​Wael J. Salam is an Associate Professor of comparative literature at the University of Jordan/Aqaba. He specializes in Arab American literature, comparative literature, Arabic literature, decolonizing trauma theory and Shakespeare. He published articles in international journals, including Journal of Postcolonial Writing, Interventions, Textual Practice, Journal of Middle East Women's Studies, English Studies, Style, and CEA Critic. He worked in such well-known universities and colleges as Middlebury College, UT Austin, UT Dallas, Mountain View College, Richland College, and Kenyon College.​