Next Tour :

• 2020  “ Rebels and Revels: Middle Eastern Theatre: 1950 – 1960.” In collaboration with IPCCR (International Program for Creative Collaboration & Research), Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, MD, USA, April 2-20, postponed due to the exhibition of our friend COVID!
• 2020  “Race and Face in the Middle Eastern Theatre: A Photo Exhibition.” Symposium on Transnational Perspectives on Race, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies, University of Maryland, May 1, postponed due to the exhibition of our friend COVID!

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Papers to Be Presented

• 2020 “Fluid Dramaturgy in Diasporic Theatre: Who Is the Global Playwright and Where Is His Mom?” Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), Detroit, MI, July 29 – August 2.
• 2020 “Crossroads of Literature and History; Text Mining the Modern Persian Literature.” with M. Sedaghat Payam, Digital Humanities (ADHO) Conference, Ottawa, 22-24 July.
• 2020 “Teaching Middle Eastern Theatre in North America: Diverse Encounters, Playful Pedagogy.” The Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) 51st convention, Boston, Mass, USA, March 5-8.
• 2020 “Adrenaline Lugged in A Suitcase: the Fight-or-Flight of Syrian Diasporic Theatre in Toronto.” GENesis Festival/Conference, Theatre Centre, Toronto, 14-24 May, canceled due to panels of our friend COVID!

Panel Organized

• 2020 “Pedagogy and Absence.” with R. Mirsajadi. Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), Detroit, MI, July 29 – August 2.
• 2020 “Inclusion of Asian Theatre in Canadian Curriculum.” GENesis Festival/Conference, Theatre Centre, Toronto, 14-24 May, canceled due to panels of our friend COVID!