Professional Biography
Irteza Binte-Farid is a joint degree student in Education and Anthropology. Irteza is interested in the education of secondary history teachers and in particular how teacher education programs approach the teaching of history in culturally diverse classrooms that include Muslim students of color. She is particularly interested in the intersection of the education, history, race, and religion.
Research Interests and Current Projects
Anthropology of Education
Anthropology of Religion
Anthropology of Race
Muslim Communities in the US
History of US Immigration
Historical Anthropology
Social Studies Education
Qualitative Methods
Publications
Binte-Farid I. 2021. On Their Own Terms: Painting as Self Expression for Black Muslim Youth. NEOS 13 (1).
https://acyig.americananthro.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Article_Binte-Farid_NEOS-Vol13-Iss1-Sp21.pdf
Interest Categories
Curriculum & Instruction
K-12 Education
Teaching
Ethnographic Research
Race & Equity
Education
M.Ed (Education Policy) Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2015.
B.A. (History) Stanford University, 2013.
Areas Of Expertise
Anthropology of Education, Anthropology of Religion, Islam, History Education