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Department
of Sociology/Anthropology
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ 07079 |
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PROFILE: Professor Kayal (B.A. Fordham University,'65; M.A. Fordham University,'66; Ph.D. Fordham University, '70) is a specialist in the sociology of the Arab (Syrian) American experience. He is also highly published in the field of the sociology of AIDS with a focus on volunteerism, especially that of the gay community. His two most recent publications are Bearing Witness: Gay Men's Health Crisis and the Politics of AIDS and The Coming of the Arabic-Speaking People to the United States by Adele Younis. Professor Kayal teaches courses in the sociology of intergroup relations, social problems, religion, education, aging, and comparative cultures.
His recently curated exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York on Arab New York has been an outstanding success, drawing thousands of national and international visitors. Together with the museum he edited A Community of Many Worlds: Arab Americans in New York City (Syracuse University Press, 2002). In a lighter vein, his most recent publication is a cookbook, A Taste of Syria. It is now available from Hippocrene Press in NYC and can be ordered online from Amazon.com or BarnesandNobles.com
COURSES: In any given semester I would be teaching any of the following courses. Updated syllabi are available through Blackboard.
SOCIOLOGY RESOURCES ON THE NET
Students interested in the rights of Palestinians and their struggle for justice might want to check the following site sponsored by the CPJME. The Coalition consists of a group of clergy, laity and academics in northern New Jersey and meets regularly to find ways of ending the cycle of violence in the Occupied Territories and Israel. You can reach this informative site by click on this URL: http://www.njmideast-peacejustice.org
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