Writer, scholar, data analyst, public speaker
Resume:
Yasamin Rezai
March ****
University of Miami
Merrick Bldg, 5202 University Dr
Coral Gables, FL 33146
yasaminrezai.com
*******.******@*****.***
EDUCATION
Anticipated 2024 Ph.D. in Cultural, Literary and Linguistic Studies University of Miami 2019 M.S. in Chemical and Process Engineering University of Bologna 2016 B.S. in Chemical and Process Engineering University of Tehran DISSERTATION
Poetics of Platforms: The Pop Performative Poetry on Instagram & Twitter PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Book Chapters:
“Twitter Data Analysis on #me_too_iran.” The #MeToo Movement in Iran: Reporting Sexual Violence and Harassment, London: IB Tauris/Bloomsbury Press (forthcoming 2023) Refereed Journal Articles:
“Performing Persian Poetics on Instagram: an interview with @barkhi_az_honarmandan” European Journal of English Studies, Instapoetry Special Issue (forthcoming 2023) Refereed Book Reviews:
“Review of Performing #MeToo: How not to look away edited by Judith D. Rudakoff,” Critical Studies in Media Communication, 39.2 (2022): 1–4.
“Data Stories for/from All: Why Data Feminism is for Everyone,” Digital Humanities Quarterly, 16.3 (2022)
AWARDS AND HONORS
Oral Presentation Winner in Arts and Humanities, Fourth Annual Graduate and Postdoctoral Research Symposium, University of Miami, 2022
Ranked 921
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among 300,000 students in National Entrance University Exam, Iran GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Expanding the Use of Collaborative Data Science at UM, Institute for Data Science and Computing
(IDSC) grant, December 2022-2023, Poetics Of Politics & Pain: A Study Of Iran’s Ongoing Revolution With #MahsaAmini” project, $20,000.
UGrow Fellowship, Center for Humanities fellow, University of Miami, 2021-2022. Digital Humanities Fellowship, University of Miami, 2022. HASTAC Scholar, 2021-2023.
Unibo Action II, University of Bologna, 2016-2018, € 22,000. INVITED TALKS
“Unveiling: City and Female Body in Iran”, Thoughts and Screams Panel by Kaarnamaa
(Multimedia Journal of Art History and Criticism) in Persian Language, 2023 2
“Twitter Data Analysis on #me_too_iran,” Digital Fridays: Lightning Round Presentations by HASTAC Scholars, 2022.
“Reclaiming the Body and Urban Spaces in Iran’s Ongoing Revolution”, Rage, Rhythm, Renaissance: Performances of/in the ongoing Iranian’s Revolution Panel by Tisch Department of Performance Studies, NYU, 2022.
MEDIA
“Iran’s coalition and revolution among Iranian diaspora”, in Persian Language, Iran International TV, 2023.
“Revolution of Hashtags on Iranian Social Media”, Gozaar Podcast, 2023.
“Yasamin Rezai’s talking on the Women’s Movement in Iran”, Ross Kaminsky’s talk show, KOA Colorado Radio Station, 2022.
CONFERENCES
Paper Presentations:
“Streets and Pop Platforms: A Study on Performative Pop Poetry and Shahre Farang”, Popular Entertainment Panel, IFTR Conference, University of Ghana, 2023
(forthcoming)
“Poetry of Politics and Pain: A Study of instapoetry under #MahsaAmini”, Poetry and Platform Cultures Panel, NeMLA’s 54
th
Annual Convention, University of Buffalo, 2023 (forthcoming)
“Unveiling: Reclaiming the City and Female Body in Iran's Ongoing Revolution of Life, Woman, Freedom”, MLL Grad Student Conference, University of Miami, 2023
“Embodied Hashtags: #metoo Staged”, Data Performance Panel, MLA Annual Convention, San Francisco, 2023
“Embodied Hashtags: #metoo Staged”, Data Performance Panel, The Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Cultural Studies Association, Chicago, 2022
“Instapoetry among Iranian users,” Reading #instapoetry Inaugural Conference, University of Glasgow, 2020
Panel Organizations:
“Data Performance” Panel, Cultural Studies Association, Chicago, 2022
“Data Performance” Special Session, MLA Annual Convention, San Francisco, 2023 TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
FRE 101: Elementary French, Fall 2020, Fall 2022, Spring 2023 FRE 102: Elementary French, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Summer 2022 FRE 501/322: Critical Performances: Performer’s Body with Lecoq Technique Workshop RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP
Cuban Theatre Digital Archive (CTDA), University of Miami, Summer 2020. Digital Narratives of COVID-19, University of Miami, Summer 2021. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Organizer, French Conversation Tables, University of Miami, 2019-2020. Instructor, Elementary Persian Language and Culture, DILS program, University of Miami, 2021-2023. Instructor, Elementary Italian Theatre and Cinema, University of Miami, 2019-2020. PUBLIC HUMANITIES
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Co-Founder, Instasociety: an open-access Resource for exploring, researching, and teaching social media and pop culture
Founder, Rahsaz: Interviews, Content Creating and Counselling service for prospectus Iranian graduate students of Arts and Humanities and promoting the field DEPARTEMENTAL SERVICE
Chair, Iranian Association at University of Miami (IAUM) Co-chair, Modern Languages and Literatures Grad Student Association, University of Miami Co-convenor, Digital Humanities IRG, University of Miami Co-founder, Theatre Student Group at School of Engineering, University of Tehran Head of Navarkhane, Art and Cultural Center at School of Engineering, University of Tehran Head of English Free Discussions, University of Tehran Conference Organizer, International Chemical Engineering Conference, University of Tehran DIGITAL HUMANITIES SKILLS
Programming: Python, C#, C++, RegEx, Jupyter Notebooks Podcasting: Audacity
Collaboration: Git/GitHub, Asana, Slack, Google Drive, Markdown, Research Blogging, Higher Education Advising, Digital Content Production
Text and Data Analysis: AntDoc, Voyant
ATTENDED PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS
Writing for Electronic Formats, by CultureHub, NYC, 2022 Podcasting from Scratch by Robin Davies, University of Victoria, DHSI 2021 How to Blog about your Research by Alice Fleerackers, University of Victoria, DHSI 2021 Distant Reading in Theory and Practice: Computational Approaches to Text Analysis, University of Guelph, DH@Guelph Summer Workshops 2021
LANGUAGES
Persian, Native Proficiency
English, Near Native Proficiency
French, Full Professional Proficiency
Italian, Full Professional Proficiency
Arabic, Intermediate Reading Proficiency
Spanish, Intermediate Reading Proficiency
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP/AFFILIATIONS
Association for Iranian Studies (AIS)
New Media and Digital Culture Working Group (NMDC) Modern Language Association (MLA)
Cultural Studies Association (CSA)
Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory (HASTAC) IRG in Theatre & Performance Studies, University of Miami IRG in Digital Humanities, University of Miami
REFERENCES
Maria Galli Stampino
Professor and Dean of Undergraduate Affairs
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Department of Modern Languages & Literature, University of Miami **********@*****.***
Viviana Díaz Balsera
Professor
Department of Modern Languages & Literature, University of Miami *****-*******@*****.***
Marjan Moosavi
Lecturer and Associate Director
School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, University of Maryland *******@***.***
Ricky Crano
Lecturer and Assistant Specialist
Department of Film & Media Studies, English, Anthropology, University of California Irvine ******@***.***
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