Anaheed Al-Hardan
- Sociology
Areas of Expertise:
Empire, colonialism, and the Global South; De- and anti-colonial theory and South-South thought; Counter-memory and settler-colonialism
Membership:
since
2018
Contact
Howard University, USA
Department of Sociology and Criminology
Douglass Memorial Hall
Building 23
2419 6th Street NW | 2nd Floor Suite 202
Washington, DC 20059
USA
+1 202-806-6853
anaheed.alhardan(at)howard.edu
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About me
I am an associate professor of sociology at Howard University. My main research interests centre around four broad themes: Palestinian counter-memory, the Afro-Asian anti-colonial movement, sociology of colonialism, and South-South networks in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR).
I have long-standing academic ties to German academic communities, which AGYA has enabled me to further foster and extend. Through AGYA, I have also been able to pursue interdisciplinary projects and advance my research on historical German-Arab anti-colonial networks.
Academic career
| 2022 - today | Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology and Criminology, Howard University |
| 2020 - today | Visiting Researcher, Leibniz Zentrum Moderner Orient, Germany |
| 2019 - today | Principal Investigator on Afro-Asian Futures Past, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation |
| 2018 | Visiting Fellow, Bandung Humanisms Initiative, Institute for Comparative Literature and Society, Columbia University, New York, USA |
| 2018 | Arcapita Visiting Professor of Modern Arab Studies, Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies, Columbia University, New York, USA |
| 2017 | Visiting Fellow, Berlin Graduate School of Muslim Cultures and Societies, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany |
| 2014 - 2022 | Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Media Studies, American University of Beirut, Lebanon |
| 2011 - 2014 | Postdoctoral Fellow, ICI Berlin Institute for Cultural Inquiry, Germany |
| 2006 - 2011 | Ph.D. in Sociology, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland |
| 2005 - 2006 | M.A. in Near and Middle Eastern Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, UK |
- Working Groups
- Common Heritage and Common Challenges
- Dynamics of Transformation
- My Commitment to AGYA
- Member in Charge of the Working Group 'Dynamics of Transformation'
- Founding Member Task Force 'Equity'
- Task Force 'Nomination Committee' 2020
On a personal note
Must read in my discipline:
Sociological Theory Beyond the Canon by Syed Farid Alatas and Vineeta Sinha
Favourite novel:
Atfal al-Nada (Children of the Dew) by Mohammed al-Asaad
The scientist from my country you should know:
Edward Said, Comparative Literature
