Jaleh Ebrahimi, PhD Candidate (Year 4)
About:
I am a Ph.D. candidate in Islamic Studies with a concentration in Gender and Women’s Studies at McGill University. I hold a master’s degree in the History of Iran from Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran. My research focuses on education in the Islamicate world before modernity, and I also explore storytelling and Persian (folk) tales through the lens of imagination and social imaginary. My current research examines educational tales in Iran during the long nineteenth century, a period characterized by significant changes in gender roles and sexual sensibilities.
Education:
BA, History, 2016; MA, History of Islamic Period in Iran, 2019 - Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran
Areas of interest: History of 19th-century Iran, history of education, history of emotions, imagination, khayāl, gender and sexuality studies, folktales, storytelling, educational materials, schools in Islamic societies.
Conference Presentations:
“The Wonders of Imagination: Visualizing the Unseen in Qazwini’s ʿAjāʾib al-makhlūqāt wa-gharāʾib al-mawjūdāt” – presented at the Golden Ink Manuscript Conference, Abu Dhabi, October 8, 2025.
“Enduring Alterity: Fiction, Gender, and Borders in a Persian Tale” – presented at the 12th Annual McGill Institute of Islamic Studies Student Council (MIISSC) Symposium, Montreal, QC, April 24, 2025.
“Emotions and Erotics in an Iranian Educational Tale” – presented at the McGill Feminist Research Symposium, Montreal, QC, April 12, 2024.
Website: Wordpress
Email: jaleh.ebrahimi [at] mail.mcgill.ca (Jaleh Ebrahimi)
Supervisor: Setrag Manoukian
