Marie Huber

Marie Huber is an Assistant Professor of Persian and Comparative Literature at Stanford University. Her research explores intersections of 20th-century Persian and Ottoman poetry with philosophy, ethics, and mysticism, alongside hermeneutic practices of reading.

• Ph.D., Harvard University (2013)
• M.A., University College London (2003)
• B.A., University of Oxford (2002)

Her work emphasizes Comparative Literature, Persian and Ottoman traditions, and Medieval Languages and Cultures, with a focus on poetics and philosophical readings. The article Memories of an Impossible Future (2016) examines Mehdi Akhavān Sāles' poetry through the lens of temporality and literary theory.

Contact: Office in Pigott Hall, Building 260, Room 225; Telephone (650) 723-6837; Email marieh@stanford.edu.