Golnar Nikpour

Golnar Nikpour is an Associate Professor of History at Dartmouth College, specializing in modern Iranian political and intellectual history with focuses on law, incarceration, revolution, and rights. She holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University's Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, & African Studies. Her interdisciplinary research spans modern Middle Eastern/North African history, Islamic studies, critical prison studies, and colonialism/decolonization.

Education:

• B.A., Barnard College
• M.A., Columbia University
• M.Phil., Columbia University
• Ph.D., Columbia University

Her research explores themes such as prison systems in Iran, gendered carceral practices, and material cultures of revolution. Recent publications include The Incarcerated Modern (2024) and analyses of the Iran Hostage Crisis and gender dynamics in Pahlavi Iran. No grants or advising information is provided in the text. She maintains a personal website linked to her academic profile.