Mozhgan Samadi
- Associate Professor:Faculty of Humanities / Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies
- Mozhgan Samadi has been at HSE University since 2021.
Responsibilities
BA course: 'Modern Middle Eastern Societies: Gender, Culture and Religion'
BA course: 'Cinema in Iran'
BA course: 'Persian Language'
PhD in Russian Studies
2014-2019: PhD research at the University of Manchester, UK. Title: Women and Martyrdom in Soviet War Cinema of the Stalin Era
2005-2007: MA (with Distinction) in Creative Writing, Moscow Maxim Gorky Institute of Literature and Creative Writing, Russia
1996-2000: BA in The Russian Language and Literature, Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Postgraduate Studies
University of Manchester, UK
PhD in Russian Studies
Thesis: Women and Martyrdom in Soviet War Cinema of the Stalin Era
Courses (2023/2024)
BA course: 'Modern Middle Eastern Societies: Gender, Culture and Religion'
BA course: 'Cinema in Iran'
BA course: 'Persian Language'
- Foundations of the Modern Middle East, Central Asia, and the Caucasus (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Eng
- Muslim Women in the Modern Middle East, Central Asia, and the Caucasus (Mago-Lego; 3, 4 module)Eng
- Persian Language (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- The Contemporary Middle East and North Africa (MENA) (Parts One and Two) (Optional course (faculty); 3 module)Eng
- Women in the Contemporary Middle East and North Africa (MENA) (Optional course (faculty); 3 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2022/2023)
- Dynamic Traditionalism in the Modern Middle East (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Modern Middle Eastern Societies: Gender, Culture and Religion (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Modern Middle Eastern Societies: Gender, Culture and Religion (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 5 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Modern Middle Eastern Societies: Gender, Culture and Religion (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Modern Persian (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 5 year, 1-3 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- Modern Middle Eastern Societies: Gender, Religion and Culture (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Modern Persian (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 4 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Publications
Literary publications
Authored Books (in Persian)
- A collection of stories Havva (London: Handsmedia, 2014), 166 pages.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eve-Havva-Mozhgan-Samadi/dp/1780833970
- A novel Bogzar khodam basham (London: Handsmedia, 2014), 610 pages.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Let-Me-Be-Myself-Adabiyat-I/dp/1780833814
Published Translations (from Russian into Persian)
- Ilya Erenburgh, Ottepel, roozegar-i ab shodan-i yakhha [The thaw] (Tehran: Borj, 2020), 188 pages.
- Victor Rozov, Zendegan-i javid [Forever alive] (Tehran, Afraz Book, 2019), 120 pages.
- Alexander Vampilov, Shekar-i morghabi [The Duck Hunting] (Tehran: Markaz, 2018), 122 pages.
- Alexander Vampilov, Khodahavezi dar zhuan [The Farewell in June] (Tehran: Markaz, 2018), 90 pages.
- Mikhail Bulgakov, Aparteman-i Zoya [Zoya’s Apartment] (London: Handsmedia, 2014) - censored in Iran by the Ministry for Islamic Guidance of Iran, 158 pages.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zoykas-Apartment-Apartman-Mikhail-Bulgakov/dp/1780832060
- Ilya Erenburgh, Ottepel, zaman-i ab shodan-i yakhha [The thaw] (Tehran: Kalagh, 2013), 244 pages.
- Aleksey Arbuzov, Salha-yi sargardani [The years of wandering] (Tehran: Golmehr, 2013), 134 pages.
- Alexander Vampilov, Pesar-i bozorg [The Elder Son] (Tehran: Markaz, 2011), 118 pages.
- Alexander Vampilov, Valentina [Valentina] (Tehran: Markaz, 2011), 112 pages.
- Alexander Vampilov, Ghaziye-i metranpazh [The Metranpazh case] (Tehran: Markaz, 2010), 64 pages.
- Aghaye putin kist? [Who’s Mr. Putin?], ed. Natalia Gevorkian (Tehran: Degar, 2001), 230 pages.
A list of my translated works published in Iran can be found on the Book City Website: https://shahreketabonline.com