Publications
“Non-Linguistic Voices in Documentary”
Chapter in The Oxford Handbook for Media and Vocality
Eds. Eds. Coulthard, L., Mongomery, C., and Spring, K. Oxford University Press, 2026.
“Strangers”
Edited theatre script and accompanying chapters/commentary, Broken Sleep Books. Edited by Abi Weaver, Daniele Rugo and Farah Wardani.
“The Non-Linguistic Voice in Documentary Interview”
Open Access, University of Surrey, Doctoral Thesis.
“Filmmaking, Violence and the Imagination of Peace”
Performing Violence (Blog, 2020)
https://www.performingviolence.com/post/filmmaking-violence-and-the-imagination-of-peace
“Dark Beirut. The (in)visibility of electricity”
Jadaliyya, Arab Studies Institute, March 2017. https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/34124
“Words-In-Freedom + Voice-In-Freedom”
Chapter in One Hundred Years of Futurism – Aesthetics, Politics and Performance, Bristol, edited by John London, 217-230. Bristol: Intellect, 2018.
“On the Concept of Laughter in Laughing Hole”
Article in Contemporary Theatre Review 23.2 (2012): 256-261
Consultancy & Awards
“Digital Voices”
Consultant – UKRI Commercialisation Grant (2023) Awarded: £50,000
“Socially Responsible Content”
Foundership Award, University of Surrey (2023). Awarded: £5,000.
“Marginalised Voices and Storytelling”
Ingenuity Award Finalist (2022) & Santander Propeller Award Funding (2022)Awarded: £1,400
“Dialogue in Creative Practices”
Project Leader (2022) – TECHNE, UKRI. Awarded: £1,000
“Performing Violence Engendering Change: Developing Arts Based Approaches to Peacebuilding”
Consultant (2020-2023) UKRI/GCRF Challenge Cluster. Awarded: £148,000
“Memory from the Margins: Bottom-up Practices for Dealing with conflict in Lebanon and Syria“
Researcher / Consultant – GCRF/British Academy grant (2020-2022). Awarded: £298,000
“Performance Philosophy and Animals: Towards a Radical Equality“
Consultant (2019) – AHRC Leadership Fellowship. Awarded: £250,000
PhD Studentship (Fees and Stipend) Award
TECHNE, UKRI (2018)
“Following the Wires: Conflict and Power Outages in Beirut“
Consultant (2016) – AHRC Innovation Grants. Awarded: £97,000
Conferences
“The Aural Close-Up – Voice and Interview in Underground”
Visible Evidence, Italy. September 2023.
“Dialogue, voice and trauma in the camps”
Workshop at ‘Dialogue in Creative Practice’, University of Surrey. May 2022.
“Thou Shalt Kill: The documentary interview as non-violent practice”
Panel ‘The Interview as Practice: Conversations about Conversations.’ Visible Evidence, Berlin. December 2021.
“The Documentary Filmed Interview: Can We Speak about This Together?”
Panel ‘In their own words: The interview as research and practice.’ North-East Modern Languages Association, NeMLA, University of Buffalo. March 2021.
“Contested Interviews and Documentary Film”
Changing the Story, University of Leeds, 2018.
“Contested Histories on Film”
Lebanese Association of History, American University of Beirut, 2018.
“Representing refugee voices’ on film”
Refugee Hosts, University College London, 2018.
Education
Ph.D. Film Studies
University of Surrey, School of Literature and Languages (2024)
M.A. Performance Practices and Research
Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London (2011-2012)
B.A. Drama and Theatre Arts
Goldsmiths, University of London (2006-2009)
200-hr Yoga Teacher Training
Breeze Yoga, London (2024-25)
First Aid in the Work Place (Level 3)
Valid until 2028
Fellowship of Higher Education
University of Surrey, Department of Education (2021)
Dr. Abi Weaver 