BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Near Eastern Languages & Cultures - UCLA - ECPv6.17.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Near Eastern Languages & Cultures - UCLA REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210219T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210219T123000 DTSTAMP:20210128T164821Z CREATED:20210128T164705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210128T164821Z UID:15658-1613732400-1613737800@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Pourdavoud Center Lecture Series: Carlo G. Cereti DESCRIPTION:Narseh’s Diadem: Religion\, Royalty\, and Power under the Early Sasanians\nThis talk focuses on the Sasanian king Narseh (293-302 CE)\, who celebrated his accession to the throne through the bilingual inscription (Middle Persian and Parthian) and commemorative monument built in Paikuli\, the site currently studied by the archaeological mission of Sapienza-University of Rome: The Italian Archaeological Mission to Iraqi Kurdistan (MAIKI – Missione Archeologica Italiana nel Kurdistan Iracheno). The mission’s work in Paikuli focuses on the reconstruction and preservation of the monument and its unique inscription. Choosing a holistic scholarly approach and joining methodologies of historical linguistics and philology with those of archaeology\, field campaigns were organised in 2007\, 2008\, 2018\, and 2019\, revealing a number of previously unknown inscribed blocks; a first volume of these new inscriptions was published in 2014\, and the remaining inscriptions will be published in the final report. This lecture will present the multiple scientific methodologies and research approaches applied over the years and will also illustrate strategies to promote the monument in the framework of Kurdistan’s cultural heritage\, including the Paikuli Gallery built by MAIKI in the Slemani Museum and the recent realization of an exhibition at Sapienza\, which features a tactile 3D printing of one of the\nNarseh’s sculptures (once decorating the Paikuli monument and now preserved at the Slemani Museum). These strategies offer clear examples of the potential of interaction between field documentation and the application of innovative technologies aimed at promoting full accessibility of Cultural Heritage. \n  \nAbout the Speaker\nCarlo G. Cereti is a Professor at Sapienza – University of Rome in Iranian Philology\, Religions and History.  He also serves as the Coordinator of the Class in Humanities at the Scuola Superiore di Studi Avanzati – Sapienza\, the Director of the Winter School in Cultural Heritage of the Near and Middle East\, a Rector’s delegate for International cooperation\, and a Senior Fellow at the Scuola Superiore di Studi Avanzati – Sapienza. He studied at the Istituto Universitario Orientale of Naples where in 1985\, he obtained his Master’s (Laurea) degree in Oriental languages and civilizations focusing on Iranian and Indian Studies. In 1992\, he obtained his Ph.D. in the same field.  From 1997 to 1999\, Professor Cereti was engaged in research at the Kommission für Iranistik of the Austrian Academy of Sciences\, while at the same time teaching Iranian Languages at the Seminar für  Sprachwissenschaft of the Vienna University. In 1999\, he served as a visiting professor at the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Parism and in 2002 acted as Directeur de Recherche at the UMRS “Monde Iranien” of the French CNRS. He has published extensively in Iranian Studies\, mainly on Middle Persian and Zoroastrianism. His publications include: An 18th  century Account of Parsi History\, The Qesse-ye Zartoštiān-e Hendustān\, The Zand ī Wahman Yasn: A Zoroastrian Apocalypse\, and La Letteratura Pahlavi. Introduzione ai testi con riferimenti alla storia degli studi ed alla tradizione manoscritta.  Professor Cereti is also a Consulting editor of Encyclopaedia Iranica\, a Member of the Editorial Board of Iran and the Caucasus and The Journal of Persianate Studies\, and a Member of the Advisory Board of Vicino Oriente and Studi e Materiali di Storia delle Religioni. \nPlease click here to RSVP and receive the Zoom information. URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/15658/ CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC,Pourdavoud Center ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nelc.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Cereti-Flyer.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210203T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210203T160000 DTSTAMP:20210120T234535Z CREATED:20210120T234511Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210120T234535Z UID:15624-1612368000-1612368000@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Pourdavoud Center Lecture Series: Nikolaus Overtoom DESCRIPTION:Reconsidering the Emergence of the Parthian State: The Crisis of the 240s-230s BCE in the Hellenistic Middle East\nNikolaus Overtoom’s study of the rise of the Parthian Empire\, Reign of Arrows: The Rise of the Parthian Empire in the Hellenistic Middle East\, brings a new perspective to this important development in the history of the Hellenistic Middle East. By emphasizing the changing international-systems elements that led to the expansion of the Arsacid kings\, Overtoom allows scholars to develop a more sophisticated view of how this expansion occurred\, with less causal emphasis merely on the warlike nature of Parthian society or the personalities of individual rulers — important though these were. This monograph draws on a wide variety of sources to explain the political and military encounters that shaped the international environment of the Hellenistic Middle East from the middle third to the early first centuries BCE. This study combines traditional historical approaches\, such as source criticism and the integration of material evidence\, with the incorporation of modern international relations theory to better reconstruct the rise of the Parthians (or Arsacids) to dominance over their Greek\, Persian\, and nomadic neighbors in the ancient Middle East. \nAbout the Speaker\nNikolaus Overtoom is an Assistant Professor of Ancient History at Washington State University.  