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Afsane Rezaei
Ohio State University
Occupation
Assistant Professor
Contact
ABOUT
I am a Cultural Anthropologist/Folklorist specializing in Iranian contemporary culture and working at the intersection of Folklore, gender, religion, and politics. My main areas of research are Middle East Anthropology, Women and Islam, Feminist Folklore, and vernacular politics.
Discipline
Anthropology
Sub Areas
Cultural Studies
Ethnography
Folklore/Folklife
Iranian Studies
Nationalism
Diaspora/Refugee Studies
Geographic Areas of Interest
All Middle East
Iran
North America
Specialties
Folklore
Anthropology Of The Middle East
Vernacular Religion
Languages
Persian (native)
English (fluent)
Arabic (intermediate)
German (elementary)
Education
PhD | 2020 | Comparative Studies | The Ohio State University
MA | 2014 | Folk Studies and Anthropology | Western Kentucky University
BA | 2010 | English Language and Literature | Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Abstracts
Codes of Conduct and Negotiation of Community in the Iranian Domestic Rowze Navigating the "Halfie" Position: Fieldwork with Muslim and Christian Iranian Communities in the US Framing and Affect in Faith-Based Gatherings of Iranian Women in Southern California Intersectional Marginalities: Iranian Women’s Vernacular Islam in the US Vernacular Authority and the Reformulation of Religious Observance