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Born in Qom, Iran, Mojtaba Ebrahimian is the Preceptor in Persian at Harvard University. He received his B.A. in English Language and Literature (the University of Isfahan) and M.A. in English Literature (Shahid Beheshti University) in Iran. He received his Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from the University of Arizona in 2020 with a dissertation titled, “The Iranian Perceptions of Europe during the Early Decades of the Nineteenth Century.” His research interests include Persian language and literature, Iranian cultural history, travel writing studies, comparative literature, and literary theory. He has published or has under review several articles on Persian literature, as well as Iranian cinema and history.
Before joining the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Harvard, he has taught all levels of Persian language and literature courses for 8 years at the University of Arizona and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Discipline
Literature
Sub Areas
19th-21st Centuries
Cultural Studies
Iranian Studies
Middle East/Near East Studies
Geographic Areas of Interest
Afghanistan
India
Iran
Pakistan
Specialties
Travel Writing Studies
Persian Literature
Comparative Literature
Languages
Persian (native)
Arabic (advanced)
French (advanced)
Education
PhD
| 2020
| Near Eastern Studies
| University of Arizona
Abstracts
“Transforming Times in Mohammad Ali Jamalzadeh and Sa’di: A Chronotopic Analysis’”
Progress as a Historical Phenomenon: What Has Happened in Europe over the Last Centuries according to the Early 19th Century Iranian Travelers to Europe
