Sayeh Salour
Sayeh Salour
Adjunct Faculty
Persian: Contemporary Persian Literature
Born in 1975 in Tehran and also known as Sayeh Eghtesadinia, she is an Iranian American scholar and educator specializing in Persian language instruction, contemporary Persian literature, modern Persian poetry, Iranian cinema and culture. Extensive experience teaching undergraduate courses in U.S. universities, designing syllabi, and delivering bilingual (Persian English) workshops.
Since moving to US, she has been affiliated in:
Georgetown University as an adjunct Lecturer, Persian Studies Program (2020–Present)
University of Maryland as Workshop Leader, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (2017–Present)
Pars Place as Persian Instructor, Editor & Program Curator (2020–Present)
Middle East Institute as Persian Language Instructor (2022–2023)
Selected Publications
1. Ahmad Samii Gilani: Political Memoirs in Conversation with Sayeh Eghtesadinia. Tehran: Ney Publications, 2024. (Interviewer & Editor)
2. Five Bathing Scenes: Essays on Forough Farrokhzad. Tehran: Morvarid Publications, 2019. (Author)
3. In Editing Favor and Disfavor. Tehran: Qoqnoos Publishing House, 2019. (Author)
4. On Poet and Poetry. Tehran: Markaz Publications, 2015. (Author)
Recent Presentations
- Fourteenth Biennial Iranian Studies Conference, Mexico City — “Critical Genealogy: The Case of Nosrat Rahmani,” August 2024.
- 10th European Conference of Iranian Studies, Leiden University — “Rhetoric Serving Politics: Amir Hooshang Ebtehaj,” August 2023.
- Farhang Foundation, University of California, Irvine — “Mythology in Contemporary Persian Poetry,” 2019.
- Twelfth Biennial Iranian Studies Conference, University of California, Irvine — “Five Bathing Scenes: Forough Farrokhzad’s Poems,” August 2018.
- American Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Chicago — “War Persian Poems,” 2017.
In the Media
Podcast on Persian Teaching Experiences to Non Farsi Speakers
BBC Persian Roundtable on Ahmad Shamlou
BBC Persian Interview on Mansour Owji
Interview on Forough Farrokhzad
Radio Interview on Forough Farrokhzad