Maytha Alhassen recently received her PhD in American Studies & Ethnicity at the University of Southern California and is currently a Senior Fellow studying MASA (Muslim, Arab & South Asian) narratives in pop culture for the Pop Culture Collaborative.
Rachel Bryan is a PhD student in literature at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her research focuses on poverty and the working class in Southern literature. Her selected essays can be found at snakeandtree.com.
Ed Burmila (@gin_and_tacos) is an assistant professor of political science. He lives in Chicago, hosts the Mass for Shut-ins podcast, and writes frequently at Gin and Tacos.