He is the author of Reign of Arrows: The Rise of the Parthian Empire in the Hellenistic Middle East (Oxford Studies in Early Empires Series\, 2020). He earned his Ph.D. in Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern History from Louisiana State University in 2016. His reserach interests include geopolitics in the ancient world\, ancient international relations\, ancient propaganda\, and imperial rivalries. \n  \nPlease click here to register for this event. URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/pourdavoud-center-lecture-series-nikolaus-overtoom/ CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC,Pourdavoud Center ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nelc.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Overtoom-Flyer.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210203T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210203T143000 DTSTAMP:20210107T200318Z CREATED:20210107T200318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210107T200318Z UID:15546-1612357200-1612362600@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:From Lor Girl to May Lady: Music\, Sound\, and Constructions of Womanhood in Iranian Cinema DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Laudan Nooshin\, Professor of Music at City\, University of London\nWednesday\, February 3\, 2021\n1:00 PM (Pacific Time) \nPart of the Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy Colloquium Series\, this event is sponsored by The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Department of Ethnomusicology\, the UCLA Program of Iranian Studies\, and the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies\, with support from the Dean of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. \nSponsor(s): Center for Near Eastern Studies\, Herb Alpert School of Music\, Iranian Studies \nClick here to RSVP. URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/from-lor-girl-to-may-lady-music-sound-and-constructions-of-womanhood-in-iranian-cinema/ CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nelc.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Nooshin-Large-3u-xxx.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210201T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210201T163000 DTSTAMP:20210112T221044Z CREATED:20210112T180828Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210112T221044Z UID:15591-1612191600-1612197000@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Bilingual Lecture Series: Panel on Development DESCRIPTION:“Socio-Economic Development Strategies and Challenges in Iran\,” a panel discussion featuring Azam Khatam (York University)\, Kaveh Ehsani (DePaul University)\, and Kevan Harris (UCLA) will take place via Zoom on Monday\, February 1 at 3:00pm Pacific.  Please click on the link below to register for this Bilingual Lecture Series event. \nhttps://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lB7hy0biSWSx61ssFf5jVg URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/bilingual-lecture-series-environmental-panel/ CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nelc.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Environmental-Panel_Bilingual-Lecuture-Series_English.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="UCLA Iranian Studies":MAILTO:iranianstudies@humnet.ucla.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210127T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210127T130000 DTSTAMP:20210115T165822Z CREATED:20210115T163810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210115T165822Z UID:15600-1611741600-1611752400@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Book launch: Domenico Ingenito's Beholding Beauty: Saʿdi of Shiraz and the Aesthetics of Desire in Medieval Persian Poetry (Brill\, 2020) DESCRIPTION:A conversation with Paul Losensky (Indiana University) and Jane Mikkelson (University of Virginia) \nWednesday\, January 27\, 2021\n10:00 AM (Pacific Time) \nTo RSVP\, please click here.\n  \nBeholding Beauty: Saʿdi of Shiraz and the Aesthetics of Desire in Medieval Persian Poetry explores the relationship between sexuality\, politics\, and spirituality in the lyrics of Saʿdi Shirazi (d. 1292 CE)\, one of the most revered masters of classical Persian literature. Relying on a variety of sources\, including unstudied manuscripts\, Domenico Ingenito presents the so-called “inimitable smoothness” of Saʿdi’s lyric style as a serene yet multifaceted window into the uncanny beauty of the world\, the human body\, and the realm of the unseen. \nThe book constitutes the first attempt to study Saʿdi’s lyric meditations on beauty in the context of the major artistic\, scientific and intellectual trends of his time. By charting unexplored connections between Islamic philosophy and mysticism\, obscene verses and courtly ideals of love\, Ingenito approaches Saʿdi’s literary genius from the perspective of sacred homoeroticism and the psychology of performative lyricism in their historical context. \n  \nSponsor(s): Center for Near Eastern Studies\, Iranian Studies\, Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/book-launch-domenico-ingenitos-beholding-beauty-sa%ca%bfdi-of-shiraz-and-the-aesthetics-of-desire-in-medieval-persian-poetry-brill-2020/ CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC,Pourdavoud Center ORGANIZER;CN="UCLA Iranian Studies":MAILTO:iranianstudies@humnet.ucla.