Occupation
Assistant Professor
Contact
ABOUT
Ehsan Sheikholharam is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Architecture at Kennesaw State University. With a multidisciplinary training in religious studies, architectural history, and political philosophy, Ehsan’s research examines themes such as spatial politics, diasporic identities, and cultural assimilation. His work on the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, more specifically, engages politics of award-giving and the question of cultural pluralism. Dr. Sheikholharam’s work has been published in peer-reviewed journals including WIT Press, Iran Namaq, and Journal of Religion.
Discipline
Religious Studies/Theology
Sub Areas
Gender/Women's Studies
World History
Globalization
Identity/Representation
Islamic Studies
Modernization
Critical Race Theory
Political Economy
Iranian Studies
Urban Studies
Geographic Areas of Interest
Europe
Iran
All Middle East
Specialties
The Aga Khan Award For Architecture | Aga Khani Institutions
Non-State Actors | Cultural Politics Of Global Islam | Laïcité
Ismaili Global Community
Languages
French (advanced)
Persian (native)
Arabic (intermediate)
English (native)
Urdu (intermediate)
Education
PhD
| 2023
| Religious Studies
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MA
| 2019
| Religious Studies, Islamic Studies
| UNC Chapel Hill
MA
| 2014
| Architecture (History and Theory)
| University of Miami
Abstracts
The Aga Khan’s Notion of Pluralism: Negotiating a Minority Identity in Secular Settings
Bypassing Islam: War in Ukraine and a New Discourse of Civilizational Clash
