Wassim Daghrir

504
Nicholson Tower
(902) 867-2375
wdaghrir@stfx.ca

Assistant Professor (LTA)

 

 

Websites

https://stfx.academia.edu/DrWassimDaghrir

https://www.linkedin.com/in/wassim-daghrir-7a661939/

Courses

United States History to 1865

United States History after 1865

The Sixties in the USA: The Culture of Protest

Place of Race in the United States

Global Race and Ethnicity I

Global Race and Ethnicity II

Research Interests

My areas of research interest include US History and Historiography, US Foreign Policy, US Political Scene, US Democracy, US Media, Cultural Diversity in the US, and various other Cultural Studies, particularly US History issues.

Publications & Conferences

 

Books:

  • THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S FOREIGN POLICY: A Trumpian World of Uncertainty Or a Decline of Pax-Americana (New York: Peter Lang AG International Academic Publishers, 2020)
  • PAX-AMERICANA’S GUARDIANS? (Saarbrucken, Germany: Scholars’ Press, 2020).
  • THE FIASCOS OF AMERICAN GLOBALISM (Saarbrucken, Germany: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2017).
  • THE MEDIA AND POLITICS IN THE UNITED STATES (Saarbrucken, Germany: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2016).
  • THE MEDIA AND FOREIGN POLICY (Saarbrucken, Germany: Scholars’ Press, 2015).
  • LA POLITIQUE DES ETATS-UNIS AU CHILI ET EN AMERIQUE LATINE, ET SON TRAITEMENT PAR LA GRANDE PRESSE (1969-1992) (Lille, France : ANRT, 2005).

 

Articles:

  • “Trump’s Foreign Policy Doctrine of Uncertainty”, E-International Relations, 29 June 2020.
  • “American Foreign Policy Fiascos”, Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, Volume 4, Issue 8, pp. 82-98 (April 2017).
  • “Binary Manichaeism in U.S. Presidential Discourse: The Good vs. Evil Dichotomy as a Strategic Political Communication Device”, English Studies Series, Volume VI, 2016, pp. 81-123.
  • “The Mainstream Media and US Policy in El Salvador”, Journal of Advances in Humanities, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp. 453-461 (May 2016).
  • “The United States’ Global Realism: US Policy in El Salvador as a Case Study”, Journal of Advances in Humanities, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp. 462-471 (May 2016).
  • “The Media and Operation Just Cause in Panama”, Journal of Arts and Humanities (JAH), Volume 5, Issue 5, pp. 51-56 (May 2016).
  • “The United States’ ‘Realist’ Foreign Policy: Operation Just Cause in Panama as a Case Study”, Journal of Arts and Humanities (JAH), Volume 5, Issue 5 (May 2016), pp. 30-37.
  • “The Media and Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada”, IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), Volume 21, Issue 4 (April 2016), pp. 20-23.
  • “The United States’ Opportunistic Foreign Policy”, IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), Volume 21, Issue 4 (April 2016), pp. 13-19.
  • “An Ethical Foreign Policy? Globalism as a Threat to the U.S. National Interest”, Journal of Arts and Humanities (JAH), Volume 4, Issue 7 (July 2015), pp. 45-54.
  • “Binary Discourse in U.S. Presidential Speeches from FDR to Bush”, OSR Journal (IOSR), Volume 5, Issue 2 (Nov-Dec. 2013), pp. 25-36.
  • “Globalization as Americanization? Beyond the Conspiracy Theory”, OSR Journal (IOSR), Volume 5, Issue 2 (Nov-Dec. 2013), pp. 19-24.
  • “The Marginalization of Secularism in American Political Practice”, IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), Volume 18, Issue 2 (Nov-Dec. 2013), pp. 54-58.
  • “The Value of Cross-Cultural Exchange in the Context of Globalization: ‘Homogenized Culture’ Vs. ‘Cross-Cultural Diversity’”, English Studies Series, 2010, pp. 209-224.

 

Translated Works

  • Al-Babtain, Abdelaziz. Contemplations for Peace (Kuwait City: Abdelaziz Al-Babtain Cultural Foundation, 2017.

 

Conferences

 

  1. 04-2019: “Laughter“/ The Faculty of Arts & Humanities, Sousse (Tunisia) / Moderator.
  2. 03-2019: “International Perspectives on American Institutions, Values, and Policies“ / New York University Multinational Institute of American Studies Alumni Conference 2019 (Florence, Italy) / Presentation: “United States Foreign Policy in the Age of Trump: An Era of Unpredictability”.
  3. 03-2019: “Translation and Culture: Challenges, Choices and Strategies” / The Faculty of Arts & Humanities, Sousse (Tunisia) / Moderator.
  4. 11-2017: “Where are you going? Where have you been? The Changing Nature of American Studies”./ The Austrian Association for American Studies, Salzburg (Austria) / Presentation: “Manichean Discourse in U.S. Presidential Speeches from FDR to Trump”.
  5. 11 / 2017: S-USIH Society for US Intellectual History / Dallas/Plano Marriott at Legacy Town Center (USA) / Presentation: “The Place of Religion in American Life in the Age of Trump".
  6. 03-2017: “Intercultural Exchange” / Effat University, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) / -Steering Committee and Moderator.
  7. 11-2015: “Language: the Beacon of Culture and Thought” / Effat University, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) / Vice-Chair of the Steering Committee and Moderator.
  8. 03-2014: “The Ethical and the Violent” / Faculty of Arts & Humanities, Sousse (Tunisia) / Presentation: “Globalism as a Threat to the U.S. National Interest”.
  9. 11-2013: S-USIH Society for US Intellectual History / University of California, Irvine (USA) / Presentation: “Binary Discourse in U.S. Presidential Speeches from FDR to Bush II”.
  10. 11-2012: “Voices from the Margin” / Faculty of Arts & Humanities, Sousse (Tunisia) / Steering Committee and Presentation: “The Marginalization of Secularism in American Political Practice.”
  11. 04-2009: “Manichean Discourses and Polarization” / Faculty of Arts & Humanities, Sousse (Tunisia) / Steering Committee and Presentation: “Binary Manichaeism in U.S. Presidential Discourse”.
  12. 12-2006: “Cross-Cultural Dialogues” / Faculty of Arts & Humanities, Sousse (Tunisia) / Steering Committee and Presentation: “The Value of Cross-Cultural Exchange in the Context of Globalization’”.
  13. 03-2005: “(In)Visibility” / Faculty of Arts & Humanities, Sousse (Tunisia) / Steering Committee / Presentation: “The Invisible vs. the Too-visible Threats in Post-September 11 America”.
  14. 01-2002: “Reflections on the Social Impact of American Multinational Corporations” / Université Stendhal, Grenoble (France) / Steering Committee and Moderator.