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210122T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210122T173000 DTSTAMP:20210107T200055Z CREATED:20210107T200055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210107T200055Z UID:15543-1611331200-1611336600@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Pourdavoud Center Lecture Series: Jason Schlude DESCRIPTION:Book Talk: Rome\, Parthia\, and the Politics of Peace\n\nThis volume offers an informed survey of the problematic relationship between the ancient empires of Rome and Parthia from c. 96/95 BCE to 224 CE. Schlude explores the rhythms of this relationship and invites its readers to reconsider the past and our relationship with it. \nSome have looked to this confrontation to help explain the roots of the long-lived conflict between the West and the Middle East. It is a reading symptomatic of most scholarship on the subject\, which emphasizes fundamental incompatibility and bellicosity in Roman–Parthian relations. Rather than focusing on the relationship as a series of conflicts\, Rome\, Parthia\, and the Politics of Peace responds to this common misconception by highlighting instead the more cooperative elements in the relationship and shows how a reconciliation of these two perspectives is possible. There was\, in fact\, a cyclical pattern in the Roman–Parthian interaction\, where a reality of peace and collaboration became overshadowed by images of aggressive posturing projected by powerful Roman statesmen and emperors for a domestic population conditioned to expect conflict. The result was the eventual realization of these images by later Roman opportunists who\, unsatisfied with imagined war\, sought active conflict with Parthia. \nRome\, Parthia\, and the Politics of Peace is a fascinating new study of these two superpowers that will be of interest not only to students of Rome and the Near East but also to anyone with an interest in diplomatic relations and conflict in the ancient world and today. \nAbout the Speaker\n\n\nJason Schlude is an Associate Professor of Classics and Chair of the Department of Languages and Cultures at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University in Minnesota and Co-Director of the Omrit Settlement Excavation Project in Israel. A former Getty scholar\, he is an ancient historian and archaeologist who specializes in the Roman Near East and the relationship between the Roman and Parthian Empires. He published Rome\, Parthia\, and the Politics of Peace: The Origins of War in the Ancient Middle East in 2020 (Routledge Press) and co-edited Arsacids\, Romans\, and Local Elites: Cross-Cultural Interactions of the Parthian Empire in 2017 (Oxbow Books)\, with related articles appearing in journals including Latomus\, Athenaeum\, and Anabasis. A member of the Avon Hills Salon (https://avonhillssalon.com)\, he also engages in public scholarship exploring the significance of the liberal arts and Classics in the modern world.​ His essays have appeared in Foreign Policy Journal (“Rome\, Iran\, and the Specters of Antiquity”)\, Minneapolis Star Tribune (e.g.\, “A Minnesota scholar shows how we could find common ground with\, and through\, Shia Islam”; “Ted Cruz\, Cicero\, and the classics”)\, The Activist History Review (e.g.\, “The Problem of White People\, with Insight from St. Paul”; “The Politics of Consumption: From Trimalchio and Gatsby to Trump and Beyond”)\, Bible History Daily (“Herod the Great: Friend of the Romans and Parthians?”)\, and Avon Hills Salon (e.g.\, “The Art of Liberation: Life in the Liberal Arts”; “Infectious Nationalism: Pericles and Public Health Crises”). His poetry has appeared in Pericles at Play (“We Lived among the Bones”)\, with more forthcoming in Jesuits Magazine (“The Teacher”). \nClick here to RSVP and receive the Zoom information. URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/pourdavoud-center-lecture-series-jason-schlude-2/ CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC,Pourdavoud Center ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nelc.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Schlude-Flyer.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210113T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210113T173000 DTSTAMP:20201130T193522Z CREATED:20201130T193522Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201130T193522Z UID:15427-1610553600-1610559000@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Pourdavoud Center/Amuzegar Lecture Series: Afshin Marashi DESCRIPTION:The Parsi Community of India and the Making of Modern Iran\nThis book talk will provide an overview of Exile and the Nation: The Parsi Community of India and the Making of Modern Iran (University of Texas Press\, 2020). In the aftermath of the 7th century Islamic conquest of Iran\, large numbers of Zoroastrians departed for India. Known as the Parsis\, they slowly lost contact with their ancestral homeland until the 19th century\, when stream-powered sea travel and the philanthropic efforts of wealthy Parsi benefactors sparked a new era of interaction between Parsis and Iranians. Tracing the late 19th and early 20th century cultural and intellectual exchange between Iranian nationalists and India’s Parsi community\, Exile and the Nation shows how this interchange led to a collective re-imagining of Parsi and Iranian national identity and to the revival of antiquity in 20th century Iran thought. \nAbout the Speaker\nAfshin Marashi is Professor and Farzaneh Family Chair in Modern Iranian History at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author most recently of Exile and the Nation: The Parsi Community of India and the Making of Modern Iran (University of Texas Press\, 2020). His previous books include Nationalizing Iran: Culture\, Power\, and the State\, 1870-1940 (University of Washington Press\, 2008)\, and the volume (co-edited with Kamran Aghaie) Rethinking Iranian Nationalism and Modernity (University of Texas Press\, 2014). He has also served on the editorial board of the International Journal of Middle East Studies and on the council of the Association for Iranian Studies. \nPlease click here to register for this event. URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/pourdavoud-center-amuzegar-lecture-series-afshin-marashi/ CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC,Pourdavoud Center ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nelc.