Miriam Cooke papers (Ms.2014.019)

This collection contains the professional papers of Miriam Cooke, scholar of Islamic feminism and gender and war in modern Arabic literature, and Braxton Craven Professor of Arab Cultures at Duke University. Materials include correspondence, conference materials, teaching materials, and draft writings dating from 1966 to 2017. This collection is arranged into 8 series.

Series 1, PERSONAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL, 1970-2015, contains awards, an interview of Cooke, photos of Cooke, and a print she purchased in Bethlehem. This series is arranged alphabetically by record type.

Series 2, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, 1992-2011, contains letters of recommendation for Cooke for a Rockefeller Grant application, as well as contractual materials, correspondence, and clippings, from Cooke's residency at the Qatar Islamic Art Museum. This series is arranged alphabetically by organization then by record type.

Series 3, ADMINISTRATIVE, 1981-2017, includes meeting materials, correspondence, clippings, and programs related to Cooke's work at Duke as well as the Modern Language Association. This series is arranged alphabetically by record type.

Series 4, CONFERENCES, 1983-2017, includes programs, flyers, and handwritten notes, from conferences attended by Cooke. Conferences include "Bridges not Walls: The Healing Power of Literature in the Middle East and South Asia," "Professionalism among Women: Malaysians and Americans," and War and Gender. This series is arranged alphabetically by conference title.

Series 5, TEACHING, 1983-2000, includes syllabi and teaching evaluations for courses taught by Cooke. Courses include Arab Culture and 9/11, Modern Arabic Literature, and Women in Arabic Literature. This series is arranged alphabetically by course title.

Series 6, WRITINGS, 1966-2015, includes typed, handwritten, and annotated drafts of articles, books, edited works, talks, and translations, authored by Cooke. Titles include: "Islamic Feminism Before and After September 11th," Blood Into Ink, Opening the Gates, "Arab Women Writers in the Twentieth Century," and "Women and the Arab Spring: A Transnational, Feminist Revolution." This series is arranged alphabetically by type of writing then by title.

Series 7, RESEARCH, 1989-2006, contains handwritten and typed notes for War's Other Voices and Women and the War Story and on topics including Jakarta and Indonesia and women's involvement in wars in Algeria, Lebanon, and Palestine. This series is arranged alphabetically by record type then by topic.

Series 8, AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGS, 1990-2007, contains cassette tapes, CDs, VHS tapes. Content includes interviews and conference sessions. This series is arranged alphabetically by record type then by titles written on the carrier.