Heather Sharkey

Professor of Modern Middle Eastern and North African History

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Heather J. Sharkey is a historian in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations.

Education

Ph.D., Princeton University
M.Phil., University of Durham in England
B.A., Yale University

Research Interests
  • The Islamic world,
  • the modern Middle East,
  • colonial and post-colonial North Africa,
  • the history of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish relations
Research Areas
Islamic world
Modern Middle East
Muslim, Christian, Jewish relations
Courses Taught
  • Introduction to the Middle East
  • The People of Modern Egypt
  • North Africa: History, Culture, Society
  • Nationalism and Communal Identity in the Middle East
  • Muslim, Christian and Jewish Relations in the Middle East
  • Iraq, Eqypt, Algeria: Case Studies From the Arab World
  • The Middle East through Many Lenses
  • Migration and the Middle East
  • Food in the Islamic Middle East: History, Memory, Identity
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