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Hakem Al-Rustom is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History and holds a courtesy appointment in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Michigan. He is the Alex Manoogian Professor of Modern Armenian History, specializing in the modern Armenian experience, particularly in relation to the shadow of genocide, displacement, and forced migration of Armenians in Turkey and their subsequent diaspora in France. His upcoming book, ‘Enduring Erasures: Afterlives of the Armenian Genocide,’ explores unwritten histories of Armenian citizens in Turkey. His teaching and research broadly intersect historical and anthropological methods, focusing on post-Ottoman societies and examining indigenous populations and their narratives. Al-Rustom’s work includes critiques of ethnocentric history and investigates the politics of memory and representation, particularly in contexts of political violence and the politics of memory within settler colonial frameworks. He teaches various courses related to Armenian history, genocide studies, and historical anthropology, contributing significantly to undergraduate and graduate education in these fields.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science