn IV
41370 • Spring 2013
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM MEZ 2.122
ARA 381L • Intensv Grad Lang Instructn IV
41375 • Spring 2013
Meets MWF 12:00PM-1:00PM MEZ 1.118
ARA 381N • Intensive Arabic Vi
41380 • Spring 2013
Meets MF 9:00AM-10:00AM MEZ 2.210
(also listed as ARA 531L)
ARA 381N • Intensive Arabic Vi
41385 • Spring 2013
Meets MF 1:00PM-2:00PM MEZ 1.208
(also listed as ARA 531L)
ARA 384C • Modern Arabic Literature
41395 • Spring 2013
Meets W 11:30AM-1:00PM GAR 2.124
ARA 130D • Arabic Across Disciplines
41135 • Fall 2012
Meets W 2:00PM-3:00PM MEZ 1.104
ARA 382C • Varieties & Registers Of Ara
41195 • Fall 2012
Meets MW 5:00PM-6:30PM MEZ 2.122
ARA 382C • Between Ling & Lit Theory
41235 • Spring 2012
Meets TH 2:00PM-5:00PM UTC 4.114
ARA 382C • Comparative Arabic Dialects
41155 • Fall 2011
Meets F 1:00PM-4:00PM MEZ 2.102
ARA 621L • Intensive Arabic IV
41530 • Spring 2011
Meets MWF 9:00AM-10:00AM MEZ 1.212
ARA 382C • Varieties & Registers Of Ara
41200 • Fall 2010
Meets MW 5:00PM-6:30PM MEZ 1.206
Publications
Major Publications
The Syntax of Spoken Arabic: A Comparative Study of Moroccan, Egyptian, Syrian, and Kuwaiti Dialects; Georgetown University Press
See more here.
Al-Kitaab Series - Arabic Language Program; co-authored with Mahmoud Al-Batal and Abbas Al-Tonsi; Georgetown University Press
See more here.
Co-Author
Interpreting the Self: Autobiography in the Arabic Literary Tradition - University of California Press
See more here.
Graduate Students
Current Graduate Students
Mona Al-Shihry, M.A (University of Essex, 2012)
Research Interests: Arabic Dialectology, Dialects of the Arabian Peninsula
Niaz Aziz
Research Interests: Pragmatics, Discourse analysis, Arabic and Kurdish Linguistics
Ethan Cooper
Research Interests: Arabic linguistics, Semantics
Emilie Durand, M.A. (University of Texas at Austin, 2011)
Research Interests: Arabic Sociolinguistics, sociophonetics, Levantine dialects
Thomas Leddy-Cecere
MA Thesis in progress
Research Interests: Arabic Sociolinguistics, Dialectology, Sudanese dialects
Jason Schroepfer, M.A. (University of Texas at Austin, 2013)
Research Interests: Arabic Dialectology, Phonology, Language contact, Sociolinguistics
Corinne Stokes, M.A. (University of Texas at Austin, 2012)
Research Interests: Performance and Verbal Art, TAFL, Arabic/Persian Language and Culture
Michael Turner, M.A. (University of Texas at Austin, 2013)
Research Interests: Arabic Dialectology, the Maghreb, Amazigh, Language contact, Sociolinguistic Variation
2013-2014 Fulbright Research Fellowship in Morocco
Former Grad Students
Alexander Magidow, Ph.D. (2013)
Dissertation: Towards a Sociohistorical Reconstruction of Pre-Islamic Arabic Dialect Diversity
Assistant Professor, University of Rhode Island
Alex's Homepage
Martin Isleem, Ph.D. (2012)
Dissertation: Language Attitude and Change Among the Druze in Israel
Assistant Professor of Arabic, Bucknell University
Martin's Homepage
Summer Loomis, Ph.D. (2012) (co-supervisor)
Dissertation: not yet released
Assistant Professor of Arabic, George Washington University
Summer's Homepage
Peter Glanville, Ph.D. (2011)
Dissertation: The Arabic Verb: Root and Stem and their Contribution to Verb Meaning
Lecturer, University of Maryland
Peter's Homepage
John Baskerville, Ph.D. (2009)
Dissertation: From Tahdhiib al-Amma to Tahmiish al-Ammiyya: In Search of Social and Literary Roles for Standard and Colloquial Arabic in late 19th Century Egypt
Academy Professor of Arabic, West Point
John's Homepage