Faculty Profile for Dr. Elizabeth Bishop
Biography Section
Biography and Education
I earned a PhD in History at the University of Chicago during 1997; my thesis advisor was Rashid Khalidi (currently, at Columbia University). I prepared with a MA in Political Science at Northwestern University (1988); my BA is from Earlham College (1986).Teaching Interests
I'm excited to be teaching a new undergraduate course, "Spy vs Spy in North Africa during World War II."Research Interests
Algeria. Egypt. Iraq. Diplomatic history. History of science and medicine.Selected Scholarly/Creative Work
- Bishop, E. A. (2023, November). Niels Bohr Library & Archives as a Source for Histories of Egypt’s Science Diplomacy. AIP History Newsletter. College Park, MD, United States: American Institute of Physics. Retrieved from https://www.aip.org/history-programs/history-newsletter
- Bishop, E. A. (2023). Arabs at the 6th World Festival of Youth and Students: U.G.E.M.A. in the U.S.S.R., 1957. Maghreb Review, 48, 424–442. Retrieved from https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/859
- Bishop, E. A. (2023). A Wartime Schism in the Iraqi Communist Party: Mr. Masters in Moscow (1944).”. In Russian-Arab Worlds: A Documentary History (pp. 188–193). Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from https://global.oup.com/academic/product/russian-arab-worlds-9780197605769?cc=us&lang=en&
- Bishop, E. A. (2023). Gamal Abdel Nasser: Hero in Arab Maghreb and Mashreq. In The Political Impact of African Military Leaders. Soldiers as Intellectuals, Nationalists, Pan-Africanists, and Statesmen (p. [269-291]). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-31427-8
- Bishop, E. A. (2023). “Come and Land in Algiers”: Events of 22 October 1956 in International Law. AlNaciriya: Journal of Sociological and Historical Studies, 14, 12–41. Retrieved from https://www.asjp.cerist.dz/en/PresentationRevue/144
Selected Awards
- Award / Honor Nominee: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Minnie Stevens Piper Professor Award. 2018
- Award / Honor Nominee: International Journal of Islamic Architecture, Professor Hasan-Uddin Khan Article Award. November 15, 2023 - Present
- Award / Honor Nominee: Texas State University, University Humanities Research Excellence Award. November 29, 2023
- Award / Honor Recipient: Model Arab League: Representing the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria on the Arab Heads of State Council, President Gabriel Medina received “Outstanding Delegate”, National University Model Arab League (Washington DC). March 30, 2023 - April 2, 2023
- Award / Honor Recipient: Model Arab League: Representing the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria on the Council on Political Affairs awarded to President Gabriel Medina received “Outstanding Delegate;” on the Council on Palestinian Affairs, Trinity Sutherland and Zayna Abdel-Rahim received “Distinguished Delegation;” on the Council on Social Affairs Patrick Rothstein received “Distinguished Delegate;” and the entire delegation was recognized as “Distinguished”, Bilateral Chamber Regional Model Arab League (Houston, TX). February 18, 2023 - February 19, 2023
Selected Grants
- Bishop, Elizabeth A. Merian Centre for Advanced Studies in the Maghreb (MECAM), Interdisciplinary Fellow Group (IFG), "Identities & Beliefs", Maria Sibylla Merian Centres for Advanced Studies, Université de Tunis, Philipps-Universität Marburg. (Submitted: December 2021, Funded: June 2022). Grant.
- Bishop, Elizabeth A. Harry S. Truman Library Institute, Research Grants Program, Harry S. Truman Library Institute, Private / Foundation / Corporate. (Funded: December 2022). Grant.
- Bishop, Elizabeth A. Washington University, Becker Library Travel Scholarship, Becker Medical Library, Washington University, Institutional (Higher Ed). (Funded: December 2022). Grant.
- Bishop, Elizabeth A. Eisenhower Foundation, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Travel Research Grant, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $0. (Submitted: November 15, 2021, Funded: September 13, 2021). Grant.
- Bishop, Elizabeth A (Principal). University of Illinois, Virtual Summer Research Laboratory (VSRL) on Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, Title VIII/Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center (REEEC) and the Slavic Reference Service (SRS), Institutional (Higher Ed). (Funded: April 5, 2021). Grant.
Selected Service Activities
Author
Texas State University, Department of History, blog: “The Legacies of History and the Defense of Academic Freedom, Here and Abroad”
March 21, 2021-March 21, 2021
Organizer
Texas State University, Honors College: Writing workshop with U.S. Department of State, Diplomat-in-Residence Julie Kavanagh
February 2, 2018-February 2, 2018
Officer
American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS)
October 2021-September 2024
Editorial Review Board Member
Islamic Inquiries
October 31, 2023-December 2023
University Mentor
Texas State University's Model Arab League team
January 2023-December 2023