Micah Khater

Micah Khater is an Assistant Professor of African American Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research focuses on Black women’s experiences of biopolitical and carceral regimes in 19th- and 20th-century America, with emphasis on fugitivity, abolitionist frameworks, and disability studies. She is currently completing her book Vanishing Points: Black Women, Carceral Margins, and Genealogies of Escape.

Education:

• Ph.D. in African American Studies and History from Yale University

Her teaching interests include 19th/20th-century African American History, Black Feminist Studies, Carceral Studies, and Racial Formation in Arabic-Speaking Communities. Her research is supported by grants from the Society of Hellman Fellows, the Townsend Center for the Humanities, and others.

Awards:

• 2024 Toni Cade Bambara Article Prize

Khater’s work bridges historical analysis with contemporary abolitionist movements. Her office hours are held Monday-Friday 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm in 696 Social Sciences Building.