Edwards, Brian T., 1968-

Brian T. Edwards is dean of the School of Liberal Arts and professor of English at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Prior to moving to Tulane in 2018, he was on the faculty of Northwestern University, where he was the Crown Professor in Middle East Studies, professor of English and Comparative Literary Studies, and the founding director of the Program in Middle East and North African Studies (MENA). Edwards's research has two main focuses: the globalization of American studies and his theorization of "cultural circulation", especially vis-à-vis the Middle East and North Africa. Edwards is also an advocate for language learning at both university and K-12 levels, and has served on the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ Commission on Language Learning.