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Marashi-Flyer.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201218T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201218T140000 DTSTAMP:20201019T164259Z CREATED:20201019T164259Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201019T164259Z UID:15327-1608296400-1608300000@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Steadfast Imagining Session 5: Bidel in Modern Central Asia\, South Asia\, Afghanistan\, Iran: The Geopolitics of Literary Legacy DESCRIPTION:Session 5 of the multidisciplinary workshop series on Steadfast Imagining: Lyric Meditation\, Islamic Philosophy\, and Comparative Religion in the Works of Bidel of Delhi (d. 1720) \nFriday\, December 18\, 2020\n1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (Pacific Time) \n  \nRSVP Here (Zoom registration) \nThis is Session 5 of the multidisciplinary workshop\, Steadfast Imagining: Lyric Meditation\, Islamic Philosophy\, and Comparative Religion in the Works of Bidel of Delhi (d.1720) organized and led by Prof. Domenico Ingenito (UCLA\, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures) and Dr. Jane Mikkelson (University of Virginia) in cooperation with scholars working in Persian Studies\, Islamic Studies\, South Asian\, Near Eastern\, and Central Asian Studies\, English\, Anthropology\, and Comparative Literature. All sessions will be held in English\, and all reading materials (both primary and secondary sources) will be circulated and presented in English translation. \nBidel’s reception history in modern Afghanistan\, Iran\, Central Asia\, and South Asia is a fascinating and complex case study in the geopolitics of literary legacy. In Iran\, Bidel has been dismissed as an obscure poet whose difficult style relegates him to a peripheral corner of the Persian canon. Bidel’s legacy in South Asia is complicated by the emergence of vernacular traditions in northern India and the gradual disappearance of Persian from the Subcontinent shortly after Bidel’s death. In modern Central Asia\, Bidel plays an important role in the rise of national literatures during the Soviet period\, and he currently enjoys a flourishing afterlife in Afghanistan. Kevin Schwartz\, Zuzanna Olszewska\, Sam Hodgkin\, and Ahmad Rashid Salim join us to talk about Bidel’s legacy and the place of Bidel’s reception history in modern reevaluations of Persian literary history. \nIn conversation with Kevin Schwartz (Czech Academy of Sciences)\, Zuzanna Olszewska (Oxford)\, Sam Hodgkin (Yale)\, and Ahmad Rashid Salim (UC Berkeley) \nRSVP Here (Zoom registration) \nFor more information about the workshop as a whole\, including the complete schedule of meetings\, please see the announcement here. \nThe workshop is sponsored and organized by UCLA Program on Central Asia (in collaboration with Iranian Studies)\, and co-sponsored by the Center for India and South Asia\, the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies\, and the Center for Near Eastern Studies. \n  \nFor questions about the event\, please contact caw@international.ucla.edu \nSponsor(s): Program on Central Asia\, Center for India and South Asia\, Center for Near Eastern Studies\, Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies\, Iranian Studies URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/steadfast-imagining-session-5-bidel-in-modern-central-asia-south-asia-afghanistan-iran-the-geopolitics-of-literary-legacy/ CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nelc.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Bidel-Large-tt-xxe.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201211T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201211T140000 DTSTAMP:20201019T164200Z CREATED:20201019T164200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201019T164200Z UID:15325-1607691600-1607695200@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Steadfast Imagining Session 4: Worlds Together Shined: Bidel\, Traherne\, and Experiments in Comparison DESCRIPTION:Session 4 of the multidisciplinary workshop series on Steadfast Imagining: Lyric Meditation\, Islamic Philosophy\, and Comparative Religion in the Works of Bidel of Delhi (d. 1720) \nFriday\, December 11\, 2020\n1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (Pacific Time) \n  \nRSVP Here (Zoom registration) \nThis is Session 4 of the multidisciplinary workshop\, Steadfast Imagining: Lyric Meditation\, Islamic Philosophy\, and Comparative Religion in the Works of Bidel of Delhi (d.1720) organized and led by Prof. Domenico Ingenito (UCLA\, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures) and Dr. Jane Mikkelson (University of Virginia) in cooperation with scholars working in Persian Studies\, Islamic Studies\, South Asian\, Near Eastern\, and Central Asian Studies\, English\, Anthropology\, and Comparative Literature. All sessions will be held in English\, and all reading materials (both primary and secondary sources) will be circulated and presented in English translation. \nThere are