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Flagg Miller is a Professor of Religious Studies and Middle East / South Asia Studies at the University of California, Davis. He serves as Chair of the Department of Religion, Culture and Society and President of the American Institute for Yemeni Studies. His interdisciplinary research bridges linguistic anthropology, cultural studies, and Islamic thought, with a focus on modern Muslim reform in Yemen and the Middle East.
- B.A., English, Dartmouth College (1991)
- M.Studies, Sociocultural Anthropology, Oxford University (1994)
- Ph.D., Linguistic Anthropology, University of Michigan (2001)
Dr. Miller’s scholarship examines Islamic media, theological discourse, and the interplay between religion and politics, particularly through his analysis of al-Qa`ida’s ideological foundations and Yemeni audiocassette poetry. His publications span journals like American Ethnologist and Journal of Religion and Violence, as well as influential books including The Audacious Ascetic (2015) and The Moral Resonance of Arab Media (2007). His work has earned prestigious fellowships from the National Humanities Center, ACLS, and Social Science Research Council.
Current projects explore Yemeni hunger strikes as secular critique and the racialized framing of 'radical Islam' in U.S. constitutional debates. He teaches courses on religion-language intersections, Islamic thought, and Middle Eastern cultural dynamics.
