#Me_Too and the Valuing of (Gendered) Violence in Iran

Poster design by Razman Goudarzi

سلسله سخنرانی‌های ایران‌شناسی و فارسی‌پژوهی علیرضا احمدیان

#من_هم و ارزش‌‌دهی به خشونت جنسیتی در ایران

سخنران: علی جنابان (فیلمساز)، الهام نائیج (دکترای دانشگاه نیو ساوت ولز، استرالیا) و امین پوربرقی (فیلمساز)

در پی شکل‌گیری جنبش «#من_هم» در ایران، فیلم مستند Hailstone’s Dance (رقص تگرگ) تلاش‌های یک دختر برای بازیابی خود پس از تجاوز جنسی در دوران کودکی و همچنین نقص‌های سیستم قضایی ایران در رسیدگی به چنین جرائمی را به تصویر می‌کشد. در این جلسه با سازندگان این مستند به گفتگو نشسته‌ایم.

The event recording is now available:

Presented in both Persian and English with subtitles.

Presenters: Filmmakers Ali Jenaban and Amin Pourbarghi, with Elham Naeej (PhD in Literature, The University of New South Wales, Australia).

Please watch the 13-min film made by our filmmakers Ali Jenaban and Amin Pourbarghi before the event to best follow the discussion.

About the Alireza Ahmadian Lectures in Iranian and Persianate Studies: Alireza Ahmadian (1981 – 2019) was an enthusiastic researcher, a consummate socio-political analyst, and an opinion leader on foreign policy who nurtured the virtues of diplomatic dialogue and liberal democracy. Alireza was a proud and devoted UBC alumnus, supporter of UBC’s Department of Asian Studies, and beloved member of Canadian-Iranian Community. The department renamed this lecture series in his honour in 2019. Alireza’s friends in the community have provided funding to support this series, and this generous gift will see these important academic and community engagement events supported through to the end of the 2025/2026 academic year. Read More …

Should you have any questions, please contact the Department of Asian Studies at Asian.Studies@ubc.ca.

#Me_Too and the Valuing of (Gendered) Violence in Iran

#من_هم و ارزش‌‌دهی به خشونت جنسیتی در ایران

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