Genealogies of a Field Less Traveled: Points of Origin in Arab American Studies

This essay addresses the state of the field of Arab American studies with a question about origins. When does Arab American studies begin as an intellectual project? How might we discern and describe the principal concern of its practitioners, while keeping in mind the field's multi-disciplinar...

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Published in:Journal of American ethnic history 2018-04, Vol.37 (3), p.69-76
Main Author: Gualtieri, Sarah M. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American history
American studies
Analysis
Arab American studies
Arab Americans
Archives
Archives & records
Assimilation
Christianity
Emigration
Ethnic Studies
Forum: State of the Field of Arab American Studies
Historiography
History
History instruction
Immigrants
Immigration
Middle Eastern studies
Migration
Morality
Noncitizens
Political migration
Religious persecution
Social aspects
Stereotypes
Transnationalism
United States history
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Summary:This essay addresses the state of the field of Arab American studies with a question about origins. When does Arab American studies begin as an intellectual project? How might we discern and describe the principal concern of its practitioners, while keeping in mind the field's multi-disciplinary nature and the richness of its historiographical debates.
ISSN:0278-5927
1936-4695
DOI:10.5406/jamerethnhist.37.3.0069