A is for Arab: Stereotypes in U.S. Popular Culture
The Jack G. Shaheen Collection on Arabs in U.S. Film and Television at Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives at New York University
Presented by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute and the Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies at New York University
Powerful, accessible and compelling, A is for Arab, which features images from the Jack G. Shaheen Collection on Arabs in U.S. Film and Television, reveals and critiques the stereotypical portrayals of Arabs and Muslims in U.S. popular culture. Providing historical context about these images which range from film stills to comic books to editorial cartoons, this traveling exhibition aims to educate and stimulate discussion about the impact of stereotypes on both individual perceptions and national policy.
The exhibition traveled to colleges, libraries, and community centers across the country from 2012-23. It is no longer available for loan.
A is for Arab travel schedule:
April 3-21, 2023 at Texas A&M University at Galveston in Galveston, Texas
September 10-November 27, 2022 at the County of Passaic Department of Cultural and Historic Affairs in Passaic, New Jersey
November 4 and December 4, 2017 at the Sound Vision Foundation in Chicago, Illinois
October 2-27, 2017 at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma
March 24-April 14, 2017 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
February 21-28, 2017 at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
June 1-3, 2016 at the 2016 National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education in San Francisco, California
April 11-29, 2016 at Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey
March 14-April 1, 2016 at Bronx Community College in Bronx, New York
November 2-December 11, 2015 at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, Illinois
March 11-July 5, 2015 at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York
May 26-May 29, 2015 at the 2015 National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education in Washington, DC
April 7-May 4, 2015 at Lebanese American University in New York, New York
March 7-April 1, 2015 at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California
March 1-March 30, 2015 at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia
November 16-November 27, 2014 at the University of San Diego in San Diego, California
October 6-October 31, 2014 at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho
May 27-August 20, 2014 at the Bettendorf Public Library in Bettendorf, Iowa
May 2-May 16, 2014 at Colby College in Waterville, Maine
March 31-April 25, 2014 at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio
February 26-March 21, 2014 at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana
February 3-February 19, 2014 at University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland
January 10-January 24, 2014 at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois
November 1-November 21, 2013 at University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia
October 1-October 25, 2013 at Pope John XXIII High School in Sparta, New Jersey
October 12-October 13, 2013 at the Arab Center of Washington Arab Festival in Seattle, Washington
September 8-September 23, 2013 at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon
May 28-June 1, 2013 at the 2013 National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education in New Orleans, Louisiana
May 8-May 23, 2013 at University of North Texas, Denton in Denton, Texas
April 17-May 3, 2013 at University of Massachusetts-Boston in Boston, Massachusetts
April 3-April 12, 2013 at Highpoint University in High Point, North Carolina
March 15-March 31, 2013 at University of South Carolina, Beaufort in Bluffton, South Carolina
February 6-March 8, 2013 at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio
January 7-February 1, 2013 at the Alif Institute in Atlanta, Georgia
December 1-December 31, 2012 at the Levantine Cultural Center in Los Angeles, California
November 17-November 20, 2012 at the 2012 Middle East Studies Association Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado
November 1-November 14, 2012 at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana
October 10-October 28, 2012 at the Arab American National Museum Library & Resource Center in Dearborn, Michigan
October 1-October 4, 2012 at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio
