I am a lecturer in English Language and Literature, a translator, researcher, and a TOEFL/GRE/IELTS instructor based in Tehran, Iran. My main areas of interest are Postcolonialism, (Neo)Orientalism, Third World Feminism, Persian/Iranian Studies, American Studies, Islamic Studies, Middle East Studies, Diaspora Studies, Film Studies, Post-9/11 Literature, Middle Eastern Memoirs, Travelogues, Persian/English Translation, and, indeed, Poetry!