Irfan Zamzami is undertaking his PhD program in English literature at Arizona State University-Tempe. His main interest is in postcolonial studies as a useful tool in answering development issues in Indonesia.

He is a lecturer at the Department of English, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Central Java.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in English literature from  Sebelas Maret University and master’s in the same field from Diponegoro University.