About
Umayyah Cable (they/them/their) is associate professor of American culture and film, television, and media, as well as a core faculty member in the Arab and Muslim American Studies Program at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. They have a BA in American studies from Smith College and a PhD in American studies & ethnicity from the University of Southern California, as well as a graduate certificate in visual studies from the USC Visual Studies Research Institute. Their first book, Mainstreaming Palestine: Cinematic Activism and Solidarity Politics in the United States, was published by the University of Minnesota Press in 2025. Their research has been supported through fellowships at Northwestern University, Harvard University, and the University of Michigan Instittute for the Humanities.
