Biography summary
I have a Master degree in Architecture (1995) from Tehran University’s Faculty of Fine Arts and researched my PhD(2011) at the University of Western Australia. My research straddles the disciplines of anthropology, critical heritage studies, and architecture. My interest is focussed on Iran and its surrounding area in West Asia and the Middle East.
I offer PhD supervision within my areas of interest and am currently external co-supervisor to PhD's in other institutions in areas of architecture and heritage.
You may find examples of my writings and projects in my Academia and Researchgate websites.
Research interests
Heritage Studies
Iranian and Middle Eastern Studies
Architecture (history and theory)
Teaching interests
Heritage
Architecture
Architecture and Urban Design Studio
Design
Knowledge areas
My current areas of interest include:
- Cultural heritage and the making of cultural-civilizational zones beyond the nation-state
- Politics of heritage in Iran
- Heritage and design (specific focus on the built environment)
- Architectural education in Iran and Islamic countries
Conferences
Refereed Conference Proceedings (fully written and published papers)
- Mozaffari, A. and Westbrook, N. (2017). ‘Death Mask: fetishizing tradition through citations’ in Hartoonian, G. and Ting, J. (eds.), Quotation: What Does History Have in Store for Architecture Today?, SAHANZ XXXIV, Jul 2017, Canberra: ACT, published online at: http://bit.ly/2rWBDbg
- Westbrook, N. and Mozaffari, A. (2015). ‘A Return to the Beginnings of Regionalism: Shushtar New Town Seen in the Light of the 2nd International Congress of Architects, Persepolis, Iran 1974.’ in Hogben, P. and O’Callaghan, J (eds.), Architecture, Institutions and Change, SAHANZ XXXII, Jul 2015, Sydney: UNSW, published on CD-ROM.
- Mozaffari, A. and Westbrook, N. (2012). ‘The Politics of Contextual Specificity and Global Architectural Trends.’ In King, S., Chatterjee, A. and Loo, S. (eds.), Fabulation, SASHANZ XXIX 2012, Jul 5, 2012, University of Launceston: University of Launceston.
- Mozaffari, A. and Westbrook, N. (2011). ‘The Unfinished Museum: the Case of the Pasargadae World heritage Site Museum’ in Moulis, A. and Van Der Plaat, D. (eds.), Audience, Brisbane SAHANZ, Published on CD-ROM.
- Mozaffari, A. (2010). ‘Towards a Theory of Imagining Places’ in Ostwald, M. and Chapman, M. eds., Imagining, Newcastle SAHANZ, 296-303.
- Mozaffari, A. (2006). ‘The Origins of the Ancient Iran Museum (AIM)’ in McMinn, T, Stephens, J. and Basson, S. (eds.), Contested Terrains, Perth: SAHANZ, 267-272.
- Mozaffari, A. (2005). ‘Tradition and the Formation of the Intangible Morphology of Cities in Iran’ in Leach, A. and Mathewson, G., Celebration, Napier: SAHANZ, 340-345.
- Mozaffari, A. (2004). ‘A Riddle of National Identity Unravelling the National Museum of Australia (NMA)’, in H., E. and Frichot, H. (eds.), Limits, Melbourne: SAHANZ, 340-345.
- Mozaffari, A. (2003). ‘Architecture as A Fragment of Progress: The Case of the Glassware and Ceramic Museum’, in Stead, N. and Goosheh, M. (eds.), Progress, Sydney: SAHANZ, 211-218.
- Mozaffari, A. (2003). ‘The Haptic Design Studio’, in The T. E. Team (eds.), Melbourne: Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia (AASA), online publication.
