Threshold Literature and Iranian Women Writers and Poets

Abstract:

In the poetic and narratological architecture of Iranian literature, thresholds hold a special place. These spaces disrupt binary modes of thought, standing at the intersection of East and West, local and global. Iranian women writers and poets reorganize literary, political, cultural, and discursive landscapes, achieving national and international recognition.

Bio:

Farzaneh Milani completed her graduate studies in comparative literature at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her dissertation, “Forugh Farrokhead: A Feminist Perspective,” critically examines the poetry of a pioneering Iranian poet. Milani has published over 100 articles, epilogues, forewords, and afterwords in Persian and English. She has also served as a guest editor for special issues of feminist journals and written for publications like the New York Times, Washington Post, and NPR. Milani has presented over 250 lectures nationally and internationally and currently holds the position of Raymond J. Nelson Professor of Persian Literature and Women’s Studies at the University of Virginia.