Shahrzad Shirvani
Ph.D. Student - Architecture
- Research Interests/Specializations
Contemporary urban history of developing countries with a focus on Iran; Politics of everyday life in the Middle Eastern cities with a focus on Tehran; Construction of national identity through practices of shared memory and commemoration in Iran; Contemporary histories and narratives of monuments, Traditions and Modernities in the context of the Middle East; Cities, citizenship, and urban transformations; gendered segregation and urban politics of social control; Publicity and ‘freedom’; Public spaces of leisure and entertainment.
- Degrees
- M.S. in Architecture, University of California, Berkeley
- Master of Architecture, Islamic Azad University (Central Tehran Branch)
- Bachelor of Architectural Engineering, Islamic Azad University (Central Tehran Branch)