Nadia Abu El Haj

Nadia Abu El-Haj
Born1966 (age 57–58)
United States[1]
Occupation(s)Anthropologist, academic
Academic background
EducationBryn Mawr College (AB)
Duke University (PhD)
Academic work
InstitutionsBarnard College, Columbia University
WebsiteBarnard faculty profile

Nadia Abu El-Haj (Arabic: نادية أبو الحاج; born 1962)[1] is an American anthropologist at Barnard College and Columbia University.[2]

The author of Facts on the Ground: Archaeological Practice and Territorial Self-Fashioning in Israeli Society (2001) and The Genealogical Science: The Search for Jewish Origins and the Politics of Epistemology (2012), Abu El-Haj was the subject of dueling online petitions[3] arguing whether she should be tenured during the 2006–07 academic year[4] when she was recommended for tenure. Abu El-Haj received tenure in November 2007.[5]

  1. ^ a b Arenson, Karen W. (10 September 2007). "Fracas Erupts Over Book on Mideast by a Barnard Professor Seeking Tenure". New York Times. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Nadia L. Abu El-Haj". Columbia University Department of Anthropology. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Who Got to Decide on Nadia Abu El-Haj's Tenure?". AAUP. 2008. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  4. ^ "Input or Intrusion?". Inside Higher Ed. 21 November 2006. Archived from the original on 8 January 2007.
  5. ^ Finder, Alan (3 November 2007). "Embattled Barnard Anthropologist Is Awarded Tenure". New York Times. Retrieved 29 May 2024.