tantalizing similarities between the poetry of Bidel and his contemporaries and early modern English meditative poetry. These literary traditions are not in direct contact with each other\, yet they operate in strikingly similar ways (for instance\, in their assimilation of scientific ideas and engagement with philosophy and theology). Moreover\, these poets are co-inheritors\, through very different vectors\, of Aristotealian rationalism\, Neoplatonism\, and Avicennan ideas. How should we think about traditions that are not in direct contact with each other\, but have partially shared lineages? Timothy Harrison joins us to talk about our collaboration-in-progress. We are co-authoring an essay in which we investigate how Thomas Traherne and Bidel—living worlds apart\, not at all in contact—come to compose strikingly similar accounts of infant experience (being in the womb\, birth\, first sensations\, breastfeeding) at the same moment in the seventeenth century. In this session\, we make a pitch for the importance of collaboration and discuss possible methods for comparing premodern European and Islamic literary traditions. \nIn conversation with Timothy Harrison (English\, University of Chicago) \nRSVP Here (Zoom registration) \nFor more information about the workshop as a whole\, including the complete schedule of meetings\, please see the announcement here. \nThe workshop is sponsored and organized by UCLA Program on Central Asia (in collaboration with Iranian Studies)\, and co-sponsored by the Center for India and South Asia\, the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies\, and the Center for Near Eastern Studies. \n  \n  \nFor questions about the event\, please contact caw@international.ucla.edu \nSponsor(s): Program on Central Asia\, Center for India and South Asia\, Center for Near Eastern Studies\, Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies\, Iranian Studies URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/steadfast-imagining-session-4-worlds-together-shined-bidel-traherne-and-experiments-in-comparison/ CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nelc.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Bidel-Large-tt-xxe.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201202T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201202T173000 DTSTAMP:20201114T001212Z CREATED:20201114T001212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201114T001212Z UID:15377-1606924800-1606930200@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Pourdavoud Center Lecture Series: Michael Jackson Bonner DESCRIPTION:Sasanian Iran: A Personal View\nThis talk will focus on topics included in Dr. Bonner’s new book\, The Last Empire of Iran\, a narrative history of Sasanian Persia. Throughout this lecture\, Dr. Bonner will share with the audience the impetus for writing this book. The principle motivation was to portray the Sasanian state as the great world power that it was and to situate it properly between Rome and the nomad powers of Inner Asia. It addresses the classicising and Perso-Arabic historiographical traditions\, but special emphasis has also been given to Armenian and Syriac sources. Discussion will cover some of the key themes of the book\, including: the origins of the Sasanian state; the wider context of Eurasian history; interactions between Iran and the world of the steppe; and\, finally\, historiographical problems and the use of sources. \nAbout the Speaker\nDr. Michael Jackson Bonner is a Canadian political adviser and historian of Iran. A former classicist and student of James Howard-Johnston and Robert Hoyland\, he read for a master’s degree and doctorate in late-antique Iranian history at the University of Oxford. Dr. Bonner has advised members of Cabinet in both federal and provincial Canadian governments\, and is now a Director of Policy within the Government of Ontario. \n  \n  \nPlease click here to register for this event. URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/pourdavoud-center-lecture-series-michael-jackson-bonner/ CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC,Pourdavoud Center ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nelc.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Bonner-Flyer.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201120T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201120T140000 DTSTAMP:20201019T164036Z CREATED:20201019T164036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201019T164036Z UID:15323-1605877200-1605880800@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Steadfast Imagining Session 3: Crossings: Hinduism\, Islam\, and Bidel's Practical Comparative Religion DESCRIPTION:Session 3 of the multidisciplinary workshop series on Steadfast Imagining: Lyric Meditation\, Islamic Philosophy\, and Comparative Religion in the Works of Bidel of Delhi (d. 1720) \nFriday\, November 20\, 2020\n1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (Pacific Time) \n  \nRSVP Here (Zoom registration) \nThis is Session 3 of the multidisciplinary workshop\, Steadfast Imagining: Lyric Meditation\, Islamic Philosophy\, and Comparative Religion in the Works of Bidel of Delhi (d.1720) organized and led by Prof. Domenico Ingenito (UCLA\, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures) and Dr. Jane Mikkelson (University of Virginia) in cooperation with scholars working in Persian Studies\, Islamic Studies\, South Asian\, Near Eastern\, and Central Asian Studies\, English\, Anthropology\, and Comparative Literature. All sessions will be held in English\, and all reading materials (both primary and secondary sources) will be circulated and presented in English translation. \nIn the 1660s\, Bidel engaged in a friendly debate with a Hindu friend about