Biography
Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, Persian, Arabic.
Research Interests
- Mahjari literature in Latin America (Chile and Brazil)
- Latin American Orientalism
- MENA-Latin American literary and cultural exchanges
- Iranian Cinema
Education
- MA in Latin American Studies, Universidad de Chile. (2022)
- BA in Philosophy, Universidad de Chile. (2018)
Grants
- 2026 Tinker Field Collaborative Fellowship, Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies, UIUC.
- 2026 Graduate Conference Travel Grant, Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies, UIUC.
- 2025 Illinois Distinguished Fellowship, Graduate College, UIUC.
Additional Campus Affiliations
- Unit for Criticism & Interpretive Theory
Recent Publications
IRANI, Afshin & CARMONA, Miguel. "On Palestinian Latin Americanism: Reading Walter Garib and Mahfud MassÃs". Mashriq & Mahjar: Journal of Middle East and North African Migration Studies, 13(1), 2026. https://doi.org/10.24847/v13i12026.566
IRANI, Afshin. "Holy Spider y el 'Persian Noir'". La Fuga: Revista de Cine, 28, 2025. https://lafuga.cl/holy-spider-y-el-persian-noir/1230