Iranian
Pourdavoud Lecture Series: Hilmar Klinkott
Royce 306Consolidation of Law, Legal Order, and the Question of Constitutionalizing Processes in the Achaemenid Empire The Old Persian inscriptions of Darius I deal with a range of legal, particularly constitutional questions. The famous grave inscription from Naqsh-i Rustam (DNb) constitutes the conceptional center of a thematical text corpus, exemplified in specific details and different legal...
CANCELLED: Pourdavoud Lecture Series: Robert Rollinger
Royce 306Due to recent events on campus resulting in the cancellations of classes at UCLA today, Professor Robert Rollinger's lecture has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvienence and thank you for your understanding. We look forward to hosting you at one of our upcoming events soon. The “Persian Wars”: An Alternative Perspective? The “Persian Wars”...
CANCELLED: Pourdavoud Lecture Series: Wu Xin
Royce 306It is with sincere regret that we have decided to cancel the upcoming lecture by Professor Wu Xin. Our campus, like many others across the country, is experiencing turbulent times with ongoing protests. We will reschedule this event at a later date when we will be able to welcome safely to campus our friends and...
Bilingual Lecture Series: Heroes to Hostages: US—Iran Diplomacy through Race Relations and Human Rights
قھرمان یا گروگان : تاریخ روابط آمریکا و ایران از دیدگاه مسائل نژادی و اجتماعی Heroes to Hostages: US—Iran Diplomacy through Race Relations and Human Rights Sunday, May 19, 2024 I 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Zoom Registration: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aieHlTjSSJa2-tL__Bf22g This presentation appraises US-Iranian diplomacy through race relations and human rights. Intellectuals of the post-Mosaddeq era...
Bilingual Lecture Series: Heroes to Hostages: US—Iran Diplomacy through Race Relations and Human Rights
Heroes to Hostages: US—Iran Diplomacy through Race Relations and Human Rights Monday, May 20, 2024 I 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Zoom Registration: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QUtvGrfQTl2ZcaQhcdlJ1Q This presentation appraises US-Iranian diplomacy through race relations and human rights. Intellectuals of the post-Mosaddeq era gave voice to an anti-colonial rhetoric that burst wide open during the Islamic Revolution of...
Bilingual Lecture Series: Socio-Economic Stratification, Labor Issues, and the Labor Movement in Iran
قشر بندی اجتماعی-اقتصادی، مسائل کارگری و جنبش کارگران در ایران Socio-Economic Stratification, Labor Issues, and the Labor Movement in Iran Sunday, June 2, 2024 I 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Zoom Registration: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CpBto5YGT-WkGYFOwtwB5Q Kazem Alamdari Discussant Touraj Atabaki نقش کارگران بیکار و ناپایدارکار در جنبش‌های اعتراضی ایران ۱۴۰۲-۱۳۹۶ ( ۲۰۱۷-۲۰۲۳) The Agency of Unemployed and...
Pourdavoud Institute Fall Reception 2024
Royce 306Pourdavoud Institute Fall 2024 Welcome Reception Wednesday, October 9, 2024 4:00 – 6:00 pm Royce Hall 306 Registration Required The Pourdavoud Institute for the Study of the Iranian World invites you to join us for a fall reception. In the company of our supporters, colleagues, academic affiliates, students, and esteemed guests, we shall be introducing...
Pourdavoud & Iranian Studies Co-Sponsored Lecture: Panagiotis Agapitos
Royce 306Byzantium Within a Medieval Eurafricasian Literary Polysystem: Historiography, Fictional Tales, and the Practices of Narrative Representation Byzantium and its literature has been excluded from the national canons of European literatures. While there are some obvious reasons for this exclusion in the 18th–19th century, it is woth noting that also Byzantinists supported this exclusion by...
Yarshater Center & Iranian Studies Symposium and Workshop: Nezāmi and the Iranian World
Royce 306Nezāmi 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 Hallچپ ، 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...