Traveling Exhibition

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