“Two Hearts / Two Solitudes”: Jahan Malek Khatun’s and Forugh Farrokhzad’s Proto-Feminist Self-Defense in Medieval and Modern Iran

05 April 2024 6:30 pm

Venue: UBC Robson Square, Theatre Room (C300)
Categories: Featured Events, Featured Persian
Tags: Alireza Ahmadian Lectures in Iranian and Persianate Studies, Lectures, Persian

The event recording is now available: The Alireza Ahmadian Lecture in Iranian and Persianate Studies presents: “Two Hearts / Two Solitudes”: Jahan Malek Khatun’s and Forugh Farrokhzad’s Proto-Feminist Self-Defense in Medieval and Modern Iran on April 5, 2024. It is not surprising that, having lived six centuries apart, Persian poet-princess Jahan Malek Khatun (d. after […]

What Did the People of Iran Laugh About for 50 Years?: The Social, Cultural, and Political Role of Towfigh Satirical Paper

19 October 2024 6:30 pm

Venue: UBC Robson Square, Theatre Room (C300)
Categories: Featured Persian

The event recording is now available: The Alireza Ahmadian Lecture in Iranian and Persianate Studies presents: What Did the People of Iran Laugh About for 50 Years?: The Social, Cultural, and Political Role of Towfigh Satirical Paper on October 19, 2024. Abstract In this talk, Dr. Abbas Towfigh will explore the social, cultural, and political […]