Middle East Faculty at Hunter College
The Center brings together more than 60 affiliated faculty members working on the Middle East across many disciplines throughout the CUNY system. Faculty members offer courses on the Middle East and Middle Eastern Americans at the Graduate Center and various CUNY campuses every semester.
 
NAME  DEPARTMENT RESEARCH INTEREST PHONE EMAIL
Bates, Ulku Art History Islamic & Ottoman Art & Architecture 212-650 3752 ubates@hunter.cuny.edu
Barsoum, Marlene Romance Languages Francophone Literature in North Africa and the Middle East 212-650-3511 mbarsoum@hunter.cuny.edu
Bellin, Eva Political Science Comparative Political Economy 212-772-5666 ebellin@hunter.cuny.edu
Elinson, Alexander Classical and Oriental Studies Arabic and Hebrew Literature 212-772-5044 aelinson@hunter.cuny.edu
Franklin, Arnold Classical and Oriental Studies Jewish/Islamic Cultural Relationships 212-772-4968 afrankli@hunter.cuny.edu
Johnson, Greg Archaeology Syria, Iran 212-772-5652 gjohnson@hunter.cuny.edu
Kern, Karen History Ottoman Empire, gender, law 212-772-5491 kkern@hunter.cuny.edu
Lazreg, Marnia Sociology Gender, Islam and politics, colonial history, cultural movements and developmen 212-772-5585 mlazreg@hunter.cuny.edu
Shannon, Jonathan Anthropology Syria/Morocco, ethnomusicology, aesthetics 212-772-5452 jonathan.shannon@hunter.cuny.edu
Stone, Christopher Classical and Oriental Studies Arabic Literature, Popular Culture in Egypt/Lebanon 212-650-3138 christopher.reed.stone@gmail.com