Curriculum Vitae
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
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LITERARY THEORYEcocriticism
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AESTHETICSEnvironmental Aesthetics
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HERMENEUTIC THEORYRicoeurian Hermeneutics
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AESTHETICSAesthetic 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
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Mohammadi, Farid (2024). The pandemic divide: How COVID increased inequality in America, SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH & ILLNESS. . doi:10.1111/1467-9566.13787
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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
- (2023) Fantasy Worldbuilding in Terry Pratchett's City Watch Novels as Allegory for the Progressive Development of Modern Societies, KONG ZHI SHONG