imagination\, time\, and experience in Islam and Hinduism. By transcribing this debate in his autobiography\, Bidel acquaints readers with his critical concept of “crossings”—a method of practical comparative religion that draws on the resources of the imagination and lyric poetry. Prashant Keshavmurthy and Hajnalka Kovacs join us to discuss some of the other ways that Bidel encounters\, absorbs\, appropriates\, and transforms Indic ideas\, and the broader role of comparative religion in Bidel’s system of thought. \nIn conversation with Prashant Keshavmurthy (McGill) and Hajnalka Kovacs (Harvard) \nRSVP Here (Zoom registration) \nFor more information about the workshop as a whole\, including the complete schedule of meetings\, please see the announcement here. \nThe workshop is sponsored and organized by UCLA Program on Central Asia (in collaboration with Iranian Studies)\, and co-sponsored by the Center for India and South Asia\, the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies\, and the Center for Near Eastern Studies. \n  \n  \nFor questions about the event\, please contact caw@international.ucla.edu \nSponsor(s): Program on Central Asia\, Center for India and South Asia\, Center for Near Eastern Studies\, Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies\, Iranian Studies URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/steadfast-imagining-session-3-crossings-hinduism-islam-and-bidels-practical-comparative-religion/ CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nelc.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Bidel-Large-tt-xxe.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201118T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201118T130000 DTSTAMP:20201026T165458Z CREATED:20201006T213401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201026T165458Z UID:15290-1605693600-1605704400@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Pourdavoud Center Workshop: Papyrus Amherst 63 DESCRIPTION:The Puzzling Papyrus: New Perspectives on Papyrus Amherst 63\nIn this workshop\, two of the world’s leading experts on Papyrus Amherst 63\, Professors Tawny Holm and Karel van der Toorn\, will reflect on recent scholarship on the Aramaic texts of this papyrus written in Demotic Egyptian script during the Persian Period. Since the decipherment of the papyrus\, scholars have turned to investigating the papyrus’ compositional setting\, as well as the hymns\, prayers\, and stories found in the papyrus\, some of which correspond to texts of the Hebrew Bible. Though the language\, script choice\, and other features of the papyrus have puzzled scholars for decades\, it speaks to the rich texts preserved by Aramaic-speaking populations in the region and provides access to Judean\, Aramean\, and other traditions. This workshop will discuss the content and organization of the papyrus and examine how its texts illuminate the diverse landscapes of peoples\, places\, traditions\, and languages in the ancient Near East under the Achaemenid Empire. \nThis workshop will feature the research of Professor Tawny Holm (Pennsylvania State University) and Professor Karel van der Toorn (University of Amsterdam). \nTextualizing Aramean Identities in Egypt: Papyrus Amherst 63\nProfessor Holm’s presentation highlights the new evidence that Papyrus Amherst 63 brings to our understanding of the Aramean and Aramaic-speaking diaspora in Egypt. The papyrus\, written in approximately the fourth century BCE in Aramaic but using Demotic Egyptian script\, is an anthology of Aramaic texts that reflect the traditions and collective cultural memory of a group of Aramean émigrés\, including Judeans and Samarians\, to Egypt in the first millennium BCE. The papyrus marries East and West in its nostalgia for lost landscapes\, cities\, and cult centers from across the Near East\, yet it also joins this nostalgia with themes of renewal and rejuvenation in a new land. It seems likely that the various compositions on the papyrus became anthologized as such in Egypt. \nThe Internal Organization of Papyrus Amherst 63\nBased on the 2018 published edition of Papyrus Amherst 63 Professor van der Toorn’s lecture will allow attendees of the workshop to engage with the most recent scholarship on the subject of the internal organization of the document.  His general subject will focus on how the document is organized\, but will also engage with students and other participants about any issue that arises in connection with the papyrus. \nProfessor Tawyn Holm’s Bio\nTawny Holm earned her Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible and Northwest Semitic Languages at The Johns Hopkins University\, and is now an Associate Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies and the Jewish Studies Program at Pennsylvania State University. Her main research areas are Hebrew Bible and Aramaic studies\, including Aramaic language and Aramean religion and culture. She is the author of Of Courtiers and Kings: The Biblical Daniel Narratives and Ancient Story-Collections (Eisenbrauns\, 2013)\, and Aramaic Literary Texts\, soon to appear in the SBL series “Writings from the Ancient World.” The latter is a bilingual edition of Aramaic literary texts from the Levant to Egypt\, in particular the multi-composition Papyrus Amherst 63\, written in Aramaic language but with Demotic Egyptian script. Other projects include a monograph on ancient Aramaic literature generally (under contract with de Gruyter)\, a critical edition of Papyrus Amherst 63 (also with de Gruyter)\, and a textbook of Imperial Aramaic currently under review. Professor Holm is also editing a collective volume\, Handbook of Religions in the Ancient Near East\, for Oxford University Press\, and co-editing with Juan Pedro Monferrer Sala