Nevine Abraham
Assistant Teaching Professor of Arabic Studies
- 341G
341 Posner Hall
Department of Modern Languages
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Education: Ph.D. The Ohio State University, Twentieth Century French Literature and Culture, M.A. Kent State University, French Literature, B.A. Faculté des Langues, Ain Shams University, Egypt.
Bio
My research focuses on nationalism, citizenship and civil rights in the SWANA region in general, and Egypt's coptic minority in particular, and incorporates cinematic representation, censorship, and food culture. My published work has appeared in Arab Studies Quarterly, Journal of African Cinema, Review of Middle East Studies, and ArabLit Quarterly. I am co-editor of Critical Arts Journal.
In teaching language, literary, and cultural courses, I strive to build my students' intercultural competencies by having them engage in dialogue with students in the SWANA in order to help them succeed in today's interconnected global world and have a grasp of the social realities of the region.
See my website for more on my teaching and publications.
Areas of Interest
- Contemporary Arab Identity
- Coptic Identity
- Film and Censorship
- Food Politics
Courses Taught
- Introduction to French Culture
- Elementary through Advanced Arabic
- Arab Culture Through Dialogue, Film, and Literature
- Understanding Cultural Complexities: Minorities in the Middle East and North Africa
- Dietrich College Grand Challenge First-Year Seminar: Palestinian and Israeli Food Cultures
Selected Awards and Honors
- Recipient of the Institute of International Education & The Aspen Institute's Stevens Initiative Harnessing Innovation Through Virtual Exchange (HIVE) Sub-Award (Spring 2018 to Fall 2019)
Selected Community, University, and Professional Service
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Translation of City of Asylum resident RaMa’s short story “Love is the Essence of Life” and short poems "Scream of Liberation" and "A Vast Void.” Summer 2021
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CMU Arab Student Organization Advisor
- Volunteer at Jewish Family and Community Services in Pittsburgh and The Alliance for Refugee Youth Support and Education Academy
Selected Publications
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Abraham, Nevine and Michal Friedman. "Journeys into the Culinary Landscapes of Israel and Palestine: The Virtues of Co-Teaching on Conflict." Association for Jewish Studies Perspectives: Travel Issue. (forthcoming Spring 2022).
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Abraham, Nevine. "Patriarchy, Subordination, and Rise of the Individual in Hisham Matar's In the Country of Men." Arab Studies Quarterly 43 (4). 2021.
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Abraham, Nevine. "Egyptian Novelist Shady Lewis on Coptic Identity, Church-State Relations, and Citizenship." ArabLit & ArabLit Quarterly. 2021.
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"The Complexity of Belonging: Reflections of a Female Copt," ORIGINS, The Markaz Review, September 2021.
- Abraham, Nevine. "Censorship, Public Opinion, and the Representation of Coptic Minority in Contemporary Egyptian Cinema: The Case of Amr Salama’s Lamo’aķhza/Excuse My French (2014)." Journal of African Cinemas 13(2.3), 2021.