Prof.Khaled Karam
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Khaled Karam is an Associate Professor of English Literature at Suez University, Egypt, a former Department Chair at the Faculty of Arts, Suez University, and a postdoctoral fellow of Case Western Reserve University, USA. He published 24 articles in renowned journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science published by Springer Nature, Cambridge University, the University of Toronto, Edinburgh University, Elsevier, and Routledge, including: “An Experimental Appraisal of the Acquisition of Creative Literary Compression versus Descriptive Texts” in Creativity Research Journal published by Routledge. “Rethinking literary creativity in the digital age” is published by Springer Nature in the Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Communication, 12, 689 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-04999-2. “Unnatural narrative: a cognitive appraisal of unconventional patterns in flash fiction” Journal of New Writing, published by Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1080/14790726.2025.2490240, The Potentials and Challenges of Zoom Live Theatre during Coronavirus Lockdown, published by New Theatre Quarterly, Cambridge University Press,https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266464X22000057.
His articles appear in English Studies, Creativity Research Journal, Middle Eastern Literatures, Modern Drama, Neophilologus and others. He participated in several international conferences in Canada, South Korea, USA and Egypt. He was also granted a postdoctoral scholarship funded by Fulbright to conduct a research project under the supervision of the distinguished professor, Mark Turner at the Department of Cognitive Science, Case Western Reserve University. He is also a reviewer in several journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science. He has also been granted several national and international awards for his research and publications.
Selected Open Access Publications:
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Reproduced with the author's permission. Original article published in New Theatre Quarterly, available under Open Access terms.Click to download the full textList of PublicationsDr. Khaled Karam published 23 articles in distinguished journals indexed in Scopus, Web of Science and AHCI, ranging from Q1 to Q3, published by renowned publishers including Springer Nature, Routledge, Cambridge University Press, Edinburgh University, the University of Toronto, Elsevier, and John Benjamins.
Published Articles:
1. "A Forensic-cultural Analysis of Criminal Storytelling in Saudi Judicial Discourse", Journal of Multicultural Discourses, Q1, published by Routledge, June 2026. https://doi.org/10.1080/17447143.2026.2675570
2. "Cognitive Ecology in Chantal Bilodeau’s Climate Change Theatre," Modern Drama, University of Toronto Press, 2026 69:1, 61-88. https://doi.org/10.3138/md-69-1-1406
3. "A Conceptual Metaphor Analysis for the Concepts of Love and Marriage in Elizabeth Gilbert’s Memoirs", Journal of the Faculty of Arts, Suez University. https://jfask.journals.ekb.eg/article_506815.html
4. "Unnatural narrative: a cognitive appraisal of unconventional patterns in flash fiction". Journal of New Writing, The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing, published by Routledge. Indexed in Scopus Q1. https://doi.org/10.1080/14790726.2025.2490240
5. "Rethinking literary creativity in the digital age: a comparative study of human versus AI playwriting", Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Springer Nature, Q1, 12, 689 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-04999-2. TOP 5 in humanities.
6. "From Imperialism to Neocolonialism: The Theatrical Revolt of African Protest Literature." Neophilologus, Springer Nature (2025). Indexed in Scopus Q 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11061-025-09856-w
7. "The portrayal of the phenomenon of repellent culture in contemporary Egypt". Journal of Postcolonial Writing, Routledge, (2025). Indexed in Scopus Q 1. https://doi.org/10.1080/17449855.2025.2569335
8. "Semiotics of Physical Evidence in Criminal Rulings in Saudi Judicial Texts: A Multimodal Discourse Analysis." International Journal of the Semiotics of Law, Springer Nature (2025). Indexed in Scopus Q 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11196-025-10383-9
9. "The Pragmatics of Defendants’ Refusal Strategies in Saudi Courtroom Discourse" Journal of Corpus Pragmatics, vol. 10, 6, Springer Nature, (2025). Indexed in Scopus Q 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41701-025-00217-1
10. "The other land and the other story: Cinematic sociology and the humanitarian dimensions of irregular migration among Egyptian youth", Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Open, vol. 12, Elsevier, (2025). Indexed in Scopus Q 1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.102098
11. "Unnatural Narrative: A Cognitive Analysis of Parallel and Circular Structures in Digital Flash Fiction." Published in Neohelicon, Springer Nature, Q2 Scopus, Q2 Web of Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11059-024-00772-7
12. "Mapping Exile: Post-Arab Spring Revolutionaries’ Diasporic Voices in Serag Mounir’s Diaspora Spring." (2024). Middle Eastern Literatures, published by Francis and Taylor, Routledge. Indexed in Scopus Q2. February 2024. https://doi.org/10.1080/1475262X.2024.2308845
13. Counter-current Travel Memoirs and New Directions in Post-colonial Studies: Salman Abu Sitta’s Mapping my Return and Miko Peled's The General’s Son. Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies. Published by Edinburgh University Press. Indexed in Scopus Q1. October 2023, Volume 22, Issue 2. DOI: 10.3366/hlps.2023.0314.
