I am a second-year MPhil Political Theory candidate at St. Anne's College. I previously completed my BA in Political Science, with a minor in Law & Society, at the University of British Columbia with high distinction. My thesis, titled "All of the Above: Political Theory, Emotional Connections, and Iranian-American Identity as a Balancing Act," received the Russ Patrick Arts Undergraduate Student Research Award from the University of British Columbia Faculty of Arts.
My current research explores the concept of political subjectivity and cultural identity through Edward Said’s exilic methodology. Using a decolonial lens, I seek to complicate liberal ideas of the political subject, with consequences for how we imagine democratic systems and institutions.
