Research outputs
2026
British Women’s Poetry & the Psychology of Aesthetics: Melancholy and Mirth (1770-1824)
Farahani, M. (2026). British Women’s Poetry & the Psychology of Aesthetics: Melancholy and Mirth (1770-1824). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
British Women’s Poetry & the Psychology of Aesthetics: Silence and Serenity (1825-1850)
Farahani, M. (2027). British Women’s Poetry & the Psychology of Aesthetics: Silence and Serenity (1825-1850). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Pain, a Psycho-Aesthetic Discourse from Renaissance Minds to Contemporary Narratives
Farahani, M., Schermbrucker, I., Stancak, A., & Davis, N. (Eds.) (2026). Pain, a Psycho-Aesthetic Discourse from Renaissance Minds to Contemporary Narratives. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
2025
Figure Skating Pace and Olympics Policy: The Problematics of Performance Normativity Cultures in Women’s Sport
Farahani, M., & Schermbrucker, I. (2025). Figure Skating Pace and Olympics Policy: The Problematics of Performance Normativity Cultures in Women’s Sport. In D. Bolt (Ed.), Cultural Stations of Disability: A Moment in Discourse. London: Routledge. Retrieved from https://www.routledge.com/
General Practice Leadership in Primary Care Management - A Manual for Success
Farahani, M., Schermbrucker, I., & Chahal, S. (2025). General Practice Leadership in Primary Care Management - A Manual for Success (1 ed.). M. Farahani, I. Schermbrucker, & S. Chahal (Eds.), Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars.
Embodying Nineteenth-Century Otherness and Multimodal Aesthetics
Farahani, M., Schermbrucker, I., & Smith, K. (Eds.) (2025). Embodying Nineteenth-Century Otherness and Multimodal Aesthetics. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Reflexive Leadership for Improved Team Adaption and Burnout Prevention
Farahani, M., & Schermbrucker, I. (2025). Reflexive Leadership for Improved Team Adaption and Burnout Prevention.
Raqs Sharqi “رقص شرقي” and Mental Sovereignty: The Psychology of Aesthetic Self-Representation and Performative META Identity
Farahani, M., & Schermbrucker, I. (2025). Raqs Sharqi “رقص شرقي” and Mental Sovereignty: The Psychology of Aesthetic Self-Representation and Performative META Identity. In M. Najah, & A. Jebbar (Eds.), Contours of Being and Becoming: Identity, Memory, and Cultural Encounters (pp. 187-217). Washington, DC: Westphalia Press. Retrieved from https://westphaliapress.org/
Making a case for reflexive leadership
Schermbrucker, I., & Farahani, M. (2025). Making a case for reflexive leadership. Psychologist.
Erotic Othering in Perceptions and Visualisations of Oriental Women
Farahani, M. (2025). Erotic Othering in Perceptions and Visualisations of Oriental Women.
2024
Compassionate Leadership Programme (training designed for executive and senior leaders)
Farahani, M. (2024). Compassionate Leadership Programme (training designed for executive and senior leaders).
2022
Contemporary Figure Skating: Dancing towards an Unhealthy Aesthetics
Farahani, M. (2022). Contemporary Figure Skating: Dancing towards an Unhealthy Aesthetics. Retrieved from https://www.anthempressblog.com/
Professional Course for Secondary Care Clinicians: Multidisciplinary Teams Chair Training
Farahani, M. (2022). Professional Course for Secondary Care Clinicians: Multidisciplinary Teams Chair Training.
2021
Trust-wide Teams Workshops Programme (MFT)
Farahani, M. (2021). Trust-wide Teams Workshops Programme (MFT) [Design].
2020
A Lady’s Transnational Journey Beyond the Veil: Aesthetics of Female Health and Disease, Social Distancing & Transformative Healing
Farahani, M. (2020). A Lady’s Transnational Journey Beyond the Veil: Aesthetics of Female Health and Disease, Social Distancing & Transformative Healing. Anthem Press. Retrieved from http://www.anthempressblog.com/
2016
The Case of Melancholy Metaesthetics: Reading Teresa de Los Andes and Caribbean Lamentation Narratives
Farahani, M. (2016). The Case of Melancholy Metaesthetics: Reading Teresa de Los Andes and Caribbean Lamentation Narratives. In SYMBOLISM: AN INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL OF CRITICAL AESTHETICS, VOL 16 (Vol. 16, pp. 53-73). doi:10.1515/9783110465938-004
A History of Male Psychological Disorders in Britain, 1945–1980, by Alison Haggett. Mental Health in Historical Perspective. Basingstoke: Palgrave McMillan, 2015. 215 pp. ISBN 9781137448873 (hb) 9781137448880 (e-bk).
Farahani, M. (2016). A History of Male Psychological Disorders in Britain, 1945–1980, by Alison Haggett. Mental Health in Historical Perspective. Basingstoke: Palgrave McMillan, 2015. 215 pp. ISBN 9781137448873 (hb) 9781137448880 (e-bk).. International Journal of Men’s Health, 15(2), 207-209. Retrieved from http://www.mensstudies.info/OJS/index.php/IJMH/issue/view/117
British Masculinity in the ‘Gentleman’s Magazine’, 1731 to 1815, by Gillian Williamson. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan, 2016. 296 pp. ISBN 9781137542328 (hb) 9781137542335 (e-bk)
Farahani, M. (2016). British Masculinity in the ‘Gentleman’s Magazine’, 1731 to 1815, by GillianWilliamson. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan, 2016. 296 pp. ISBN 9781137542328(hb) 9781137542335 (e-bk). Culture, Society and Masculinities, 8(1), 93-95. Retrieved from http://www.mensstudies.info/OJS/index.php/CSM/index
2014
Sufism and Pain: Poetic Procrastination of Unity in Classical Persian Verse Narratives
Farahani, M. (2015). Sufism and Pain: Poetic Procrastination of Unity in Classical Persian Verse Narratives. In READING THE ABRAHAMIC FAITHS: RETHINKING RELIGION AND LITERATURE (pp. 205-217). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2012
Hemans hosting the poetic absolution in anguish with delight
Farahani, M. (2012). Hemans hosting the poetic absolution in anguish with delight. In M. R. Maamri (Ed.), Mapping Forgiveness. Inter-Disciplinary.Net.
2011
The psychology of melancholy aesthetics: a study of romantic verse narratives of Hannah More (1745-1833) and Felicia Hemans (1793-1835)
Farahani, M. (2011). The psychology of melancholy aesthetics: a study of romantic verse narratives of Hannah More (1745-1833) and Felicia Hemans (1793-1835). (University of Liverpool).
2010
Felicia Hemans, the Psychodynamics of Hope and Trend Forgiveness
Farahani, M. (2010). Felicia Hemans, the Psychodynamics of Hope and Trend Forgiveness. In A Journey through Forgiveness (pp. 217-225). BRILL. doi:10.1163/9781848880481_024