Joseph Massad

Joseph Massad
Joseph Massad speaks at the University of Chile in 2014
Born1963 (age 60–61)
NationalityPalestinian
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materUniversity of New Mexico (BA, MA)
Columbia University (PhD)
AwardsMESA Malcolm Kerr Dissertation Award 1998,
Lionel Trilling Book Award 2008,
Scott Nearing Award for Courageous Scholarship 2008
Scientific career
FieldsMiddle Eastern studies
InstitutionsColumbia University
Doctoral advisorLisa Anderson

Joseph Andoni Massad (Arabic: جوزيف مسعد; born 1963) is a Jordanian academic specializing in Middle Eastern studies, who serves as Professor of Modern Arab Politics and Intellectual History in the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies at Columbia University. His academic work has focused on Palestinian, Jordanian, and Israeli nationalism.

Massad was born in Jordan in 1963 and is of Palestinian Christian descent.[1][2] He received his Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University in 1998.[3] He is known for his book Desiring Arabs, about representations of sexual desire in the Arab world.[4]

  1. ^ Whitaker, Brian. "Distorting desire". al-bab.com. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  2. ^ Saul, Stephanie (17 April 2024). "Who Are the Columbia Professors Mentioned in the House Hearing?". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Joseph Massad". Columbia University. Archived from the original on 13 September 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2006.
  4. ^ "Joseph Massad". MESSAS. Columbia University. 28 September 2018.