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Heba Ghannam Adjunct Instructor CAS | ANTH | Anthropology

Additional Positions at AU
Adjunct Instructor at Critical
Degrees
Heba is a doctoral candidate at the Heba Ghannam has been with the Anthropology Department at American University since 2019, pursuing her Ph.D. As a Fulbright Fellow, she earned a Master's degree in Public Anthropology from American University. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Cairo University.

Favorite Spot on Campus
Hamilton building garden
Bio
Heba Ghannam is a Ph.D. Candidate and Adjunct Faculty at the Department of Anthropology and the Critical Race and Gender Studies Department at American University in Washington, DC. With over a decade of experience in teaching, research, advising, and program management, her work focuses on the intersection of Feminism, Digital Platform Economies, Authoritarian Governance, Labor, and Digital Media Studies. Her ethnographic research examines how women YouTubers in Egypt navigate neoliberal, oppressive, and patriarchal systems through the digitalization and monetization of domestic and affective labor. Heba has collaborated with various international organizations, including UNICEF and Save the Children, and was a Fulbright Fellow. She also serves as a board member of the Association of Middle Eastern Anthropologists.
For the Media
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Teaching

Fall 2024

  • AWST-115 Introduction to the Arab World

  • AWST-115 Introduction to the Arab World

Spring 2025

  • AWST-115 Introduction to the Arab World

  • SISU-306 Adv Int'l Studies Research: Feminist Methods/Gender Rsrch