Mehraneh Ebrahimi
Associate Professor
Office: Atkinson 728
Ext: 22143
Email: mehr@yorku.ca
My area of specialization encompasses Middle Eastern diasporic writing.
In 2019, I published my first monograph Women, Art, and Literature in the Iranian Diaspora which studies intermedial works of art and literature such as graphic novels, videographic installations, and photo-poetry. I propose a new reading strategy to map the works’ engagement with aesthetics, ethics, and politics.
I am currently working on my second monograph on refugee life stories in which I distinguish between the poetics and politics of exile.
I am interested in how stories can save lives and have tangible effects in the world.
As a teacher, I want to empower students with critical tools to read the world as closely as they read books. I have won several teaching awards including two placements on student council’s “Teaching Honour Roll”. I practice a variety of pedagogical techniques to keep my lectures interactive. These include strategic use of digital learning interfaces, conducting formative assessments, and inviting local poets and writers to my lecturers.
In addition to my critical work on politics and aesthetics, I am also a creative writer and a visual artist.
Degrees
Ph.D. Comparative Literature, Western UniversityM.A. English Literature, University of Tehran
B.A.hon. English Literature, University of Tehran
Appointments
Faculty of Graduate StudiesResearch Interests
Persian Editor, Marche sur mes yeux: Portrait de l'Iran aujourd'hui قدمت روی چشم پرتره ایران امروز by Serge Michel & Paolo Woods. Paris: Grasset.
Reviews:BBC & VOA Persian
Book Manuscript under review at Rutledge: Ebrahimi, Mehraneh. Refugee Literature: Dignity, Agency, & Voice in Iranian Exilic Life Writing.
In Progress: Tehranto; Displacement Poesy. Book Manuscript
In Progress: Ebrahimi, Mehraneh. "Truth-Angst in The Ungrateful Refugee Offers no Closure to Childhood Traumas."
In Progress: Ebrahimi, Mehraneh. “Refugee Literature: Dignity, Agency, & Voice in Iranian Exilic Life Writing.” Revise and resubmit Postcolonial Text
In Progress: Ebrahimi, Mehraneh. “Migrant Dreams Build Nations: Shirin Neshat’s Reverent Gaze in Land of Dreams Endows Subjects with Human Rights
In Progress: Ebrahimi, Mehraneh. "Aesthetic Emancipation in Mana Neyestani’s An Iranian Metamorphosis"
In Progress: Ebrahimi, Mehraneh. “No Friends but the Mountains; Testimonio that Decolonized Border Politics.”
“Aesthetic Free Play & War; Comics from the Middle East,” Comics and Politics Conference. Ryerson University. July 25-27
“Re-presenting Muslim Women in an Era of Military Benevolence,” Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Ottawa. May 31-June2
“Cultural Capital of the Post-9/11 Middle East: Representations,” American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA). New York. March 20-23
“Collective Paranoia: Discourse of Humanrightism,” ACLA. Theme: Global Positioning. Toronto, April 4-7
“Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis I & II; Framing of a Liminal Self Through the Hybrid Genre of Graphic Memoir,” North-Eastern MLA. Boston. March 21-24
“@ the Swirling Edge of Cultural Paranoia,” CCLA at Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Victoria, BC. June 2-4
“Popular Protests from the Middle East and their Literary Consequences” CLIFF University of Michigan. March 16-17
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | AP/EN2262 3.0 | A | Intro to World Literature 2: Modern | SEMR |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2025 | GS/EN6695 3.0 | M | Muslim Women Write Back | SEMR |
My area of specialization encompasses Middle Eastern diasporic writing.
In 2019, I published my first monograph Women, Art, and Literature in the Iranian Diaspora which studies intermedial works of art and literature such as graphic novels, videographic installations, and photo-poetry. I propose a new reading strategy to map the works’ engagement with aesthetics, ethics, and politics.
I am currently working on my second monograph on refugee life stories in which I distinguish between the poetics and politics of exile.
I am interested in how stories can save lives and have tangible effects in the world.
As a teacher, I want to empower students with critical tools to read the world as closely as they read books. I have won several teaching awards including two placements on student council’s “Teaching Honour Roll”. I practice a variety of pedagogical techniques to keep my lectures interactive. These include strategic use of digital learning interfaces, conducting formative assessments, and inviting local poets and writers to my lecturers.
In addition to my critical work on politics and aesthetics, I am also a creative writer and a visual artist.
Degrees
Ph.D. Comparative Literature, Western UniversityM.A. English Literature, University of Tehran
B.A.hon. English Literature, University of Tehran
Appointments
Faculty of Graduate StudiesResearch Interests
All Publications
Persian Editor, Marche sur mes yeux: Portrait de l'Iran aujourd'hui قدمت روی چشم پرتره ایران امروز by Serge Michel & Paolo Woods. Paris: Grasset.
Reviews:BBC & VOA Persian
Book Manuscript under review at Rutledge: Ebrahimi, Mehraneh. Refugee Literature: Dignity, Agency, & Voice in Iranian Exilic Life Writing.
In Progress: Tehranto; Displacement Poesy. Book Manuscript
In Progress: Ebrahimi, Mehraneh. "Truth-Angst in The Ungrateful Refugee Offers no Closure to Childhood Traumas."
In Progress: Ebrahimi, Mehraneh. “Refugee Literature: Dignity, Agency, & Voice in Iranian Exilic Life Writing.” Revise and resubmit Postcolonial Text
In Progress: Ebrahimi, Mehraneh. “Migrant Dreams Build Nations: Shirin Neshat’s Reverent Gaze in Land of Dreams Endows Subjects with Human Rights
In Progress: Ebrahimi, Mehraneh. "Aesthetic Emancipation in Mana Neyestani’s An Iranian Metamorphosis"
In Progress: Ebrahimi, Mehraneh. “No Friends but the Mountains; Testimonio that Decolonized Border Politics.”
“Aesthetic Free Play & War; Comics from the Middle East,” Comics and Politics Conference. Ryerson University. July 25-27
“Re-presenting Muslim Women in an Era of Military Benevolence,” Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Ottawa. May 31-June2
“Cultural Capital of the Post-9/11 Middle East: Representations,” American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA). New York. March 20-23
“Collective Paranoia: Discourse of Humanrightism,” ACLA. Theme: Global Positioning. Toronto, April 4-7
“Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis I & II; Framing of a Liminal Self Through the Hybrid Genre of Graphic Memoir,” North-Eastern MLA. Boston. March 21-24
“@ the Swirling Edge of Cultural Paranoia,” CCLA at Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Victoria, BC. June 2-4
“Popular Protests from the Middle East and their Literary Consequences” CLIFF University of Michigan. March 16-17
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | AP/EN2262 3.0 | A | Intro to World Literature 2: Modern | SEMR |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2025 | GS/EN6695 3.0 | M | Muslim Women Write Back | SEMR |