Publications
Heritage Destruction in the Caucasus With a Specific Focus on the Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict
A Mozaffari, J Barry
(2023), pp. 333-342, The Routledge Handbook of Heritage Destruction, London, Eng., B1
Heritage diplomacy and soft power competition between Iran and Turkey: competing claims over Rumi and Nowruz
Ali Mozaffari, Ali Akbar
(2023), pp. 1-18, The International Journal of Cultural Policy, London, Eng., C1
A Mozaffari, J Barry
(2022), Vol. 28, pp. 318-340, International Journal of Heritage Studies, C1
A Mozaffari, J Gonzalez Zarandona
(2022), pp. 1-21, Heritage and Society, London, Eng., C1
A Mozaffari, N Westbrook
(2022), Vol. 79, pp. 298-319, International Journal of Environmental Studies, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Iran's soft power in Azerbaijan: shifting cultural dynamics in the post-Soviet era
A Mozaffari, A Akbar
(2022), International Journal of Cultural Policy, C1
Excavating the Past: The Ferdowsi Monument by Houshang Seyhoun
Ali Mozaffari, Nigel Westbrook
(2021), Vol. 37, pp. 304-318, SAHANZ 2020 : What if? What Next? Speculations on History's Futures, Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand, Perth, Western Australia, E1
Ali Mozaffari, Nigel Westbrook
(2020), Manchester, Eng., A1
Understanding heritage activism: Learning from social movement studies
T Jones, A Mozaffari, J Jasper
(2020), Vol. 2, pp. 32-55, Heritage Movements in Asia: Cultural Heritage Activism, Politics, and Identity, New York, N.Y., B1
Heritage activism and the media (framing) in Iran, 2005-2013
A Mozaffari
(2020), Vol. 2, pp. 170-196, Heritage Movements in Asia: Cultural Heritage Activism, Politics, and Identity, New York, N.Y., B1
H Jafari, M Ranjbar, A Mozaffari, A Sadeghi, S Aliabadi
(2020), Vol. 6, pp. 47-56, Health in Emergencies and Disasters Quarterly, Munster, Germany, C1
Heritage movements in Asia : cultural heritage activism, politics, and identity
A Mozaffari, T Jones
(2020), New York, N.Y., A7
Forum: Reflecting on the politics of patrimony
A Clarke, C Dewi, K Greenop, A Mozaffari, K Salma, N Westbrook, T Winter
(2018), Vol. 28, pp. 256-271, Fabrications, C1
A Mozaffari, N Westbrook
(2018), Vol. 28, pp. 185-211, Fabrications, C1
Reclaiming Islamic heritage through the image of traditional habitat
A Mozaffari, N Westbrook
(2017), Vol. 1, pp. 47-65, The making of Islamic heritage : Muslim pasts and heritage presents, New York, N.Y., B1
Tourism and Political Change: the return of the "idea of Iran" (2005-2015)
A Mozaffari, R Karimian, S Mousavi
(2017), pp. 14-14, Tourism and Political Change, Oxford, Eng., B1
Heritage Contests: What Can We Learn from Social Movements?
T Jones, A Mozaffari, J Jasper
(2017), Vol. 10, pp. 1-25, Heritage and Society, London, Eng., C1
Picturing Pasargadae: Visual Representation and the Ambiguities of Heritage in Iran
A Mozaffari
(2017), Vol. 50, pp. 601-634, Iranian Studies, C1
The (unfinished) museum at Pasargadae
A Mozaffari, N Westbrook
(2016), pp. 197-224, World Heritage in Iran: perspectives on Pasargadae, Abingdon, Eng., B1-1
Conceptualising a World Heritage site
A Mozaffari
(2016), pp. 1-28, World Heritage in Iran: perspectives on Pasargadae, Abingdon, Eng., B1-1
Open letter to the president elect: an example of heritage activism through the media in Iran
A Mozaffari
(2016), pp. 15-33, Indian Ocean futures: communities, sustainability and security, Newcastle upon Tyne, Eng., B1-1
A Mozaffari
(2015), Vol. 21, pp. 845-861, International journal of heritage studies, London, Eng., C1-1
A Mozaffari, N Westbrook
(2015), pp. 1-15, Fusion journal: rise and fall of social housing: future directions, Sydney, N.S.W., C1-1
N Westbrook, A Mozaffari
(2015), Vol. 32, pp. 715-725, SAHANZ 2015 : Architecture, Institutions and Change. Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, N.S.W., E1-1
A Mozaffari
(2014), London, Eng., A1-1
Islamism and Iran's Islamic Period Museum
A Mozaffari
(2013), Vol. 19, pp. 259-269, International journal of heritage studies, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
The problem of a site museum for Pasargadae World Heritage site (Iran)
A Mozaffari
(2012), Vol. 4, pp. 41-55, International journal of the inclusive museum, Champaign, Ill., C1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Transcending religion: pre-Islamic heritage and cultural stability in Iran
Dr Ali Mozaffari
ARC DECRA - Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
- 2019: $125,670
- 2018: $123,327
- 2017: $121,504
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report