the Proceedings volume of the 8th Biennial Meeting of the International Association of Comparative Semitics in 2019. Among other professional service\, she is an editorial board member of the Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions\, a member of the Eisenbrauns Editorial Committeee for Penn State University Press\, and Aramaic epigrapher for The University of Vienna Middle Egypt Project at Sheikh Faḍl. \nProfessor Karel van der Toorn’s Bio\nKarel van der Toorn is currently professor of Religion and Society at the University of Amsterdam. He studied Hebrew Bible and Semitic languages in Paris and Amsterdam; did his PhD on Sin and Sanction in Israel and Mesopotamia (1985). He wrote extensively on Israelite religion in the context of ancient Near Eastern civilisation. He published an edition of Papyrus Amherst 63\, along with translation and commentary\, in 2018 (in the series Alter Orient und Altes Testament\, 448; Münster: Ugarit-Verlag). His latest book Becoming Diaspora Jews: Behind the Story of Elephantine (Yale University Press\, 2019) explores the significance of Papyrus Amherst 63 for the history of the Jewish community at fifth century BCE Elephantine\, Egypt. \n  \nPlease click here to register for the Zoom Webinar. URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/pourdavoud-center-workshop-papyrus-amherst-63/ CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC,Pourdavoud Center ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nelc.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/352215v_0001.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201109T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201109T163000 DTSTAMP:20201007T164809Z CREATED:20201007T164809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201007T164809Z UID:15294-1604934000-1604939400@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Bilingual Lecture Series: Claudia Yaghoobi DESCRIPTION:Embodiment\, Power\, and Politics in the context of Sigheh Marriages in Modern Iran\nFarahbakhsh’s Zendegi-ye Khosusi (2011) narrates the life story of a former religious zealot\, Ebrahim Kiani\, who has transformed into a Reformist. Ebrahim has a decent family life\, a wife\, Forugh\, and a son. One night at a party\, he is introduced to Parisa Zandi\, and their relationship culminates in their sigheh marriage. Highlighting the unsettling balance of the political and the personal\, the manipulation of religion\, double standards\, and gendered inequality\, Zendegi-ye Khosusi demonstrates the inimical power of patriarchy to protect and maintain male dominance. Farahbakhsh depicts the politicization of the female body and sexuality in the context of sigheh under the Islamic regime. I argue that Zendegi-ye Khosusi demonstrates the inimical power of patriarchy to willingly eliminate a female body in order to protect and maintain the male prerogative while precariously balancing political ideals\, personal desires\, and religious beliefs in a society dominated by gender disparities. \nPlease note that this lecture will be in English. \nTo register for this event and receive the Zoom webinar information\, please visit: \nhttps://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aDcBSCLCRmSoqffOLBIppg URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/bilingual-lecture-series-claudia-yaghoobi/ CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nelc.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Yaghoobi_Bilingual-Lecuture-Series_English.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="UCLA Iranian Studies":MAILTO:iranianstudies@humnet.ucla.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201106T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201106T140000 DTSTAMP:20201019T163932Z CREATED:20201019T163932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201019T163932Z UID:15321-1604667600-1604671200@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Steadfast Imagining Session 2: Philosophy in the First Person: Bidel's Reception of Avicenna and Ibn ʿArabi DESCRIPTION:Session 2 of the multidisciplinary workshop series on Steadfast Imagining: Lyric Meditation\, Islamic Philosophy\, and Comparative Religion in the Works of Bidel of Delhi (d. 1720) \nFriday\, November 6\, 2020\n1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (Pacific Time) \n  \nRSVP Here (Zoom registration) \nThis is Session 2 of the multidisciplinary workshop\, Steadfast Imagining: Lyric Meditation\, Islamic Philosophy\, and Comparative Religion in the Works of Bidel of Delhi (d.1720) organized and led by Prof. Domenico Ingenito (UCLA\, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures) and Dr. Jane Mikkelson (University of Virginia) in cooperation with scholars working in Persian Studies\, Islamic Studies\, South Asian\, Near Eastern\, and Central Asian Studies\, English\, Anthropology\, and Comparative Literature. All sessions will be held in English\, and all reading materials (both primary and secondary sources) will be circulated and presented in English translation. \nThe end goal of philosophy is certain knowledge. What do imagination and lyric poetry have to do with this quest for certainty? Justine Landau and Domenico Ingenito join us to talk about the vital intersections between lyric poetry and philosophy in the premodern Persianate world. Placing Bidel in conversation with Avicenna and Ibn ʿArabī\, we will see how Bidel’s style of steadfast imagining traces a distinctive\, phenomenologically inflected path to certainty that is just as methodical and robust as the logic-driven procedures of systematic thought —and how lyric poetry for Bidel functions like philosophy in the first person. \nIn conversation with Domenico Ingenito (UCLA) and Justine Landau (Harvard) \nRSVP