Visiting Assistant Professor, Religious Studies & History
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles; M.A., Brandeis; Ph.D., University of Chicago
Appointed In
2024
Office
Fowler 413
Hours
3-4 PM Mon and Wed
Areas of Specialization: SWANA Jewish history; Relations between SWANA Jews and other communities of color; diversity in Jewish identities and history.
Chelsie May is a scholar of how race, gender, and intersectional analytics illuminate Jewish lives in Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA). Her research and teaching interests include histories of Jews and racialization in SWANA and relations between SWANA Jews and other communities of color that stem from social justice movements and solidarity activism. Her award-winning peer-reviewed articles discuss the racialization of Jewish women in Iraq. Prof. May's current book project surfaces how race discourses and divisions affected belonging for Iraqi Jewish women.