Mandana Limbert

Mandana Limbert is a Professor at the City University of New York (CUNY), affiliated with the CUNY Advanced Research Collaborative (ARC). She earned her Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Michigan in 2002 and has been a CUNY faculty member since then. Her research focuses on social and cultural dynamics in the Arabian Peninsula, particularly Oman, examining modern state-building, infrastructure, environmental politics, and transnational histories linking the Indian Ocean, East Africa, and the Arab world. Key themes include temporality, oil economies, and the interplay between memory, religion, and colonial legacies.

**Education**:
- Ph.D. in Anthropology, University of Michigan, 2002

**Research Interests**:
Explores how modern state formation in Oman interacts with historical narratives, Islamic traditions, and transnational networks. Current projects address carbon capture technologies, conspiracy theories, and the politics of territorial identity. Recent work includes studies on infrastructure, environment, and the socio-cultural impacts of oil economies.

**Awards & Grants**:
- ACLS Fellowship (exact year unspecified)
- NEH Grant (exact year unspecified)
- ARC Grant (Fall 2018)
- Inducted into the Austrian Academy of Sciences (2023)

**Teaching & Leadership**:
Teaches courses such as Intro to Cultural Anthropology, Peoples of the Middle East, and Contemporary Anthropological Theory. Leads research initiatives on Middle Eastern oil’s socio-cultural impacts and environmental futures.