endlessly curious, spiritually grounded, and theoretically undisciplined; zaynab shahar (they/themme) is an Assistant Professor of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies at Metropolitan State University-Denver.
zaynab holds a doctorate in comparative religion from Chicago Theological Seminary; specializing in Jewish and Islamic law, Philosophy of Religion, and Queer/Feminist Theory.
Prior to pursuing a doctorate, zaynab received a Masters in Religious Studies from Chicago Theological Seminary, with specializations in Islamic Studies, Jewish Gender Studies, and Philosophy of Religion.
zaynab received their Bachelors of Arts from Hampshire College in Jewish Studies; with a focus on Historical Antisemitism, Jewish Philosophy, and Creative Writing.
Zaynab’s Keywords
Academic Interests
- Jewish Studies
- Islamic Studies
- Philosophy of Religion
- Critical Phenomenology
- LGBTQ Studies (secular and religious)
- Feminist Philosophy
- Decoloniality
- The Black Radical Tradition
- Critical Theory
- Critical Geographies (Marx, Queer, Black, Anarchist, & Feminist)
- Queer and Trans Philosophy
Cultural Work Affinities
- Abolition
- Anarchism
- LGBTQ Liberation
- Black Liberation
- Decolonial Jewish-Muslim Solidarities
- Disability Justice
- Total Liberation/Animal Liberation
Artistic Praxis
- Speculative Fiction
- Poetry
- Photography (analog and digital)
- Creative non-fiction
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