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Charlotte Karem Albrecht

Women's Studies 425 Ford Hall 224 Church St SE

Department Affiliations

University Affiliations

  • Liberal Arts: Immigration History Research Center [Website]

Specialties

  • Arab-American studies and Arab migration history
  • Women of color feminisms
  • Critical race theory and comparative ethnic studies
  • Queer theory and queer studies
  • Historical and interdisciplinary methods

Educational Background

  • Certicate: Summer Institute for Intensive Arabic Language and Culture, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon, 2010.
  • BA: Women and Gender Studies; French Studies, Rice University, Houston, Texas, 2003.

Publications

  • Giusti, Jessica, Charlotte Karem Albrecht, and Brandon Lacy Campos (co-authors); Murphy et al. (eds). "The Myth of the Great White North: Claiming Queer People of Color Histories in the Twin Cities." Queer Twin Cities (2010): 90-118. Link
  • Albrecht, Charlotte Marie. "Lovelessness and Extinguished Spirits" Nation of Immigrants?: Minnesota Spoken Word Artists & Poets Question the World. The Loft Literary Center, Dir. Bao Phi, 2008.
  • Albrecht, Charlotte Marie. ""The Sweetness of Hauntings"" Mizna: Prose, Poetry, and Art Exploring Arab America. Mizna, Inc., 2008. 72-72.
  • Albrecht, Charlotte Marie. ""The Sweetness of Hauntings"" Borderlands: Tales from Disputed Territories Between Races and Cultures". 2008. Link

Creative Activities

  • Mizna Latitudes Grant - Grant for creative writing and collaborative art projects with other Arab-American artists, 2007 - 2008

Awards

  • Francis Maria Fellowship in Arab American History (Immigration History Research Center), Fall 2011
  • Francis Maria Fellowship in Arab American History (Immigration History Research Center), Summer 2010
  • Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (Arabic), 2009 - 2010
  • Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (Arabic), 2008 - 2009
  • Graduate Research Partnership Program, Summer 2007

Courses Taught

  • GWSS 3303W: Writing Differences: Women of Color Respond to 9/11 and the "War on Terror"
  • GWSS 3404: Transnational Sexualities
  • GWSS 3302: Women and the Arts
  • GWSS/AAS 3409W: Asian American Women's Cultural Production
  • AAS 1101: Imagining Asian America
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