▁reference ▁to ▁Middle ▁East , ▁SO AS ▁▁ ▁Cla udio ▁V ita - Fin zi , ▁Research ▁Associ ate , ▁Natural ▁History ▁Museum ▁▁ ▁Neil ▁Walker , ▁Reg ius ▁Professor ▁of ▁Public ▁Law ▁and ▁the ▁Law ▁of ▁Nature ▁and ▁Nations , ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁▁ ▁Helen ▁Wat an abe - O ’ K elly , ▁Professor ▁of ▁German ▁Liter ature , ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford ▁▁ ▁Paul ▁White ley , ▁Professor ▁of ▁Government , ▁University ▁of ▁Es sex ▁▁ ▁B enc ie ▁W oll , ▁Professor ▁of ▁Sign ▁Language ▁and ▁De af ▁Studies , ▁U CL ▁▁ ▁Neil ▁W rig ley , ▁Professor ▁of ▁Geography , ▁University ▁of ▁South am pton ▁▁ ▁Lu cia ▁Z ed ner , ▁Professor ▁of ▁C riminal ▁Justice , ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁fell ows ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Academy ▁were ▁elected ▁at ▁the ▁annual ▁general ▁meeting ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 : ▁▁ ▁D ion is ius ▁Ag ius , ▁Al ▁Q as imi ▁Professor ▁of ▁Arab ic ▁Studies ▁and ▁Islam ic ▁Material ▁Culture , ▁University ▁of ▁Ex eter ▁ ▁Robin ▁Alexander , ▁Fellow ▁of ▁Wolf son ▁College , ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge ; ▁Professor ▁of ▁Education ▁Emer it us , ▁University ▁of ▁War wick ▁ ▁John ▁B aines , ▁Professor ▁of ▁Egypt ology , ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford ▁ ▁Tim othy ▁Bar nes , ▁FR SC . ▁Honor ary ▁Professor ial ▁Fellow , ▁School ▁of ▁Div inity , ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ; ▁Professor ▁Emer it us ▁of ▁Class ics , ▁University ▁of