Evelyn Alsultany — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Professor in the Department of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California’s Dornsife College
Author of 'Broken: The Failed Promise of Muslim Inclusion' (NYU Press, 2022), listed as one of the 10 best scholarly books of 2022 by The Chronicle of Higher Education
Authored 'Arabs and Muslims in the Media: Race and Representation after 9/11' (NYU Press, 2012)
Co-authored criteria, the Obeidi-Alsultany Test, to help Hollywood improve representations of Muslims
Co-editor of 'Arab and Arab American Feminisms: Gender, Violence, and Belonging' (Syracuse University Press, 2011), winner of the Arab American National Museum’s Evelyn Shakir Book Award
Co-founded and served as the director of the Arab and Muslim American Studies program at the University of Michigan

Biography

Evelyn Alsultany is a Professor in the Department of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California’s Dornsife College. She is recognized as a leading expert on the history of representations of Arabs and Muslims in US media. Prior to her appointment at USC, she co-founded and directed the Arab and Muslim American Studies program at the University of Michigan.