Sara Molaie

Sara Molaie

First Name: 
Sara
Last Name: 
Molaie
Title: 
PhD Candidate
Biography : 

Sara is a PhD candidate. She studies the history of modern Iran. Her research centers at the intersection of gender modernization and literary modernity in 20th century Iran. Using archival materials, she weaves feminist methodologies of women’s literary writings, demonstrating the relationship between gender, literature and the public culture in Iran.

Before that, she received her BA and MA from the University of Washington Jackson School of International Studies and wrote her master’s thesis on “the Revival of Hebrew and Persian Language in the 19th Century” under the supervision of Professor Naomi Sokoloff.

Education

  • MA, University of Washington Jackson School of International Studies and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations

Current Supervisor(s)

  • Mohammad Tavakoli-Targhi
  • Naomi Seidman

Dissertation Title

Iran: The Interplay of Gender and Literary Modernity

Teaching Experience

  • Teaching Assistant - The Making of the Modern Middle East: Islamic History 1300-2000 (HISB64H3)
  • Teaching Assistant - Introductory Persian (NML260)
  • Teaching Assistant - The Islamic World (NMC103)

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Research Area:

Areas of Interest: 
  • Women and Gender Studies 
  • Literary Studies 
  • Modern Middle East History 

Program: