<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/philosophy/graduate-students/atoosa-afshari.html" dsn="people"><first_name>Atoosa</first_name><last_name>Afshari</last_name><prefixes/><pronouns/><post_nominals/><title-1>Teaching Fellow</title-1><title-2/><title-3/><title-4/><department>Philosophy and Religion</department><type>Graduate Student</type><email>AtoosaAfshari@my.unt.edu</email><phone/><image><img src="/philosophy/images/philosophy.unt.edu/files/images/people/photos/atoosa_afshari_2.jpg" alt="Atoosa Afshari"/></image><office/><address/><office-hours/><types><type>Graduate Student</type></types><departments><department>Philosophy and Religion</department></departments><main-content>I'm Atoosa, a PhD candidate in philosophy and a Teaching Fellow. My main areas of research and interest are critical posthumanism ethics, environmental ethics, and philosophical animal studies. A key focus of my work is a critical examination of meat consumption and the meat industry. I have a passion for teaching and am also a musician — in fact, I used to make a living through music in my home country. Alongside my dedication to philosophy, I have a deep appreciation for all forms of art, including but not limited to music, film, sculpture, painting, and literature. My true passion lies at the intersection of art and philosophy, and I aspire to make a meaningful impact through this interdisciplinary approach.</main-content></item><!-- Migrated using XML Migration 2024-04-25 14:46:32 -->