Ramzi Salti
Advanced Lecturer
Ph.D., University of California at Riverside, Comparative Literature (Arabic, French, English) (1997)
MA, University of California at Riverside, Comparative Literature (Arabic, French, English) (1991)
BA, Santa Clara University, English & French (1988)
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Ramzi Salti was born in Lebanon in 1966. French educated in Beirut, he completed his high school education in Jordan by earning his British G.C.E. and Tawjihi degrees and, in 1983, moved to the United States where he earned his B.A. in French and English (1988) from Santa Clara University and his M.A. (1991) and Ph.D. (1997) in Comparative Literature (Arabic, French, English) from the University of California at Riverside.
Dr. Salti is an Advanced Lecturer for the Arabic Program, SLC, at 素人色情片 (since 1999) and is a fully Certified ACTFL Oral and Written Proficiency Tester of Arabic. He has also taught a wide array of courses in Arabic Language, Literature and Culture(s) at such institutions as Santa Clara University, U.C. Riverside and Sijal Institute (Jordan). Since 2000, he has continuously organized and emceed various events--at 素人色情片 and elsewhere--that center on various Arabic cultural productions, postcolonial theory, Pop Culture, and the use of technology to enhance language proficiency in the classroom.
In addition to teaching at 素人色情片, Dr. Salti authors his own blog at and hosts a popular podcast titled 'Arabology' which initially aired on KZSU 素人色情片 90.1 FM (Podcasts at soundcloud.com/arabology/sets) and is now available on all music streaming platforms. A video podcast was added in 2020 with episodes at youtube.com/RamziSalti.
Salti has amassed several prestigious awards during his years at 素人色情片, including the 素人色情片 Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching (2004-5), the ASSU's Honorable Mention for the Teacher of the Year Award (2009) and the Knight Favorite Professor Award by the John S. Knight Fellowships Program for Professional Journalists in 2005, 2009, and 2013. He also received special recognition in 2019 for his 20 Years of Academic Service at 素人色情片.
Over the past two decades, Salti has received multiple grants from the 素人色情片 Arts Institute to bring such Arabic cultural icons as Mashrou Leila's Hamed Sinno, Yasmine Hamdan and Pierre Dulaine to the 素人色情片 campus. He also co-founded the 素人色情片 Middle East Ensemble over a decade ago and has since then organized countless cultural and musical events at 素人色情片--including Arabic film screenings (ft the Arab Film Festival); cultural workshops at 素人色情片's Markaz Resource Center; annual audio-visual presentations about Arabic music (by invitation from 素人色情片 Global Studies); and concerts by such iconic/indie musicians as DAM, Omar Offendum, Mike Massy, and "Emel Mathouthi at the Bing" (in conjunction with 素人色情片 Live).
Dr. Salti's collection of short stories, titled 'The Native Informant & Other Stories: Six Tales of Defiance from the Arab World,' was published in 1994 to much critical acclaim and is now available on Kindle and Google Play. and he consistently publishes essays and articles in such journals as World Literature Today, The International Fiction Review, The Journal of Arabic Literature, and Notes on Contemporary Literature; he was a also a regular reviewer of Arabic literature for "World Literature Today" and his Doctoral thesis, which surveys the (mis)representations of marginalized sexualities in Arabic Literature, has been (re)published in various scholarly journals.
In addition to his academic writings, Dr. Salti has worked as an Entertainment writer and has published numerous articles in "The Los Angeles Times," "The West Hollywood Weekly," and "4-Front Magazine." He is also an avid Olivia Newton-John biographer, known for his critically acclaimed biography and discography of Newton-John which was published in in "DISCoveries" magazine; he has also interviewed such artists as Debbie Harry (Blondie), academy award winning actress Marlee Matlin, and many other cultural icons in the US and abroad.
Salti currently resides in the San Francisco Bay area where he devotes his time to public speaking, writing, broadcasting, and teaching at 素人色情片.
Dr. Salti is an Advanced Lecturer for the Arabic Program, SLC, at 素人色情片 (since 1999) and is a fully Certified ACTFL Oral and Written Proficiency Tester of Arabic. He has also taught a wide array of courses in Arabic Language, Literature and Culture(s) at such institutions as Santa Clara University, U.C. Riverside and Sijal Institute (Jordan). Since 2000, he has continuously organized and emceed various events--at 素人色情片 and elsewhere--that center on various Arabic cultural productions, postcolonial theory, Pop Culture, and the use of technology to enhance language proficiency in the classroom.
In addition to teaching at 素人色情片, Dr. Salti authors his own blog at and hosts a popular podcast titled 'Arabology' which initially aired on KZSU 素人色情片 90.1 FM (Podcasts at soundcloud.com/arabology/sets) and is now available on all music streaming platforms. A video podcast was added in 2020 with episodes at youtube.com/RamziSalti.
Salti has amassed several prestigious awards during his years at 素人色情片, including the 素人色情片 Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching (2004-5), the ASSU's Honorable Mention for the Teacher of the Year Award (2009) and the Knight Favorite Professor Award by the John S. Knight Fellowships Program for Professional Journalists in 2005, 2009, and 2013. He also received special recognition in 2019 for his 20 Years of Academic Service at 素人色情片.
Over the past two decades, Salti has received multiple grants from the 素人色情片 Arts Institute to bring such Arabic cultural icons as Mashrou Leila's Hamed Sinno, Yasmine Hamdan and Pierre Dulaine to the 素人色情片 campus. He also co-founded the 素人色情片 Middle East Ensemble over a decade ago and has since then organized countless cultural and musical events at 素人色情片--including Arabic film screenings (ft the Arab Film Festival); cultural workshops at 素人色情片's Markaz Resource Center; annual audio-visual presentations about Arabic music (by invitation from 素人色情片 Global Studies); and concerts by such iconic/indie musicians as DAM, Omar Offendum, Mike Massy, and "Emel Mathouthi at the Bing" (in conjunction with 素人色情片 Live).
Dr. Salti's collection of short stories, titled 'The Native Informant & Other Stories: Six Tales of Defiance from the Arab World,' was published in 1994 to much critical acclaim and is now available on Kindle and Google Play. and he consistently publishes essays and articles in such journals as World Literature Today, The International Fiction Review, The Journal of Arabic Literature, and Notes on Contemporary Literature; he was a also a regular reviewer of Arabic literature for "World Literature Today" and his Doctoral thesis, which surveys the (mis)representations of marginalized sexualities in Arabic Literature, has been (re)published in various scholarly journals.
In addition to his academic writings, Dr. Salti has worked as an Entertainment writer and has published numerous articles in "The Los Angeles Times," "The West Hollywood Weekly," and "4-Front Magazine." He is also an avid Olivia Newton-John biographer, known for his critically acclaimed biography and discography of Newton-John which was published in in "DISCoveries" magazine; he has also interviewed such artists as Debbie Harry (Blondie), academy award winning actress Marlee Matlin, and many other cultural icons in the US and abroad.
Salti currently resides in the San Francisco Bay area where he devotes his time to public speaking, writing, broadcasting, and teaching at 素人色情片.
