Courses in Arab and Muslim American Studies provide an interdisciplinary study of Arab American and Muslim American histories, literatures, and cultures. We address the historical and current experiences of Arab and Muslim Americans in the United States and the relevance of those experiences for understanding race and ethnicity in the U.S. and globally. Courses explore themes such as immigration history; racism and discrimination; gender and sexuality; media representations; the local and global impacts of war and violence on Arab and Muslim Americans; intellectual, literary, artistic and cultural contributions; and relationships with other racial and ethnic groups. This curriculum provides knowledge vital for a critical understanding of the contemporary United States in a global context.
