Asiyah Noujdi

Asiyah smiling in a selfie photo.

Asiyah Noujdi's research focuses on the way that contemporary media representations of marginalized peoples, with a focus on trans women, affects societal depictions and attitudes towards marginalized peoples within the contemporary media and socio-cultural landscape.

She is interested in the ways that the media apparatus performs power in order to aid in its ongoing narrative of casting certain groups into the role of the Monstrous Other within the contemporary United States. Originally from Minneapolis Minnesota Asiyah received a BA in both English and French from the University of Minnesota-Morris. 

Awards and Honors

  • Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Scholar, 2023, University of Minnesota-Morris
  • Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society Member, 2024, Alpha Lambda Xi
  • Milton and Danae Andrews award Scholarly Excellence in Equity and Diversity (SEED), 2024, University of Minnesota
  • Sue W. Hancock SEEDs of Change, 2024, University of Minnesota
  • Pi Delta Phi Société D'honneur Français, 2025, Kappa Xi
  • John Brain Becker Memorial Student Activist, 2026, University of Minnesota-Morris

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