Curriculum Vitae

DR. FARID MOHAMMADI

Lecturer
  • Department of English
    Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

BIOGRAPHY


Farid Mohammadi is a lecturer in the English Department at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya, Malaysia. His doctoral thesis investigated J.R.R. Tolkien's portrayal of space, place, and atmosphere in The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955) through the analytical framework of Environmental Aesthetics. He specializes in teaching courses on ecocriticism, literary theory and criticism, as well as Romantic and Victorian literature and culture. His research primarily concerns the intersection of environment, aesthetics, and continental philosophy. He has published several scholarly papers and has presented his work at international conferences, addressing subjects such as Tolkien, 19th-century literature, contemporary art and aesthetics, and decolonization. Additionally, he has moderated various academic panels and discussions.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE


  • LITERARY THEORY
    Ecocriticism
  • AESTHETICS
    Environmental Aesthetics
  • HERMENEUTIC THEORY
    Ricoeurian Hermeneutics
  • AESTHETICS
    Aesthetic Creation Theories

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION


  • PHD IN ENGLISH LITERATURE, (Kesusasteraan Bahasa Inggeris)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • Master of Arts (English Language & Literature), (English Language and Literature)
    Islamic Azad University, Iran
  • Bachelor's Degree (English Language & Literature), (English Language & Literature)
    Islamic Azad University, Iran

PUBLICATIONS


Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Mohammadi, Farid (2024). The pandemic divide: How COVID increased inequality in America, SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH & ILLNESS. . doi:10.1111/1467-9566.13787
  2. Mohammadi, Farid (2022). Beyond environmental imagination: Revisiting J.R.R. Tolkien's literary landscapes in The Lord of the Rings (1954-1955), LITERATURE COMPASS. 19(8). doi:10.1111/lic3.12677

SUPERVISION


Postgraduate Student
  1. (2023) Fantasy Worldbuilding in Terry Pratchett's City Watch Novels as Allegory for the Progressive Development of Modern Societies, KONG ZHI SHONG