Dr Azin Mostajer Haghighi
Lecturer in Persian
- Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
- School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
Contact details
- Tel: +44 (0)131 650 8433
- Email: Azin.Haghighi@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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Room 2.28
19 George Square - City
- Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH8 9LD
Availability
Tuesdays 11:00-12:00
Background
Dr Haghighi studied a BA in Persian Literature and language in Tehran, University of Allameh. She obtained her MSc in Comparative and General Literature from The University of Edinburgh. She received her PhD from The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. Her PhD is on diaspora and migrant studies with specific focus on phenomenological study of Iranian diaspora in the UK. She is the course orgniser for all Persian language courses at undergraduate and post graduate lavel in the department and also Year Abroad coordinator for Persian.
Undergraduate teaching
- Persian 1
- Persian 2
- Intensive Persian
- Advanced Persian
- Classical persian Literature
- Modern Persian literature
Postgraduate teaching
- Persian Language
- Persian Literature and culture
Research summary
- Classical Persian Literature
- Diaspora and Migrant Studies
- Modern Persian literature
Project activity
- Middle eastern diasporas in the UK
- Study of Shahnameh
Haghighi, A. and Lynch, P. (2012) "Entrepreneurship and the social integration of new minorities: Iranian entrepreneurs in Scotland", Tourism Review, Vol. 67 Iss: 1, pp.4 - 10
Haghighi, A. and Lynch, P. (2011), Social implications of Ethnic entrepreneurship: sustaining the future of Middle Eastern minorities in Britain, the Second Asian Conference on the Social Sciences, June 2011, Osaka, Japan
Haghighi, A. and Lynch, P. (2010) “Entrepreneurship and the social integration of new minorities: Iranian hospitality entrepreneurs in Scotland”, New Minority Workshop, February 2010, EURAC (European Academy) Bolzano, Italy.