Dr. Azar Masoumi

Biography

Azar Masoumi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Carleton University. He conducts research on the politics of state-controlled refugee protection, particularly examining the experiences of gender-based queer refugees in the context of everyday life and revolutions, with a focus on Iran. His work employs multi-method genealogical research approaches and has been recognized through various awards, including a shortlisted nomination for the W. Wesley Pue Book Prize from the Canadian Law Society Association for his recent publication. Masoumi has engaged in several ongoing research projects focusing on language interpretation services for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression (SOGIE) refugees in Canada, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Development Grant. His findings contribute to open-access resources aimed at culturally attuned training for refugee language interpreters. His research interests also extend to the long-term effects of non-citizenship for Iranian nationals in Canada, contributing to critical scholarship on precarious citizenship and restrictive migration controls. Masoumi is actively accepting graduate students interested in critical migration, refugee studies, political sociology, and socio-legal studies.

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