Dr Omid Tofighian appearing at BLACK Mt Druitt October 22nd and 23rd 2016
Dr Tofighian combines philosophy with interests in rhetoric, religion, popular culture, transnationalism, displacement and discrimination.
He completed his PhD in Philosophy at Leiden University, the Netherlands, and graduated with a combined honours degree in Philosophy and Studies in Religion at the University of Sydney.
Omid has lived variously in the UAE where he taught at Abu Dhabi University; Belgium where he was a visiting scholar at K.U. Leuven; the Netherlands for his PhD; and intermittent periods in Iran for research. His current roles include Lecturer in Rhetoric and Composition for the Writing Hub and Honorary Research Associate for the Department of Philosophy at the University of Sydney; faculty at Iran Academia; board member for Powerhouse Youth Theatre; campaign manager for Why Is My Curriculum White? – Australasia; and Project Executive for the Religion, State and Society Research Network.
He contributes to community arts and cultural projects and works with asylum seekers, refugees and young people from Western Sydney. He has published numerous book chapters, journal articles and has authored a book.
See Omid live on October 22nd and 23rd at Mount Druitt BLACK workshop – REGISTER NOW!