Alhussien Elhishani is a PhD candidate in Translation at Goldsmiths. His research delves into treating gastronomic culture-specific items in Arabic translations of Hemingway’s novel A Farewell to Arms.
Alhussien’s research interests include literary translation, Arabic-translated literature and translation strategies for culture-specific items. He has completed an MA in Translating and Interpreting Arabic at the University of Salford, UK (2015), and has worked as an assistant translation lecturer at the University of Misurata, Libya (2016 – 2019), and as an Arabic translator and interpreter since 2010. His previous projects include Translation Strategies for Cultural References, published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing (2017).
