Mariam Beevi Lam

Mariam Beevi Lam is an Associate Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Riverside. She holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of California, Irvine. Her research focuses on Southeast Asian literatures and cultures, Vietnam studies, postcolonial criticism, diaspora and globalization, gender and sexuality, and ethnic studies. She also engages with literary translation, media development, and educational pedagogy.

Her academic interests further include trauma studies, psychoanalysis, minoritized aesthetic production, and multiculturalism, alongside la Francophonie and academic disciplinarity. Professor Lam’s work intersects with community politics, tourism studies, and curriculum development. Her office is located at 3144F HINDERAKER HALL, and she can be reached via email at mariam.lam@ucr.edu.