Marielle Risse

Dr. Risse now lives in Cambridge, MA. She taught cultural studies, literature and pedagogy for 21 years on the Arabian Peninsula at the American University of Sharjah (UAE), the University of Sharjah-Woman’s (UAE) and in Dhofar (Oman). Her research areas are travel writing, Arabian Peninsula cultures and intercultural communication. Her books are Community and Autonomy in Southern Oman (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019), Foodways in Southern Oman (Routledge, 2021), Houseways in Southern Oman (Routledge, 2023) and Researching and Working on the Arabian Peninsula (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025). Her current project is: Reflections on Marriage in Oman, accepted for publication.