MONA DAMLUJI writes, studies and teaches about oil cultures, cinema history and the Middle East as an assistant professor at UC Santa Barbara. She is a co-producer of the Peabody- and Emmy-nominated web series The Secret Life of Muslims and the author of Pipeline Cinema: The Cultural Infrastructure of Oil Extraction in Iran and Iraq (UC Press, 2025), as well as the author of two children’s books published by Seven Stories Press/Triangle Square Books for Young Readers: Together (illustrated by Innosanto Nagara) and I Want You to Know (illustrated by Ishtar Bäcklund Dakhil). As curator, she has curated exhibits and events around the globe that feature path-breaking art, film, photography, and comics. Mona and her partner live in California with their two hilarious children.
