Aliyah Khan

Dr. Aliyah Khan is an Associate Professor jointly appointed in the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Michigan. She serves as Director of the Global Islamic Studies Center and holds affiliations with multiple research centers including the Center for South Asian Studies, Arab and Muslim American Studies Program, and Center for World Performance Studies.

Her research specializes in postcolonial Caribbean literature and contemporary Muslim/Islamic literatures, with particular focus on intersections of race, gender, and Islam across the Americas. She examines these themes through diverse mediums including literature, music, and graphic novels. Dr. Khan's monograph Far from Mecca pioneered academic study of Caribbean Islam across Guyana, Trinidad, and Jamaica.

Research Focus

• Postcolonial literary traditions of the Caribbean
• Representations of Muslim identities in diaspora
• Gender and sexuality in Islamic contexts
• Indo-Caribbean cultural history
• Graphic novel representations of Muslim experiences

Honors & Recognition

• American Association of University Women Postdoctoral Fellowship (2017-2018)
• American Comparative Literature Association First Book Award (2018-2019)
• Editorial Board: Bloomsbury Critical Guides in Comics Studies
• Fellow, Center for World Performance Studies