Faculty
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Kira Jumet
Associate Professor of Government, Director of Middle East/Islamicate Worlds Studies
Expertisecomparative politics, international relations, and Middle East politics -
Rama Alhabian
Assistant Professor of ArabicExpertise19th & 20th century Arabic literature; medieval Arabic travel writing and the Medieval Maqama; genre, translation, and postcolonial studies -
Abhishek Amar
Director, Associate Professor of Asian Studies
Expertisearchaeological history of South Asian religions, especially Buddhist and Hindu traditions; research in themes of inter-religious dynamics, syncretism and religious transformation; colonialism and reconfigurations of sacred centers; and religion and water management in the Buddhist and Hindu traditions -
Usman Hamid
Assistant Professor of Asian Studies
ExpertiseHistory of Islam in South Asia, specializing in Sultanate and Mughal India; Muslim devotional traditions, material culture, and gender and sexuality; history of pre-modern Iran and Persian culture -
Shoshana Keller
Chair and William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of History
ExpertiseRussian and Soviet history, Central Eurasian history, and history of the modern Middle East -
Mireille Koukjian
Associate Professor of Instruction in Arabic
Expertiseforeign-language education, specifically Arabic and the integration of storytelling into language learning -
Claire Mouflard
Associate Professor of FrenchExpertisecontemporary French and Francophone literature, culture, and film; literature and cinema of immigration; transnational immigrant identities in France -
Anat Guez
Lecturer in Hebrew
ExpertiseIsraeli culture, ethnicity, and Hebrew language
Contact
Department Name
Middle East/Islamicate Worlds Studies Program
Contact Name
Kira Jumet, Program Director
Office Location
198 College Hill Road
Clinton, NY 13323
Clinton, NY 13323
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