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About Morteza Hajizadeh
My name is Morteza Hajizadeh. I am a Ph.D. graduate in English Literature at the University of Auckland. My Ph.D. dissertation was on environmental history and the British gothic novels of the 18th and 19th centuries with a focus on gender and ecofeminism. My areas of research interest are Postcolonialism, Medieval Intellectual History, Critical Theory, Film Studies, Middle East Studies, and Gothic Studies.
Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Twitter.
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The Gender of Capital
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April 25, 2024
A Global Enlightenment
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April 23, 2024
Pet Revolution
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April 22, 2024
Spinoza
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April 5, 2024
The Big Myth
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April 2, 2024
Merits of the Plague
Six hundred years ago, the author of this landmark work of history and religious thought—an esteemed judge, poet, and scholar in Cairo—survived the bu…
March 31, 2024
Lifestyle Revolution
In postwar Britain, journalists and politicians predicted that the class system would not survive a consumer culture where everyone had TVs and washin…
March 31, 2024
Kant, Race, and Racism
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March 29, 2024
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March 28, 2024
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March 15, 2024
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March 7, 2024
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March 6, 2024
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March 4, 2024
The Dangerous Life and Ideas of Diogenes the Cynic
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February 24, 2024
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February 11, 2024
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February 10, 2024
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January 29, 2024
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January 27, 2024
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