History professor’s book receives Sarah A. Whaley Book Prize

Industrial Sexuality: Gender, Urbanization and Social Transformation in Egypt, an exploration into the history of industrialization and the creation of an industrial workforce in Egypt, has received the Sarah A. Whaley Book Prize from the National Women’s Studies Association and honorable mention from the Arab American Book Awards.

Written by Dr. Hanan Hammad, the book reconstructs the experiences of workers in al-Mahalla al-Kubra, home of the largest and most successful Egyptian textile factory, and how the industrial urbanization transformed masculine and feminine identities, sexualities and public morality during this period of rapid urban growth.

Hammad, associate professor of history and director of Middle East studies, earned both a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas. She has developed and taught courses including an introduction to the modern Middle East, Modern Egypt and Revolutionary Iran, among others.

Additionally, Hammad is the winner of the 2015 Giles-Sims Wise Woman Award, an award given to the faculty member who best exemplifies the principles of Women and Gender Studies and helps to further the interests of women at TCU. She will be recognized at the National Women’s Studies Association’s Annual Conference in November.

The NWSA promotes the production and dissemination of knowledge about women and gender through teaching, learning, research and service in academic settings. The Arab American Book Awards are presented by the Arab American National Museum, the first and only museum in the United States devoted to Arab American history and culture. The awards help to preserve and present the history, culture and contributions of Arab Americans.