14. "Compression we Live by: Cognitive Dynamics and Strategies of Compression as a Viable Tool of Composition in Micronarrative". Journal of Cultural Cognitive Science, 7, 233–253. Published by Springer Nature. Indexed in Scopus Q1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41809-023-00123-5.
15."The Potentials and Challenges of Zoom Live Theatre during Coronavirus Lockdown: Pandemic Therapy and Corona Chicken" New Theatre Quarterly, Cambridge University Press. Indexed in Scopus Q 2. May 2022, Volume 38, Issue 2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266464X22000057
The previous article is among the five most read article on the University of Cambridge Core.
16. "A Counteractive Cognitive Approach to the Fixity of Colonial Categorical Borders in Miko Peled's The General's Son" Cairo Studies in English, Cairo University, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021, Page 61-80. DOI: 10.21608/CSE.2021.204969
17. "Potentials of Empathetic Stimuli in Creative Nonfiction: Zimbardo’s The Lucifer Effect and Danner’s Torture and Truth" English Studies. Indexed in Scopus Q1,Published by Routledge, England, (2021). Vol. 102, No. 4, pp. 468-493.https://doi.org/10.1080/0013838X.2021.1928361
18. "An Experimental Appraisal of the Acquisition of Creative Literary Compression versus Detailed, Descriptive Texts." (2021) Creativity Research Journal. Indexed in Scopus Q1. Published by Routledge. Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 106–123, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2020.1871548
19. "An experimental study of the effect of close reading versus casual reading of social drama on the stimulation of the cognitive capacity of empathy. (2020) Scientific Study of Literature, 10 (1), 36-66. Published by John Benjamin. Indexed in APA PsycInfo. DOI: 10.1075/ssol.19016.kar.
20. "Conscious Application of Creativity Dynamics as an Approach to the Formation and Appreciation of Literary Creativity" (2020) Journal of Neohelicon, Springer Nature. Indexed in Scopus Q2, Web of Science Q2. Vol. 48, No. 1, pp. 313-338 July 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11059-020-00546-x
21. "Reciprocal Self-consciousness as an Antidote to the Fixity of Categorical Borders in Mohsin Hamid's Exit West." Vol. 104, No. 3, pp. 301-319 (2020) Journal of Neophilologus, Springer Nature. issue (1) March 2020. Indexed in Scopus Q1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11061-020-09639-5
22. "Between Sensorimotor data and Conceptual message: Embodied Simulation as an Approach to the Reading of Two Science Fiction Plays, Jennifer Haley's The Nether and Peter Sinn Nachtrieb's Boom." International Journal of Applied Linguistics and English Literature. Vol 8, No 2, pp 301-319 (2019). Australia. Indexed in Scopus. http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.8n.2p.85
23. "A Critical Appraisal of Shakespeare's Creative Conceptual Blending of the Supernatural and the Human in the Dramatic Composition of Macbeth." Journal of Shakespeare Review. Vol. 54. No.3. Fall issue (2018). Indexed in the World Shakespeare Bibliography. http://dx.doi.org/10.17009/shakes.2018.54.3.008
24. "The Value of Conceptual Metaphor and Integration in Literary Composition and Appreciation." Fusul Literary Criticism Journal, Vol. 25.4. No 100, summer (2017) – The General National Administration of Books in Egypt – Ministry of Culture. Papers accepted and in the process of publication:
25. "Bridging Cultures and Collaborative Translation Approach to the Rendition of Farouk Goweda's Poetics." journal of Translation and Interpreting Studies. Q1. It will be published in June 2026.
Papers Presented and Published in International Conference Proceedings:
26. "Creative Conceptual Integration in Shakespeare's Dramatic Composition." Published in the proceedings of the International Conference of Interdisciplinary Shakespeare Beyond Theory - Chungbuk National University - South Korea. November 2017. http://www.sakorea.or.kr/data/Proceedings1.pdf#page=48
