By Margaret MacDonald UCLA has established the Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World, the first center in the Western Hemisphere that aims to advance the knowledge of…
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Winter 2017 – MW 2:00-3:15pm, 101 Kaufman Hall – Instructor: Ali Mousavi A survey of historical cities and sites of Iran from 4000 B.C. to 1900 This survey course is designed…
Read MoreWinter 2017 – Thursdays, 4:00-6:00pm, 1659 Schoenberg Music Building (SMB) – Instructor: Amir Hosein Pourjavady This class focuses on the performance of Persian classical music including the radif and tasnifs (vocal…
Read MoreFall 2016 – Thursdays, 4:00-6:00pm, Schoenberg 1659 – Instructor: Amir Hosein Pourjavady This class focuses on the performance of Persian classical music including the radif and tasnifs (vocal repertoire). This is…
Read MoreFall 2016 – Mondays, 3:30-5:20 PM, Dodd 275 – Instructor: Dr. Keelan Overton This seminar examines icons of Iranian architecture from the early Islamic to early modern periods. Each week…
Read MoreThe career of Professor Richard Frye in Iranian studies spanned more than half a century during which time he was fully occupied researching, writing, and teaching. Our field is so…
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