Nada Al-Hudaid

Nada Al-Hudaid

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    • Nada Al-Hudaid researches Shia religious art in the Middle East and the UK. She looks at how art is employed in the service (khidmah) of Ahl Al-Bayt (family members of Prophet Mohammed). Her PhD thesis at the University of Manchester explored the materiality of Shia art among pious women in Kuwait and what role art plays in the lives of these women. More specifically, she focused on female artists who were able to establish their own religious settings and practise piety through art. In her current post-doctoral research, she is focusing on the materiality of dreams and miracles in contemporary Shia art. Her research interests include the anthropology of art, visual culture, and religion.  In 2019, Nada obtained her PhD at the University of Manchester then worked as research fellow at the University of Birmingham. Recently, she worked as part of the Alterumma project, which is led by Prof. Oliver Scharbrodt at Lund University in Sweden, and focusing on the materiality of art in relation to dreams and miracles among Shia artists. Currently, she is working as a researcher on Eleonora Narvselius’ project, MaHoMe which focuses on how migrants make homes in the UK, Denmark and Sweden. In addition to her academic interests, she is a filmmaker with a keen passion for visual productions and social media management.

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  • Anthropology of art
  • Visual Anthropology
  • anthropology of materilaity
  • Anthropology of religion
  • Anthropology of dreams and miracles

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