Arab American Histories: Queer Explorations of Power and Difference in an Era of Repression

Dr. Charlotte Karem Albrecht (University of Michigan)

Thursday, April 24, 2025, 5pm reception, scholar talk and conversation 5:30-7pm.

UC Davis International House (10 College Park, Davis, CA)

On April 24, Charlotte Karem Albrecht will present her research in gender and sexuality in Arab American immigration history and lead a conversation on the challenges and significance of ethnic studies scholarship in our current moment. This event is the third in The Middle East in Historical Context series, organized and sponsored by the Department of History, the Middle East/South Asia Studies Program, and the California History Social-Science Project at UC Davis. Karem Albrecht's talk is also part of a month-long commemoration of Arab American Heritage Month at UC Davis.

Charlotte Karem Albrecht is an Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies and Arab and Muslim American Studies at the University of Michigan. She is the author of Possible Histories: Arab Americans and the Queer Ecology of Peddling.

Open to campus and community, please share widely with your students, courses, and join us for this important, timely conversation. All queries may be directed to chssp@ucdavis.edu.