Mariam Youssef
Mariam received her PhD in Women’s Studies in Religion from Claremont Graduate University. Her dissertation, “Silenced to Survive: Gendered Paradigms in Theologies of Survival,” examined the gender dynamics of religious communities experiencing persecution, discrimination, and/or genocide, and the ways in which survival paradigms are infused into theology while also deprioritizing women’s liberation.
Mariam’s work has centered on issues of gender and survival, considering the role of spirituality in reinforcing patriarchal gender norms. More recently, her work has intersected with death studies, exploring the gendered dynamics of death rituals and practices. Her current book project, Going Home, is about gender and death in diasporic Coptic community.
WGSS 101: Gender, Race, Sex and the Body
WGSS 102: Gender, Race, Sex and Society
WGSS 365: Pop Culture: Seeing Sex and Gender
WGSS 410: Women, Religion, and Spirituality
WGSS 303: Queer Spirit
Youssef, Mariam. Going Home: Exploring Death, Diaspora, and Gender in Coptic Community. Washington, DC: Lexington Books (forthcoming).
Youssef, Mariam. Gendered Paradigms in Theologies of Survival: Silenced to Survive. Washington, DC: Lexington Books, 2019.
Youssef, Mariam. “Old Churches, New Places: Middle Eastern Christianity and Diaspora.” Surviving Jewel: The Enduring Story of Christianity in the Middle East, Ed. Mitri Raheb and Mark Lamport. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2022.
Youssef, Mariam. “Incarceration, Transformation, and Awareness in the African American Novel.” Gender Questions 3.1 (2015): 62-78.
