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  • Bilingual Lecture Series: Dr. Kaveh Madani

    10383 Bunche Hall 11282 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles , CA, United States

    Please join UCLA Iranian Studies for the first Bilingual Lecture Series talks of the year.  Dr. Kaveh Madani will present his research on Monday, October 28 at 2:00pm in Bunch Hall 10383. This lecture will be in English.

  • Bilingual Lecture Series: Ahmad Kiarostami

    121 Dodd Hall 390 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Please join the Iranian Studies Program at UCLA for a Bilingual Lecture Series film screening of Case No. I, Case No. 2. The film and following Q&A with Ahmad Kiarostami will be in Persian.

  • Pourdavoud Center Lecture Series: Gil Stein

    Royce Hall Room 306 10745 Dickson Plaza, Los Angeles, CA (CALIFORNIA)

    Please join the Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World for a lecture by Professor Gil Stein. Achaemenids or Persians?  Burials, Material Culture, and Imperial Identities in the Euphrates Valley (5th-4th centuries BCE) The Achaemenid empire was the largest empire in the world in the 5th-4th centuries BCE, encompassing numerous polities and cultural...

  • Co-Sponsorship: Global Antiquity (Re)envisioning Ancient Worlds

    Royce 306

    A Forum for Exchanges on Ancient Studies at UCLA December 5–6, 2023 | Royce Hall 306 Global Antiquity is convening a workshop titled (Re)envisioning Ancient Worlds. This event, held at UCLA over two days, December 5–6, 2023, will include invited speakers from the University of California and the greater Los Angeles area whose research focuses on...

  • Nezami and the Iranian World: conference November 21-22, 2024

    Yarshater Center & Iranian Studies Symposium and Workshop: Nezāmi and the Iranian World

    Royce 306

    Nezāmi and the Iranian World November 21–22, 2024 | UCLA Royce Hall 306 A symposium and workshop convened by Domenico Ingenito (University of California, Los Angeles) Morning Refreshments at 8:30am Conference beings at 9:00am “Nezāmi and the Iranian World” is a two-day conference (November 21–22, 2024) that brings together specialists of Persian literature, junior faculty,...

  • Bilingual Lecture Series: The Left, Democracy, and Authoritarianism in Iran: An Internationally Comparative Perspective

    314 Royce Hall

    چپ ، دموکراسی، و اقتدارگرایی در ایران: در مقایسه ای بین المللی  The Left, Democracy, and Authoritarianism in Iran: An Internationally Comparative Perspective Sunday, December 8, 4:00-6:00 PM Pacific, Royce Hall, Room 314 Alternate live stream on Zoom: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/92237337565 (No need to register in advance, just click the link at 4:00pm on December 8 to...

  • Pourdavoud Lecture Series: Lucinda Dirven: Zoroastrianism in the Religious Context of the Arsacid Empire

    Royce 306

    November 5, 2025 Royce Hall 306, 4:00pm Download Event Flyer Here Zoom link for online attendance: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/94920554065 RSVP link: https://forms.gle/2BmZz73crt582bJJ8 Zoroastrianism in the Religious Context of the Arsacid Empire Unlike the tendency to emphasize the multifaceted and diverse aspects of religious life in the Parthian Empire, this talk aims to identify shared characteristics by focusing...

  • Bilingual Lecture Series: Panel Discussion on Iran’s Current Economic, Political, and Environmental Situation

    Zoom

    Panel Discussion on Iran’s Current Economic, Political, and Environmental Situation SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2025 4:00 PM PST NOW ONLINE ONLY To watch on Zoom: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/97789716771 Panelists Include: Iran’s Water Crisis: Current Realities and Preconditions for Solutions Amir AghaKouchak is a Chancellor’s Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth System Science at the University of...

  • Antigoni Zournatzi: Greek-Persian Encounters c. 550–c. 330 BCE

    Pourdavoud Lecture Series: Antigoni Zournatzi: Greek-Persian Encounters c. 550–c. 330 BCE

    Royce 306

    Wednesday, December 3, 2025 Royce Hall 306, 4:00pm Download Event Flyer Here Zoom link for online attendance: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/91230760258 RSVP link Greek-Persian Encounters c. 550 – c. 330 BCE: Looking Beyond Stereotypes Ancient Greek—and particularly Athenian—bias against the Achaemenid empire has contributed significantly to the modern perception of historical relations between the Greeks and the Persians...

  • Bilingual Lecture Series: Panel on Afghan Refugees in Iran

    Online Via Zoom

    Panel on Afghan Refugees in Iran January 12, 2026 11:00am Pacific Time Online via Zoom In Persian and English Registration Required Registration Link: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hcYEa8i_QB6EIvQRBb9YEw Munazza Ebtikar PANEL MODERATOR Dr. Munazza Ebtikar recently completed her PhD (2025) in Politics, History, and Anthropology at the University of Oxford. She was a 2024-2025 Peace Fellow at Princeton's School...

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