People Biography

Dr. Mahmoud Alhirthani is an Assistant Professor in the Master of Arts in Intercultural Communication program. His research and teaching explore the intersections of intercultural communication, discourse, multilingualism, translation, media, and knowledge production, with particular attention to Arab and Global South contexts. Drawing on critical, postcolonial, and discourse-oriented approaches, his scholarship examines how language, narrative, translation, and institutional structures shape cultural representation, public understanding, and the production and circulation of knowledge across linguistic and geopolitical boundaries. His publications and ongoing projects address Palestine in international media, resistance literature, multilingual scholarly communication, generative AI, heritage literacies, intercultural communication in higher education, and the global circulation of Arab intellectual and literary production. His work emphasizes intercultural communication and translation as forms of cultural negotiation, ethical mediation, and epistemic engagement.

Dr. Alhirthani teaches graduate courses in intercultural communication, discourse analysis, research methods, and translation, and supervises postgraduate research across these fields. He also has extensive experience in curriculum development, conference organization, and intercultural training. He is also an award-winning translator; he received the Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding for his 1,328-page Arabic translation of Brownlie’s Principles of Public International Law. His broader work foregrounds ethical communication, epistemic justice, and dialogue across cultures and traditions.