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Nevine Abraham

Nevine Abraham

Associate Teaching Professor of Arabic Studies
Coordinator of Arabic Studies

  • POS 341G
Address
Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics
4980 Margaret Morrison St
Posner Hall 341
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Education

Ph.D., Twentieth Century French Literature and Culture, The Ohio State University
M.A., French Literature, Kent State University
B.A., Faculté des Langues, Ain Shams University, Egypt

Bio

Nevine Abraham's work is positioned at the intersection of literary-cultural studies, indigeneity and the issues of social justice and minoritization in the Arabic-speaking world. She examines minorities in the intellectual, social and political history of the Middle East and North Africa, with a focus on the role of the institutions of power — from imperialism to post-independence nationalism and subsequent regimes — in marginalizing groups, compromising their rights and shaping their sense of citizenship and belonging.

  • Coptic studies
  • Minority rights, social justice and racialization in the Arab World
  • Censorship and film studies in the Arab World
  • Peacemaking in pedagogy
  • Palestinian and Israeli food cultures
  • Intercultural dialogue and competence

  • 82-111/112 Elementary Arabic; 82-211/212 Intermediate Arabic; 82-311/312 Advanced Arabic; 82-412 Topics in Arabic Studies 
  • 82-185 Global Food Cultures
  • 82-215 Understanding Cultural Complexities: Minorities in the Middle East and North Africa
  • 66-128 Dietrich College Grand Challenge First-Year Seminar: Palestinian and Israeli Food Cultures
  • 82-282 Interpreting Global Texts and Cultures
  • 82-193/82-299 Global Minorities: Stories of Diversity, Resistance and Survivance (CMU-Q)
  • The Simon Initiative Seeds Grant, 2023
  • The Institute of International Education & The Aspen Institute's Stevens Initiative Harnessing Innovation Through Virtual Exchange (HIVE) Sub-Award, Spring 2018–Fall 2019
  • Coordinator of the Arabic Studies program, Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Artists and Scholars at Risk (ASAR) Program Committee, Center for the Arts in Society, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Undergraduate Studies Committee, Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Deeper Conversations Academic Series Committee, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Editorial Consultant on the Editorial Board, Critical Arts Journal

Department Member Since 2012