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Nasrin Rahimieh
University of California, Irvine
Occupation
Professor
Contact
Secondary Phone: (949) 824-0406
Department of Comparative Literature
University of California, Irvine 243 Humanities Building
Irvine CA 92697-2651
United States
ABOUT
Nasrin Rahimieh is Howard Baskerville Professor of Humanities and Professor and Chair of the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine. Her teaching and research are focused on modern Persian literature, the literature of Iranian exile and diaspora, contemporary Iranian women’s writing. Among her publications are Missing Persians: Discovering Voices in Iranian Cultural History, Forugh Farrokhzad, Poet Of Modern Iran: Iconic Woman And Feminine Pioneer Of New Persian Poetry co-edited with Dominic Parviz Brookshaw and Iranian Culture: Representation and Identity.
Discipline
Literature
Sub Areas
Cinema/Film
Diaspora/Refugee Studies
Identity/Representation
Iranian Studies
Persian
Geographic Areas of Interest
Afghanistan
Iran
North America
Specialties
Comp Lit
Mod Persian Lit
Women's Lit
Languages
French (fluent)
German (advanced)
Persian (native)
Education
PhD | 1988 | Comp Lit | U of Alberta
Abstracts
Savushun and the Paradoxes of Authenticity Playing Hat Tricks with Justice A Literary Metamorphosis