Tajmah Assefi Shirazi
Official Title:
Lecturer Tajmah was born and educated in Tehran. She received her Ph.D. in her native country and taught Persian literature at secondary and post-secondary level.
Email:
tajmah@sas.upenn.edu
Education:
- BA, Persian Language and Literature, Tehran University
- MA, Persian Language and Literature, National University in Tehran
- Ph.D, Persian Language and Literature, Tehran University
Research Interests:
Sufi Poetry (Sanai Attar and Rumi); Persian Modern Fiction
Selected Publications:
- “Aseman Va Khak” (the theology in Persian Poetry), published in Tehran in 1997
- Other literary articles
Courses Taught:
- AMES 016-680 Intermediate Persian I&II
- AMES 018-680 Persian Reading and Writing I&II
Other Affiliations:
- Member, Council of Expansion of the Persian language in North America