Educator Work

Since 2015, Dr. Nilofar Shidmehr has taught as an instructor in the Liberal Arts and Adults 55+ Program (Continuing Studies) at Simon Fraser University. See her page on the SFU Website
Forums and Courses Taught:
  • Poetry of Immigration
  • Two Renowned Poets of Iran: Their Lives and Poetry
  • Life Writing: Creating a Self for Our Life Stories
  • Life Writing and Recreating the Self
  • Collective Life Writing: Literary Métissage as an Ethos of Our Times
  • Essay Writing Fundamentals Workshop
  • Asghar Farhadi and His Cinema: Positive Critiques and Controversies
  • Iranian Women and Their Struggles Portrayed in Film
  • Iranian Women and Their Demands for Change Portrayed in Film
  • A Look at Modern Iran through Cinema