Collegiate Affiliation
Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature
Religious Studies
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I am a literary historian interested in the literature, history, and philology of the Middle East and South Asia. My research spans a number of languages and textual traditions such as Persian, Arabic, and Urdu.

My first book was The Making of Persianate Modernity: Language and Literary History between Iran and India (Cambridge University Press, 2023). I am now working on several new projects: a book on Muslim philological practices; a cultural history of the late Persianate world; research and translation of sources on Islamic socialism; and a full translation of Khan-i Arzu's Musmir (together with Shahla Farghadani).

Educational Background & Specialties
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Educational Background

  • PhD: Comparative Literature, University of California, Irvine
  • MA: Comparative Literature, University of California, Irvine
  • BA: Community Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz

Specialties

  • Persianate world
  • literary history
  • philology
  • Persian and Urdu literatures
  • language