Faculty Profile
Nadia Alahmed
Associate Professor of Africana Studies (2019)
Contact Information
Althouse Hall
717-254-8067
Bio
Professor Nadia Alahmed’s research interests include Black radical thought and politics, Black internationalism, Black Islam, critical Hip Hop studies and historical, political and cultural connections between Black America and the Middle East. She is currently working on her first book exploring parallels and interactions between Black and Palestinian social justice and liberation movements, from the Black Power Movement until the present day.
Education
- B.A., Birzeit University
- M.A., Rutgers University, 2015
- Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2019.
2026-2027 Academic Year
Fall 2026
MUAC 210 It's a Hip Hop World
Cross-listed with AFST 227-01.
AFST 227 It’s a Hip Hop World
Cross-listed with MUAC 210-01.
AFST 320 Malcolm X
This interdisciplinary seminar explores the life, thought and activism of the Black revolutionary Malcolm X. Examining his many lives, the seminar will highlight the evolution of his thought on Black liberation struggle, its tactics ideologies, and goals. The course will highlight the invaluable contributions Malcolm X made to religion, culture, art and politics on a global scale. It will engage multiple mediums- film, music, literature to provide complexity and nuance towards understanding of Malcolm X’s thought, politics and life-long struggle for freedom and justice.
Spring 2027
AFST 100 Intro to Africana Studies
Cross-listed with LALC 121-01.
LALC 121 Intro to Africana Studies
Cross-listed with AFST 100-01.
AFST 327 James Baldwin
Cross-listed with WGSS 327-01.
WGSS 327 James Baldwin
Cross-listed with AFST 327-01.