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Fatemeh Afrasen

Promovierende an der Professur von Prof. Dr. Catherina Wenzel

Dissertation project:

„At the crossroads of culture: "Neighborhood" life of Tabriz Armenians in the 19th century“ (2025-2028) (betreut von Prof. Dr. Catherina Wenzel) 

Contact:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/fatemeh-afrasen-60a653247

Short Biography

Academic Education

  • MA. in History, University of Tehran, Iran (2016–2019)
    Thesis: Social History of Sayyids in Central Asia (From the Mongol Invasion to the Fall of the Shibanids) – Grade: 20/20, With Honors
  • BA. in History, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran (2011–2015)

Professional Experience

  • Independent Researcher – Archival research and analysis of historical documents in Persian and Arabic (2022–2023)
  • History Instructor – High school and university level, emphasizing historical thinking and source analysis (2014–2023)
  • Manuscript and Historical Document Conservation – Central Library, University of Tehran (2016–2017)

Languages

  • Persian: Native
  • Arabic: Upper-intermediate
  • Turkish: Intermediate
  • Armenian: Learning

Conference Presentations

  • The Social Status and Role of Sayyids in Transoxiana — ASIAC 2025, Venice
    • Social History of Sayyids in Central Asia — Western Sydney University (2024)
    • Sayyids as a Cultural Link between Iran and Turkestan — University of Tehran & Austrian Academy of Sciences (2019)

Research Project
At the Crossroads of Culture: Neighborhood Life of Tabriz Armenians in the 19th Century

This project investigates the social, cultural, and economic life of the Armenian community in 19th-century Tabriz. Focusing on their neighborhoods, religious and educational institutions, and interactions with the Shia majority, it examines patterns of coexistence, cooperation, and tension. Using archival documents and manuscripts in Persian and Turkish (while learning Armenian during the course of the study), the research sheds light on minority-majority relations, urban culture, and the role of Armenians in Tabriz’s economic and social life.

Research Focus and Interests:

  • Cultural and social history of minority communities in Iran
  • Social history of Iran in the 19th century
  • Archival research and manuscript studies
  • Intellectual and cultural developments in the Caucasus and Iranian borderlands
  • Religious elites and minority communities in social and cultural history