Assistant Professor in the Department of International and Area Studies and the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of Oklahoma
About
Dr. Waleed F. Mahdi is an assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma with joint affiliation in the Department of International and Area Studies and the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. He is a comparatist with research and teaching interests in US-Arab cultural politics. He received his PhD in American studies from the University of Minnesota, and MA in cultural studies from the University of New Mexico.
Current Work:
Dr. Mahdi’s current book project examines the representation of Arab Americans in Hollywood, Egyptian, and Arab American filmmaking with key interest around issues of identity, belonging, and cultural citizenship. He is also contributing to a multi-institutional research collaboration that examines Arab contemporary public spheres at the interplay of politics, religion, and culture. In this collaboration, he is conducting research related to Yemen as part of his interest in a second book project that locates the country’s current turmoil between 9/11 echoes and Arab Spring unrest.
Research Area Keywork(s):
US-Arab cultural politics; Arab and Muslim American identity; Yemeni cultural history
