Amira Jarmakani
Amira Jarmakani is an Assistant Professor of Women's Studies
at Georgia State University. Her areas of specialization
include transnational feminisms, visual culture, Arab
American studies, as well as literatures of representation
and the body. Dr. Jarmakani has served as a core organizer
for AMWAJ: Arab Movement of Women Arising for Justice
and she is a member of the Radical Arab Women’s
Activist Network
(RAWAN). Recent publications include articles entitled
"Mobilizing the Politics of Invisibility in Arab
American Feminist Discourse," and "Belly Dancing
for Liberation: A Critical Interpretation of Reclamation
Rhetoric in the American Belly Dance Community.”
Currently, she is writing a book entitled Disorienting
America: The Nostalgic Allure of Veils, Harems, and Belly
Dancers in U.S. Popular Culture.
