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Ahmed Idrissi Alami

Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1991
Global Maritime and Colonial HistoriesCaribbean history, culture, and politicsSocial Media and PoliticsPostcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesHispanic-African Historical Relations

Publications

23

Citations

61

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

34

Publishing since 1991

Research summary
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Ahmed Idrissi Alami studies the movement of people, texts, and ideas across the Atlantic and Mediterranean worlds, with particular attention to Arab and Muslim experiences in the Caribbean, North Africa, and the Americas. His work combines literary analysis with colonial and slavery history, examining topics such as enslaved Muslims' writings in Jamaica, modern Arabic literature, and migrant and diaspora narratives. Prospective students interested in postcolonial studies, Atlantic history, or Arabic literary and cultural studies may find his research relevant.

Atlantic and colonial historyArabic and postcolonial literatureIslam and Muslim identity in the diasporaSlavery and emancipation narrativesMigration and transatlantic writing

Publication output was minimal earlier in the decade but increased notably in 2024, following an irregular rather than steadily growing pattern.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently
1718192020: 1 publication202021: 2 publications212022: 3 publications22232024: 6 publications6242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Literature×3
  • Slavery and Abolition×1
  • The European Legacy×1
  • Georgetown University Press eBooks×1
  • University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc. eBooks×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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