Affiliate Assistant Professor Contact Information nsamini@uw.edu Personal Website Fields of Interest Drama Iranian Studies Literature Media Studies Persian Biography Ph.D., Drama and Mythology, Tarbiyat Modares University, Tehran M.A., Cinema, University of Tehran Courses Taught Spring 2023PRSAN 401 A: Introduction to Persian LiteratureSpring 2021PRSAN 405 A: Media Persian Related News Related News MELC celebrates veteran film director Rakhshan Bani-E'temad (November 16, 2023) Dr. Naghmeh Samini brings Theater Workshop to the Classroom (June 12, 2023) Call for Applications: The Iraj Khademi Residency in Persian Literature at the UW (May 11, 2023) Seattle’s First Iranian Theater Company - “The Forgotten History of Mastaneh” (February 6, 2023) A Week with Rakhshan Bani-E'temad at MELC (February 21, 2024) From the Chair (February 20, 2024) Letter from the Chair (February 27, 2023) Shahnameh: A Contemporary Reading (April 28, 2022)