Kristin Hickman
Croft Assistant Professor of Anthropology and International Studies
Dr. Kristin Hickman is a Croft Assistant Professor of Anthropology and International Studies in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology as well as the Croft Institute for International Studies at the University of Mississippi.
Research Interests
Dr. Hickman's current research examines the relationship between language, politics, and cultural production in contemporary urban Morocco. She is particularly interested in debates over colloquial Moroccan Arabic (Darija) and its changing presence in the Moroccan public sphere. She has been working and conducting research in Morocco since 2006, and has studied in Egypt, Oman, and France.
Biography
Dr. Kristin Gee Hickman joined the University of Mississippi in the fall of 2019 as Croft Assistant Professor of Anthropology and International Studies, specializing in urban Morocco. She received her undergraduate degree in Anthropology and French and Francophone Studies from Barnard College, and completed her Ph.D. in Anthropology at the University of Chicago in 2019. She also received a Certificate of Advanced Arabic Studies from the American University in Cairo in 2012.
Courses Taught
- Anth 101 Intro to Anthropology
- Anth 311 Topics in Anthropology
- Anth 312 Muslims in the West
- Anth 353/Lin 312 Language and Culture
- Anth 606 Seminar in Cultural and Linguistic Anthropology
- Inst 101 Intro to International Studies
- Inst 209 Middle Eastern Studies
- Inst 315 Topics in Middle Eastern Studies
- Inst 421 Research Seminar I
- Anth 606 Seminar in Cultural and Linguistic Anthropology
Education
M.A. Anthropology, University of Chicago (2007)
Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Chicago (2020)
Recognitions
- Frederick Starr Prize Lectureship, Department of Anthropology, University of Chicago, 2018
- Wadad Kadi Travel Fellowship, Middle East Studies Association, 2017
- Fulbright U.S. Student Research Scholarship and Critical Language Enhancement Award, U.S. Department of State, 2015-16
- Long-Term Research Grant, American Institute for Maghrib Studies, 2014-15
- Center for Arabic Study Abroad Fellowship, American University in Cairo, 2011-12
- Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research Grant, American Philosophical Society, 2011
- Critical Language Scholarship, Council of American Overseas Research Centers, 2010