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Bilingual Lecture Series: Nepotism in the Islamic Republic of Iran

314 Royce Hall

پدیدهٔ خویشاوند سالاری در جمهوری اسلامی ایران Nepotism in the Islamic Republic of Iran Sunday, June 1, 2025 | 4:00-6:00 PM Pacific | Royce Hall, Room 314 Alternate live stream via Zoom: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/91262030653 (No need to register in advance, just click the link at 4:00pm on June 1 to join.) In 1962, Leonard Binder, a keen...

Pourdavoud Lecture Series: Gunvor Lindström

Royce 306

The Denavar Satyrs as Time Travelers: From Ancient Persia to Greece, Rome, and 20th Century Collections The influence of Greco-Roman artistic traditions on the Parthian Empire (c. 250 BCE–225 CE) remains a subject of debate, with little direct evidence attesting to their presence. One long-overlooked artifact that challenges this assumption is the recently reconstructed Denavar...

Bilingual Lecture Series: Fallen in the Whirlwind: The Odyssey and Destiny of Iranian Victims of Stalinist Great Repression in the Soviet Union

فتادگان در گردبا: گفتاری درباره سرگذشت و سرنوشت قربانیان ایرانی سرکوب‌های فراگیر استالینی در شوروی Fallen in the Whirlwind: The Odyssey and Destiny of Iranian Victims of Stalinist Great Repression in the Soviet Union Sunday, May 18, 2025 | 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Zoom Registration: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rBjt0ANzRrSrmOOM7chltg This talk introduces a new monograph that explores...