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Department: Middle Eastern Studies

Director: Professor Christa Salamandra

The Graduate Center

365 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10016

Email: MEstudies@gc.cuny.edu

https://www.gc.cuny.edu/MAMES

FACULTY

Anna Ayse Akasoy, Ammiel Alcalay, Anthony Alessandrini, Nebahat Avcioglu, Beth Baron, Alexander Bauer, Mucahit Bilici, Mehdi Bozorgmehr, Craig Daigle, Simon Davis, Mikhal Dekel, Alexander Elinson, Louis Fishman, Elena Frangakis-Syrett, Ozlem Goner, Elhum Haghighat, Anissa Helie, Andrea Khalil, Dina Le Gall, Mandana Limbert, Elizabeth Macaulay, Kristina Richardson, Morris Rossabi, Christa Salamandra, Jillian Schwedler, Miryam Segal, Jonathan Shannon, Christopher Stone, Harold Veeser, Bilge Yesil

THE PROGRAM

The Master of Arts in Middle Eastern Studies offers an interdisciplinary approach to graduate study in issues and topics related to the Middle Eastern region and its diaspora. Students enrolled in the program gain a broad understanding of the history, politics, economics, religions, and cultures of this critical region, as well as develop special competence in their particular area of interest. This is the first M.A. program in the country to incorporate the study of the Middle Eastern diaspora, encouraging new ways of thinking about the adaptation of Middle Eastern immigrant communities in the United States and Europe. The program is geared to those interested in academic careers as well as those pursuing a terminal M.A. degree in preparation for careers outside the academy such as public policy, journalism, social work, international relations, economic development, immigrant advocacy, education, or translation/interpretation. This program gives students, and the institutions they will later serve, the tools they need to think critically and creatively about the Middle East and its diaspora. Students will have access to diverse faculty with wide expertise and will also have available to them the rich resources of New York City.