Fatemeh Keshavarz
Professor of Persian & Comparative Literature
Chair, Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages & Literatures Washington Univ., St Louis, MO
An Iranian academic, writer and literary figure. Dr Keshavarz has taught at Washington University for 18 years. She has served as Director of the Graduate Program in Jewish, Islamic, and Near Eastern Studies, Director of the Center for the Study of Islamic Societies and Civilizations, and President of the Association of Women Faculty. She currently chairs the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures.
She has authored many books including the latest one, 'Jasmine and Stars:
Reading more than Lolita in Tehran' which has been well received by public and critics. This book is a realistic portrayal of the society and literature in post-revolutionary Iran as opposed to a stereotypical representation commonly seen in media. She is also active in Persian literature. On April 2, 2008, the radio program Speaking of Faith: The Ecstatic Faith of Rumi co-produced by Fatemeh Keshavarz in 2007, was granted a Peabody Award, which is considered electronic media's most coveted trophy in the USA.
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