Social Media, Music, and Poetic Worldmaking in Iranian Publics
You are invited to the Alireza Ahmadian Lecture in Iranian and Persianate Studies: Social Media, Music, and Poetic Worldmaking in Iranian Publics on October 16, 2021.
Say What Your Longing Heart Desires: Women, Prayer and Poetry in Iran
You are invited to the Alireza Ahmadian Lecture in Iranian and Persianate Studies: Say What Your Longing Heart Desires: Women, Prayer and Poetry in Iran on October 23, 2021.
The Anti-Aryan Moment: Decolonization and Race in Late Pahlavi Iran
You are invited to the Alireza Ahmadian Lecture in Iranian and Persianate Studies: The Anti-Aryan Moment: Decolonization and Race in Late Pahlavi Iran on November 6, 2021.
Beholding Beauty: Sa‘di’s Quest for Lyric Experience and Mystical Eroticism in the “Golestān” and the “Ghazals”
You are invited to the Alireza Ahmadian Lecture in Iranian and Persianate Studies: Beholding Beauty: Saʿdi of Shiraz and the Aesthetics of Desire in Medieval Persian Poetry on November 20, 2021.
New Insights from the East on Poetry and Politics: The Reconciliatory Thought of Sa‘di Shirazi
You are invited to the Alireza Ahmadian Lecture in Iranian and Persianate Studies: New Insights from the East on Poetry and Politics: The Reconciliatory Thought of Sa‘di Shirazi on December 4, 2021.
The Hidden Story of One Thousand and One Nights in Persian: Muhammad Baghir Khurasani’s “Tarjumah Hinrīyah” Patronized in Hyderabad
You are invited to the Alireza Ahmadian Lecture in Iranian and Persianate Studies: The Hidden Story of One Thousand and One Nights in Persian: Muhammad Baghir Khurasani’s “Tarjumah Hinrīyah” Patronized in Hyderabad on December 18, 2021.
CANCELLED: Representations of Ethnicity in Iranian Young Adult Fiction
You are invited to the Alireza Ahmadian Lecture in Iranian and Persianate Studies: Representations of Ethnicity in Young Adult Persian Literature on February 5, 2022.
The Changing Diet of the Iranians – From Quasi-Vegetarians to Quasi-Carnivores
You are invited to the Alireza Ahmadian Lecture in Iranian and Persianate Studies: The Changing Diet of the Iranians – From Quasi-Vegetarians to Quasi-Carnivores on February 26, 2022.
Molla Nasreddin of Tiflis and the Transnational Diasporic Milieu that Gave Birth to It, 1906-1931
You are invited to the Alireza Ahmadian Lecture in Iranian and Persianate Studies: Molla Nasreddin of Tiflis and the Transnational Diasporic Milieu that Gave Birth to It, 1906-1931 on March 5, 2022.
2021/22 John Howes Lecture in Japanese Studies: Buddhism and Psychotherapy in Japan
You are invited to the 2021/22 John Howes Lecture in Japanese Studies featuring Professor Clark Chilson on March 8 and 9, 2022.