Iranian
Bilingual Lecture Series: A Comparative Analysis and Proposition on the Process of Transition to Democracy in Iran
تحلیلی مقایسھ ای و راھبردی در باره فرایند گذار بھ دموکراسی در ایران A Comparative Analysis and Proposition on the Process of Transition to Democracy in Iran Sunday, January 12, 2025 | 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Pacific Zoom Registration: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NsgynB3eTcC5gMAFoEixAQ Over the past few decades, democratic movements in many countries have successfully overthrown autocratic...
Pourdavoud Lecture Series: Carlo Cereti
Royce 306The Rise of Persian: Understanding the Evolution of Writing in the Sasanian and Early Islamic Periods This talk explores the evolution of writing during the Sasanian and early Islamic periods, shedding light on the long-term process that led to Persian becoming the lingua franca in Western and Central Asia from Iran to the borders of...
Yarshater Lecture Series: Cameron Cross
Royce 306Spiderweb Stories: Translations, Adaptations, and Connections in Persian Romance In this talk, I will explore some avenues for comparative literary study through the framework of early Persian romances. The earliest extant representatives of this genre in Persian show that it is deeply imbricated with prior and adjacent narrative traditions, making it part of an intertextual...
Pourdavoud Lecture Series: Wu Xin
Royce 306Regal Metamorphosis: A Transcultural Journey of the Achaemenid Royal Women to the East Xiwangmu, also known as the Queen of the West, is a significant deity in ancient Chinese mythology, revered initially as the protector of departed souls. Her representation emerged during the late Western Han period around the 1st century BCE. Scholars have...