Affiliate Assistant Professor nsamini@uw.edu Personal Website Fields of Interest Drama Iranian Studies Literature Media Studies Persian Education Ph.D., Drama and Mythology, Tarbiyat Modares University, Tehran M.A., Cinema, University of Tehran Biography Courses Taught Autumn 2023MELC 386 A: Middle East through Cinema PRSAN 405 A: Media Persian Spring 2023PRSAN 401 A: Introduction to Persian Literature Related News Related News MELC celebrates veteran film director Rakhshan Bani-E'temad (November 16, 2023) Dr. Naghmeh Samini brings Theater Workshop to the Classroom (June 12, 2023) Call for Applications: The Iraj Khademi Residency in Persian Literature at the UW (May 11, 2023) Seattle’s First Iranian Theater Company - “The Forgotten History of Mastaneh” (February 6, 2023) A Week with Rakhshan Bani-E'temad at MELC (February 21, 2024) From the Chair (February 20, 2024) Letter from the Chair (2023) (February 27, 2023) Shahnameh: A Contemporary Reading (April 28, 2022)
