Bagheri, Golsheed | Public & Applied Humanities

gbagheri@arizona.edu

Bagheri, Golsheed

Adjunct Instructor

Goli Bagheri is a teacher and an aspiring artist. Trained as a sociocultural historian of the modern era, she focused much of her academic work on cultural production, popular culture, youth movements, media consumption, consumerism, resistance and revolution, with regional expertise in Southwest Asia and North Africa. Since obtaining her doctorate in 2018, she has expanded her research interests to include art, mythology, political economy and postcolonial studies. Goli is deeply committed to public education and also teaches Humanities at Pima Community College.

Currently Teaching

PAH 240 – Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Global Perspectives on Human/Animal Relationships

Human and animal lives have always been intertwined, and animals are omnipresent in human society on both metaphorical and practical, material levels. Animals often play a central role in cultural metaphors and myths, but they are also physically present in homes and workplaces, and in local as well as global economies. Both levels in this complex web of relationships structure society in areas as varied as art, economy, entertainment, health, law, media, and science. However, the ways in which human society deals with its coexistence with animals, and the ways it interacts with, uses, and handles them; are complex and embedded in paradoxes that are often affected by structures of power. The purpose of this course is to stimulate critical reflections on different social constructions and the ethical and moral implications of human relationships with animals. Over the course of the semester we will: (1) examine the evolution of human/animal relationships over time, (2) consider the unique roles that different species play in human lives and the ways we treat them as a result, and (3) engage in interviews, personal reflections, argumentative essays, and research reports about human/animal relationships.

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PAH 260 – Asian Pacific American Cultures in Public Life

From Bruce Lee to Crazy Rich Asians, from General Tso's Chicken to Korean tacos, and from Yuri Kochiyama to Kamala Harris, Asian Pacific American (APA) cultures and public figures have transformed and been transformed by their relationship to other cultures in the United States. We will consider some of these notable examples as models and highlight how they represent public culture, connecting to contemporary debates in the field of Asian Pacific American studies. Course themes will include: the cultural construction of race; representations of APAs in the media; APA gender and sexuality; hybridity and multi-generational diasporas; consumption and APA food culture; politics of the model minority; collective APA action and urban cultures; and the culture of refugees and war. Methods of intercultural competence and public humanities, both key applied humanities approaches to engaging with a globalized world, will be introduced as frames through which these APA Studies themes can be understood and analyzed.

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