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Mikiya Koyagi is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in modern Iranian history and social cultural history of 19th-20th century Iran. His notable work includes the book 'Iran Motion: Mobility, Space, Trans-Iranian Railway', published by Stanford University Press in April 2021. This book explores how state infrastructure projects in early 20th-century Iran redirected various flows of goods, people, and ideas, shaping the national landscape. His contribution to the field has been recognized with awards such as the 2023 Japan Consortium Area Studies Book Award and the Honorable Mention for the Sharmin Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center Iran Persian Gulf Studies Book Award. Koyagi has published articles in reputable journals, including the International Journal of Middle East Studies and Modern Asian Studies, focusing on themes like borderlands history, mobility, and inter-Asian connections. Currently, he is engaged in research on the interactions between Japan and the Muslim world during the 19th century, as well as the history of the Indo-Afghan-Iranian borderlands during that period. Before joining UT Austin in 2018, he taught at New York University.
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