Joseph Massad
Joseph Andoni Massad (Arabic: جوزيف مسعد; born 1963) is a Jordanian academic specializing in Middle Eastern studies, who serves as Professor of Modern Arab Politics and Intellectual History in the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies at Columbia University. His academic work has focused on Palestinian, Jordanian, and Israeli nationalism.
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Joseph Massad speaks at the University of Chile in 2014 | |
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | University of New Mexico (BA, MA) Columbia University (PhD) |
| Awards | MESA Malcolm Kerr Dissertation Award 1998, Lionel Trilling Book Award 2008, Scott Nearing Award for Courageous Scholarship 2008 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Middle Eastern studies |
| Institutions | Columbia University |
| Doctoral advisor | Lisa Anderson |
Massad was born in Jordan in 1963 and is of Palestinian Christian descent. He received his Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University in 1998. He is known for his book Desiring Arabs, about representations of sexual desire in the Arab world.
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