Brown Professor of History and Faculty Affiliate in Arabic Studies, Leadership Studies and Religion, Chair of Global Studies
413-597-2223
Sawyer Library Rm 607
Education
B.A. University of Iceland (1990)
M.A. Yale University, Religion (1992)
Ph.D. Yale University, History (1999)
M.A. Yale University, Religion (1992)
Ph.D. Yale University, History (1999)
Courses
HIST 109 / ARAB 109 TUT
The Iranian Revolution (not offered 2024/25)HIST 110 / WGSS 110 / ARAB 215 TUT
The Veil: History and Interpretations (not offered 2024/25)HIST 111 / ARAB 111 / LEAD 150 SEM
Movers and Shakers in the Middle East (not offered 2024/25)HIST 116 / ARAB 211 LEC
Understanding 9/11 and the War in Iraq (not offered 2024/25)HIST 207 / GBST 102 / ARAB 207 / LEAD 207 / JWST 217 / REL 239 LEC
The Modern Middle East (not offered 2024/25)HIST 301 SEM
Approaching the Past: The Use and Abuse of History (not offered 2024/25)HIST 308 / ARAB 308 / GBST 320 / ENVI 335 / AFR 350 SEM
The Nile (not offered 2024/25)HIST 309 SEM
Fire and Ice: The History of Modern Iceland (not offered 2024/25)HIST 310 / ARAB 310 LEC
Iraq and Iran in the Twentieth Century (not offered 2024/25)HIST 409 / ARAB 409 / GBST 409 SEM
Crescent, Cross, and Star. Religion and Politics in the Middle East (not offered 2024/25)HIST 411 / REL 321 / ARAB 411 SEM
Happy Holidays! A Comparative History of Commemorations and Festivals (not offered 2024/25)HIST 413 / ARAB 413 / ENVI 413 / GBST 413 SEM
The Big Ideas: Intended and Unintended Consequence of Human Ambition (not offered 2024/25)HIST 489 / ARAB 408 TUT
Appropriating History. Who Owns the Past? (not offered 2024/25)Current Committees
- Global Studies, Chair