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| − | '''Joseph Massad''' is a professor in the [[MEALAC]] department. He teaches Arab politics and intellectual history. | + | '''Joseph Massad''' [[MA]] '[[1989|89]] [[MPhil]] '[[1994|94]] [[PhD]] '[[1998|98]] is a professor in the [[MEALAC]] department. He teaches Arab politics and intellectual history. |
He was the central figure charged with intimidating Jewish students during the scandal surrounding the documentary ''[[Columbia Unbecoming]]''. According to rumor, he was denied tenure in a secret deal that allowed [[Nadia Abu El-Haj]] to gain hers. | He was the central figure charged with intimidating Jewish students during the scandal surrounding the documentary ''[[Columbia Unbecoming]]''. According to rumor, he was denied tenure in a secret deal that allowed [[Nadia Abu El-Haj]] to gain hers. | ||
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[[Category:Trilling Award recipients|Massad]] | [[Category:Trilling Award recipients|Massad]] | ||
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Revision as of 00:58, 23 April 2008
Joseph Massad MA '89 MPhil '94 PhD '98 is a professor in the MEALAC department. He teaches Arab politics and intellectual history.
He was the central figure charged with intimidating Jewish students during the scandal surrounding the documentary Columbia Unbecoming. According to rumor, he was denied tenure in a secret deal that allowed Nadia Abu El-Haj to gain hers.
Conservative David Horowitz named him one of the "101 most dangerous" professors in America.
His book, Desiring Arabs, won the Lionel Trilling Award in 2008.
