People
Satgin Hamrah
Visiting Assistant Instructor
Contact Information and CV
Office: SOC 274
Email: satginhamrah@usf.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Education
PhD Candidate Department of History, Tufts University, Expected December 2025
TEACHING
I teach courses within an interdisciplinary lens primarily focusing on the greater Middle East in the 20th and 21st centuries on local and transnational levels. My teaching philosophy is centered on students and their growth. I believe in fostering a respectful learning environment where every student feels valued and supported. My role as an educator is to help students achieve their individual goals by guiding them with patience, encouragement, and high expectations. I design interactive curriculum that incorporates case studies and simulations to build knowledge and skills regarding the complexity of the modern Middle East with the goal of inspiring curiosity, critical thinking and an understanding of the highly nuanced nature of the wider region. I encourage students to engage with topics through an interdisciplinary lens, emphasizing the importance of exploring nuance and recognizing patterns on both granular and broader levels, rather than fitting ideas into rigid categories.
RESEARCH
Using an interdisciplinary and transnational analytical approach, I study the complexities of religious and ethnic identity, examining how state and non-state political entrepreneurs shape these identities to advance their interests. My research also investigates the role of identity and culture in shaping conflict and violence on both state and non-state levels, including wars such as the Iran-Iraq War and the Cold War, as well as acts of terrorism. This focus allows me to better examine the complexities of conflict and violence during the period they occur, as well as to forecast long-term possibilities. I also explore the nuances of Islamism and sectarianism, alongside the intricate intersections of trauma, memory, identity, and politics. In addition, I work on political risk, examining how evolving geopolitical and sociocultural dynamics influence global security and strategic decision-making. My research examines how these dynamics shape both local and transnational landscapes on security, political, economic and cultural levels, as well as their impact across different temporal and geographic scales.
My edited volume Contextualizing Sectarianism in the Middle East and South Asia: Identity, Competition and Conflict was published by Routledge in 2023. I am currently conducting research on the Iran-Iraq War