Umayyah Cable

Umayyah Cable (they/them/their) is a Palestinian-American assistant professor of American culture and film, television, and media at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Their research and teaching interests span the fields of race and ethnic studies, film and media studies, decolonial feminisms, and queer theory, with a particular focus on the roles that art, film, and media play in the mobilization of Palestine solidarity politics in the United States. Their research has been supported through fellowships at Northwestern University and Harvard University, and their articles have been published in GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, Framework: The Journal of Cinema and Media, and The Journal of Palestine Studies.