Kamran S Aghaie
Associate Professor, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, College of Liberal Arts
Chair, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, College of Liberal Arts
Associate Professor, Center for Women's and Gender Studies, College of Liberal Arts
Associate Professor, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts
Phone: +1 512 475 6400
Email: kamranaghaie@austin.utexas.edu
Chair, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, College of Liberal Arts
Associate Professor, Center for Women's and Gender Studies, College of Liberal Arts
Associate Professor, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts
Phone: +1 512 475 6400
Email: kamranaghaie@austin.utexas.edu
Professor Aghaie studies modern Iranian history, Middle Eastern history and Islamic rituals. He is author of "The Martyrs of Karbala: Shi'i Symbols and Rituals in Modern Iran," which explores patterns of change in Shi'i symbols and rituals over the past two centuries, revealing how modernization has influenced the societal, political and religious culture of Iran. He also authored "The Women of Karbala: The Gender Dynamics of Ritual Performances and Symbolic
Discourses of Modern Shii Islam" (2005). Dr. Aghaie also co-edited two books.