University of California, San Diego

Assistant Professor

Social Sciences Bldg. Room 230
Phone: 858.534.8935
Fax: 858.534.8194
E-mail: alimada@ucsd.edu

OFFICE HOURS:

Fall 2009: On Leave

Winter 2010: On Leave

Spring 2010: TBA

2009-10 COURSES: TBA

Fall 2009:


Winter 2010:

Spring 2010:

Education:
Ph.D., 2003, American Studies, 2003, New York University (New York, NY)
Certificate, 2002, Culture and Media, New York University (New York, NY)
M.A., 2000, American Studies, New York University (New York, NY)
B.A., 1993, American Studies, Yale University (New Haven, CT)

Research Interests:
Cultures & Theories of U.S. Imperialism
Pacific Island Studies
Performance Studies
Visual Studies
Popular Culture
Gender and Sexuality Studies

Publications:
“Hawaiians on Tour: Hula Circuits Through the American Empire.” American Quarterly 56 (2004): 111-149.

“Head Rush: Hawaiian Hip Hop and a Hawaiian Nation on the Rise.” The Vinyl Ain’t Final: Hip-Hop and the Globalization of Black Popular Culture. Ed.  Sidney Lemelle and Dipannita Basu. London: Pluto Press, 2006. 85-99

 

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