Dr Anna Ball is a Lecturer in English at Nottingham Trent
University, UK. Her research focuses on the intersection of
postcolonial and feminist theory, particularly in the context of
contemporary Middle Eastern writing and film. She has published a
number of articles on topics ranging from gender in Palestinian
cinema to portrayals of sexual violence in novels by Arab women
writers, and her monograph, 'Gender Politics and the Postcolonial
in Palestinian Literature and Film' will be published by Routledge
in 2012. Anna completed her PhD at the University of Manchester in
2008 and has worked at Nottingham Trent University since 2007.