Harold Morales earned his Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of California–Riverside in 2012 and began teaching at IUP that same year. His areas of concentration include Islam in America, Latino Islam, Islamic new media, Latina/o Catholic and Evangelical traditions, Cultural Studies of Religion, Critical Race Theory, Visual Culture, and Media Studies.
His dissertation research, titled “Latino Muslim by Design: A Study of Race, Religion and the Internet in American Minority Discourse,” draws from fieldwork within Latino Muslim organizations across the U.S. and media studies analysis of their websites. His research pays close attention to the mutually defining areas of lived experiences and mediated discourses.
His publications currently in progress include “Latino Muslim Religious Cultures” (a chapter in ABC-CLIO’s Religion and American Cultures) and a Spanish Language translation of Khaled M. Abou El Fadl’s The Great Theft: Wrestling Islam from the Extremists.
Dr. Morales regularly teaches the World Religions course at IUP and will be teaching Islam, Race and Media in America in Spring 2013.
Spring 2013
- RLST 110-001 World Religions, MWF, 9:05–9:55 a.m.
- RLST 110-002 World Religions, MWF, 10:10–11:00 a.m.
- RLST 110-003 World Religions, MWF, 11:15 a.m.–12:05 p.m.
- RLST 481-001 Islam, Race, and Media, MW, 3:35–4:50 p.m.
Fall 2012 Office Hours
- Monday and Wednesday 12:10–2:10 p.m. and Friday 12:10–1:10 p.m.
- Or by appointment
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