Dr. Romin Tafarodi

RESEARCH

Romin Tafarodi is interested in the semiotic constructions and discursive practices through which people maintain a sense of personal identity. This approach to the self highlights the constitutive importance of language and culture. Currently, Dr. Tafarodi and his students are examining the acculturation of international students at the University of Toronto as reflected in their changing narrative identities, or the stories they tell about themselves. A separate line of research explores the cultural significance of the criteria by which students define a "good" life. Dr. Tafarodi is also involved in comparative research examining the perception of social reality in different cultural contexts. Finally, he is also interested in the philosophy of psychology and, more broadly, the philosophy and politics of science.