I am currently working as a student assistant on the ERC project “MAJLIS: The Transformation of Jewish Literature in Arabic in the Islamicate World” at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Munich. After volunteer work in Israel, I decided to take a closer look at the cultures and languages of the Middle East. I am very interested in the interactions between different cultures and their languages, as well as the politics of the region.
In 2015, I completed a year of International Youth Volunteer Service (IJFD) at the Neve Hanna Children’s Home in Kiyat Gat, Israel. There I had my first contact with the modern Hebrew language and the cultural exchange between the Jewish and Arab world. In 2017, I enrolled on the international Bachelor’s degree programme in Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Hamburg where my focus was on the Arabic language as well as on history, cultures, and politics in the Middle East. Due to the pandemic, my graduation and an associated stay abroad were delayed. I used the time to learn Persian. Since 2023, I am studying for a Master’s degree in Near and Middle Eastern Studies at LMU Munich, where I can deepen my knowledge of Hebrew and Jewish history. I enjoy expanding my knowledge of the history and politics of the Middle East and learning the languages of the region. After my Master’s, I would like to work in cultural, political or peace organisations or start a second Master’s in Peace and Security Studies.
S.Mattutat@campus.lmu.de
Areas of Interest
history and politics of the Middle East, languages (Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi) and linguistics, Jewish minorities in the Arab world, Israel-Palestine conflict
Historical Periods of Interest
19th through 21st centuries CE
Positions
2024 –
Student Assistant, ERC project “MAJLIS: The Transformation of Jewish Literature in Arabic in the Islamicate World”, LMU Munich
2023 – 2024
Student Assistant, Examination Office for Humanities and Social Sciences, LMU Munich
2021 – 2022
Language Support Worker at Daycare Flohkiste 2, Stiftung Finkenau, Hamburg
2018 – 2020
Student Assistant, Carl von Ossietzky State and University Library, Hamburg
Education
2023 –
M.A., Near and Middle Eastern Studies, LMU Munich
2022 – 2023
Arabic Language Course, Language Centre of the University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
2019
Summer School for Modern Hebrew, School of Jewish Theology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam
2017 – 2023
International B.A., Middle Eastern Studies/Islamic Studies, University of Hamburg
2016 – 2017
B.Sc., Chemistry, University of Hamburg
2015 – 2016
International Youth Volunteer Service (IJFD), Neve Hanna Children’s Home, Kiyat Gat, Israel
