Janet Afary

Janet Afary studied at University of Michigan and University of Tehran. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is gender studies. Employment is recorded with University of Michigan, University of Chicago and Columbia University. Works named in the authority record are Molla Nasreddin: The Making of a Modern Trickster, 1906-1911.

• Name — Janet Afary • Other Names — Janet Afary Anderson • Alma Mater — University of Tehran, University of Michigan • Workplaces — Purdue University, University of California, Santa Barbara • Awards — Balzan Prize (2008–2009) • Spouse — Kevin B. Anderson • Thesis Year — 1991 • Doctoral Advisor — Ronald G. Suny, Kenneth Allin Luther • Academic Advisors — Juan Cole, Gernot L. Windfuhr • Discipline — religious studies, history • Thesis Title — Grassroots Democracy and Social Democracy in the Iranian Constitutional Revolution, 1906–1911 (Vol. I, II) • Thesis Url — https: www.proquest.com/docview/303945335 • Website — http: www.janetafary.com/ • Native Name — ژانت آفاری • Birthplace — New York City

She received her M.A. degree from University of Tehran. In 1991, she received her PhD in History and Near East studies from the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor. Afary is married to Kevin B. Anderson, a fellow professor at UCSB. Her research fields includes politics of contemporary Iran and gender, sexuality in modern Middle East, constitutionalism, civil liberties, the public sphere in the Middle East, cinema and popular culture of the Middle East, global feminism, feminist theory, modern Transcaucasia & Central Asia: art and folklore. She is known for her writings and research on the Iranian Constitutional Revolution. Her articles have appeared in The Nation, the Guardian, and numerous scholarly journals and edited collections. Afary is a professor of religious studies at the University of California Santa Barbara. She previously taught at in the History Department and Women's Studies at Purdue University. In the 1980s, she served as the coordinator for the Iranian Jewish Association of California. She has served as president of the International Society for Iranian Studies (ISIS-MESA), the Association for Middle East Women's Studies (AMEWS-MESA), and the Coordinating Council for Women in History of the American Historical Association (CCWH-AHA).

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