Ali, Hisham M. (2024) "Bourdieu's Trajectory Concept as an Approach to Microhistorical Research in Translation", Translation in Society 19: 133-155.

(Available for open access at: https://doi.org/10.1075/tris.23023.ali)

Hisham M. Ali is a Research Fellow at KU Leuven’s Department of Arabic Studies, where he also earned his PhD in Translation Studies. His current research examines the role of literature and translation in the standardization and legitimization of the Egyptian vernacular. More broadly, his research interests lie at the intersection of literature, translation, media, and nationalism in the Arab world. His work has appeared in journals such as Translation in Society, National Identities, Modernism/modernity, Babel, Pragmatics, Interférences littéraires, Perspectives: Studies in Translation Theory and Practice, Journal of Translation Studies, among others. In addition, he regularly contributes articles to Arabic-language news websites such as Arabic Post (formerly HuffPost Arabi). He is also a Senior Translation Specialist at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar, where he supervises MA students in translation as part of the internship course, conducts workshops on advanced translation, and oversees the university’s interpreting unit.