Tem Mirkazemiyan

Tem Mirkazemiyan is a doctoral candidate at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. She holds a BA in English Language and Literature from the University of Tehran and an MA in Western Literature from KU Leuven, where she received the VLUHR Master Mind Scholarship. Her research examines absurdist theatre adaptations in Iran, focusing on how these reinterpreted works navigate socio-political complexities through allegory. By analysing key absurdist adaptations, she explores the interplay between formal techniques and absurdist aesthetics, revealing how allegory functions as both a vehicle for critique and a source of hope in the context of censorship and evolving cultural identities.