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Azar Masoumi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Carleton University. Her research focuses on the politics of state-controlled refugee protection (particularly for gender-based and queer refugees), the affective and everyday life of revolutions (especially Iran), and the interplay between migration, citizenship, and legal systems. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from York University.
Research Projects:
- Language Interpretation Services for SOGIE Refugees in Canada: Examines geopolitical translation dynamics and precarious labor in immigration contexts, funded by SSHRC, FASS, and Acadia University.
- Youth Political Action Under Hopeless Conditions: Theorizes affective politics in social movements and bridges academic-community knowledge.
- Non-Citizenship Effects of Mahsa Amini Policy: Longitudinal study on Iranian nationals’ chronic non-citizenship in Canada, funded by Carleton-SSHRC.
Key Contributions: Her book Refugees Are (Not) Welcome Here (2023, UBC Press) was shortlisted for the W. Wesley Pue Book Prize. She co-created an online oral history archive (www.enghelabshod.ca) on the 1979 Iranian Revolution, funded by a Carleton-SSHRC grant.
Teaching & Supervision: Accepting graduate students in critical migration studies, political sociology, and socio-legal studies. Supervises research on refugee policy, queer theory, and transnational activism.
Grants & Awards:
- SSHRC Insight Development Grant
- FASS Early Career Research Award
- Acadia University Research Fund
Labs & Collaborations: Co-developed open-access training for refugee interpreters and collaborates with activists and communities on marginalized narratives.
