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Maral Aguilera-Moradipour is an assistant professor specializing in Asian refugee literatures and cultures. She completed her PhD at the University of Western Ontario in English Literature and pursued a postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Toronto Scarborough in Media Studies. Currently affiliated with Simon Fraser University, she also collaborates with the Global Asia Program and serves as affiliate faculty at the Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies. Maral is a member of the advisory board for the interdisciplinary Critical Refugee Migration Studies network of Canada. Her research integrates critical refugee studies with Global Asia perspectives to better understand literary and visual cultures related to Southwest and Southeast Asian refugees, areas marked by the Global North's interventions. Maral's work emphasizes the significance of place-based concepts that arise from diverse epistemological and ontological frameworks. Her publications include works in reputable journals and conferences that explore themes of migration and identity, underscoring the role of refugee narratives in dismantling settler-colonial national discourses. She teaches courses including Critical Refugee Studies and Ideas of Travel, with future subjects subject to change.
Department of Philosophy