Nevine Abraham
Associate Teaching Professor of Arabic Studies
- POS 341G
Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics
4980 Margaret Morrison St
Posner Hall 341
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Bio
Nevine Abraham's career is defined by a synergy between her scholarly research and commitment to transformative pedagogy. Her scholarship focuses on the intersection of literary-cultural studies, indigeneity, minoritization and food studies. Her publications examine how historical and political forces, from imperialism to post-independence nationalism, shape marginalization across the Middle East and North Africa. She weaves these themes into the classroom to help students understand the complexities of power, identity and representation and cultivate their intercultural competence. As the co-author of an interactive documentary on Palestinian and Israeli food cultures, and of two online Arabic curricula for the Open Learning Initiative, she has used experiential learning and technology to make learning accessible and equitable and anchor linguistic acquisition in sociocultural frameworks.
Dr. Abraham serves as LCAL's Doha program director and Arabic Studies minor advisor.
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
Areas of Interest
- Minority Studies in the Middle East and North Africa
- Media and Film Studies
- Literary Cultural Studies
- Food Studies
- Arabic Pedagogy and Technology
Courses Taught
- 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)
Selected Awards and Honors
- The Humanities Center Research Grant, 2026
- 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
Selected Community, University & Professional Service
- LCAL Faculty Senator, Carnegie Mellon University
- HuMetrics HSS Initiative
- Artists and Scholars at Risk (ASAR) Program Committee, Carnegie Mellon University
- Undergraduate Studies Committee, Carnegie Mellon University
- Deeper Conversations Academic Series Committee, Carnegie Mellon University
- Editorial Consultant on the Editorial Board, Critical Arts Journal
Selected Publications
Abraham, N. (2024). Elementary Arabic One. Open Learning Initiative. 2024. https://oli.cmu.edu/courses/arabic-1/
Abraham, N. (2024). From Social and National Struggle in Mandate Palestine to Combatting Fascism in Spain: Yassin’s ᶜAlī, Qissat Rajul Mustaqīm (2017). Journal of Middle Eastern Literatures, 26(3). https://doi.org/10.1080/1475262X.2024.2387019
Abraham, N. (2024). Copts in the National and Religious Discourses: A Narrative of Resistance in Shady Lewis’s Ṭorok al Rab (Ways of the Lord) (2018). Mashriq & Mahjar: Journal of Middle East and North African Migration Studies, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.24847/v11i12024.393
Abraham, N. (2021). 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).