My research focuses on early modern Persian poetry and intellectual history. In my scholarship, I work to bring out the role of Central Asian poets and Sufis (roughly, Islamic mystics) in a broader Persian-speaking world. Questions that I am exploring in this early modern intellectual and literary context include: ways of understanding the relationship between divine unity and temporal multiplicity; the role of intertextuality in generating poetic newness; and theories of the imagination and what it means for poetry to be imaginative.
Teaching
courses taught
COEN 1830 - Special Topics
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Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
Explores topics of interest in engineering. Content varies by instructor and semester. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.
ENES 1010 - Humanity in a Technological Age
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Fall 2024
This seminar considers what it means to be human in an increasingly technological age. Designed for engineering students, it also looks at the role of technology designers and creators in shaping the human environment. Students focus on sharpening their written and oral communication skills through a series of iterative assignments and projects. Fulfills College of Engineering writing requirement for first-year students only.
ENES 3100 - Ethical Awareness for Engineers
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Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
This seminar introduces engineering students to a variety of essential texts and works drawn from literature, history, philosophy, and the arts. Through class discussions and a variety of writing assignments, students reflect on their personal values, goals, commitments, and responsibilities, and how these align with the ethical challenges of engineering. Fulfills the College of Engineering and Applied Science writing requirement.
