Benjamin Koerber

Associate Professor, Arabic Language and Literature · African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures

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Benjamin Koerber is an associate professor of Arabic language and literature whose research explores Arabic languages and literatures, especially vernacular traditions. His courses include Comics in the Middle East, where students study graphic narratives across Middle Eastern contexts and media.

Teaching snapshot

4.21of 5

Teaching effectiveness

9 course evaluations

▼ 0.29 vs department (4.50)

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Courses taught
2
013:130, 013:221
Teaching Fall 2026
1 course
Comics in the Middle East
Course evaluations
9
Course quality 4.19 / 5
Research
3 areas
Teaching here since Fall 2026

What their class is like

From Rutgers course evaluations (SIRS). The marker on each bar shows the department average.

Teaching effectiveness4.21

9 evaluations

Overall course quality4.19

9 evaluations

Courses they teach

2 courses in the Rutgers schedule, first seen Fall 2026.

013:130Fall 2026
Comics in the Middle East
African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures
Assessments
The Fall 2020 syllabus used weekly reading worksheets and forum participation, three short quizzes, and a final essay or project. A Spring 2025 student described weekly comic readings, short reflections, two quizzes, and a final project.
What students say
A student described the course content as engaging and Koerber as kind and lenient in grading.
Based on Fall 2020, Spring 2025
013:221
Introduction to the Literatures of the Middle East
African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures

Research

What they work on, and where undergraduates can get involved.

History of Arabic languages and literatures, including North African traditions.
Arabic vernacular and regional dialect writing, including Judeo-Arabic and Maghrebi Arabic traditions.
Literary histories spanning North Africa and Southern Europe.

Recent work

His profile lists a 2024 translation of Hussein Nassereddine's How to See Palace Pillars as if They Were Palm Trees.
His profile lists a 2026 article on Tunin al-Burji and vernacular poetry.

Background

Education and career, from official sources.

Ph.D. in Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures (Arabic), University of Texas at Austin.

Sources

(7)· checked 2026-10-18

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Benjamin Koerber

Associate Professor, Arabic Language and Literature · African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures

Verified on an official Rutgers pageAMESALL faculty profile

Teaching snapshot

4.21of 5

Teaching effectiveness

9 course evaluations

▼ 0.29 vs department (4.50)

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Courses taught
2
013:130, 013:221
Teaching Fall 2026
1 course
Comics in the Middle East
Course evaluations
9
Course quality 4.19 / 5
Research
3 areas
Teaching here since Fall 2026

What their class is like

From Rutgers course evaluations (SIRS). The marker on each bar shows the department average.

Teaching effectiveness4.21

9 evaluations

Overall course quality4.19

9 evaluations

Courses they teach

2 courses in the Rutgers schedule, first seen Fall 2026.

013:130Fall 2026
Comics in the Middle East
African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures
Assessments
The Fall 2020 syllabus used weekly reading worksheets and forum participation, three short quizzes, and a final essay or project. A Spring 2025 student described weekly comic readings, short reflections, two quizzes, and a final project.
What students say
A student described the course content as engaging and Koerber as kind and lenient in grading.
Based on Fall 2020, Spring 2025
013:221
Introduction to the Literatures of the Middle East
African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures

Research

What they work on, and where undergraduates can get involved.

History of Arabic languages and literatures, including North African traditions.
Arabic vernacular and regional dialect writing, including Judeo-Arabic and Maghrebi Arabic traditions.
Literary histories spanning North Africa and Southern Europe.

Recent work

His profile lists a 2024 translation of Hussein Nassereddine's How to See Palace Pillars as if They Were Palm Trees.
His profile lists a 2026 article on Tunin al-Burji and vernacular poetry.

Background

Education and career, from official sources.

Ph.D. in Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures (Arabic), University of Texas at Austin.

Sources

(7)· checked 2026-10-18

ScheduleScarlet Sync schedule data
StudentsRutgers SIRS
OfficialBenjamin Koerber — AMESALL faculty profile
OfficialComics in the Middle East syllabus
Official01:013:130 Comics in the Middle East course description
StudentsBenjamin Koerber student ratings
OfficialOfficial AMESALL profile containing Benjamin Koerber's portrait

Summaries are written by Scarlet Sync from the sources above and checked by an independent review before they appear here.