The New Persian Romance in a Global Middle Ages
by Cameron Cross
The New Persian Romance in a Global Middle Ages
About the speaker:
Cameron Cross is an Assistant Professor of Iranian Studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he teaches classes on Persian literature, Iranian studies, and the culture and history of the Middle East more broadly. His research interests centre on the literary traditions of the “Nile to Oxus” region from about 800–1200 CE (200–700 AH), though he also works with classical and late antique texts on one hand and early modern and modern texts on the other. His research interests include the comparative study of narrative, theories of love, desire, and affect, animal and monster studies, and the social functions of poetry. His first monograph, Love at a Crux, was published by University of Toronto Press in 2023.