Here (Zoom registration) \nFor more information about the workshop as a whole\, including the complete schedule of meetings\, please see the announcement here. \nThe workshop is sponsored and organized by UCLA Program on Central Asia (in collaboration with Iranian Studies)\, and co-sponsored by the Center for India and South Asia\, the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies\, and the Center for Near Eastern Studies. \n  \n  \nFor questions about the event\, please contact caw@international.ucla.edu \nSponsor(s): Program on Central Asia\, Center for India and South Asia\, Center for Near Eastern Studies\, Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies\, Iranian Studies URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/steadfast-imagining-session-2-philosophy-in-the-first-person-bidels-reception-of-avicenna-and-ibn-%ca%bfarabi/ CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nelc.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Bidel-Large-tt-xxe.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201104T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201104T173000 DTSTAMP:20201006T211455Z CREATED:20200918T223717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201006T211455Z UID:15252-1604505600-1604511000@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Pourdavoud Center Lecture Series: Henry Colburn DESCRIPTION:Achaemenid Egypt: The Archaeology of a Colonial Encounter\nTraditionally\, Egyptologists have regarded the period of Achaemenid Persian rule (the 27th Dynasty\, c. 526-404 BCE) as an unmitigated disaster for the Egyptians. This view\, however\, is based primarily on the perception that there is a scarcity of material from this period; in turn this scarcity is read through an orientalist lens as the result of oppression and political and economic turmoil. This is not to say that turmoil and oppression did not take place\, but that our understanding of this period should arise from a critical engagement with the evidence rather than an argument from silence. \nIn this lecture I argue that this scarcity is as much a consequence of modern factors as ancient ones. I provide several examples\, drawn from my recent book\, of material culture\, including statues\, stelae\, coins\, drinking vessels and tomb reliefs\, that can or must date to the 27th Dynasty. Each of these types of objects sheds different light on how the Egyptians – and other people living in Egypt – experienced Persian rule. These experiences could vary considerably\, ranging from exploitation to acculturation\, precisely the diversity of experience that comparative studies of colonialism lead us to expect. Thus Achaemenid Egypt was not an unmitigated disaster per se\, but a colonial encounter like any other. \nAbout the Speaker\nHenry Colburn earned a PhD in Classical Art and Archaeology from the University of Michigan. His research focuses on the art and archaeology of ancient Iran\, and on the regions of the Near East\, Eastern Mediterranean\, and Central Asia that interacted with Iran prior to the advent of Islam. His first book on this subject\, Archaeology of Empire in Achaemenid Egypt\, was published earlier this year. He has held fellowships at the Harvard Art Museums\, the Getty Research Institute\, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, and teaching positions at the University of California\, Irvine and the University of Southern California. He is currently a Research Associate of the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology at the University of Michigan by virtue of his ongoing work on the seals of the Persepolis Fortification Archive. \nPlease click here to register for the Zoom link. URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/pourdavoud-center-lecture-series-henry-colburn/ CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC,Pourdavoud Center ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nelc.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Colburn-Flyer-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201023T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201023T140000 DTSTAMP:20201019T163816Z CREATED:20201019T163816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201019T163816Z UID:15318-1603458000-1603461600@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Steadfast Imagining Session 1: Introducing Bidel of Delhi (d. 1720) DESCRIPTION:Session 1 of the multidisciplinary workshop series on Steadfast Imagining: Lyric Meditation\, Islamic Philosophy\, and Comparative Religion in the Works of Bidel of Delhi (d. 1720) \nFriday\, October 23\, 2020\n1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (Pacific Time) \n  \nRSVP Here (Zoom registration) \nThis is Session 1 of the multidisciplinary workshop\, Steadfast Imagining: Lyric Meditation\, Islamic Philosophy\, and Comparative Religion in the Works of Bidel of Delhi (d.1720) organized and led by Prof. Domenico Ingenito (UCLA\, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures) and Dr. Jane Mikkelson (University of Virginia) in cooperation with scholars working in Persian Studies\, Islamic Studies\, South Asian\, Near Eastern\, and Central Asian Studies\, English\, Anthropology\, and Comparative Literature. All sessions will be held in English\, and all reading materials (both primary and secondary sources) will be circulated and presented in English translation. \nThis session introduces the remarkable Persian corpus of the Indian poet and philosopher Bidel of Delhi (1644–1720 CE). We will trace a broad overview of Bidel’s life\, thought\, literary style\, and distinctive practices of the self—his system of steadfast imagining. \nIn conversation with Paul Losensky (Indiana University) \nRSVP Here (Zoom registration) \nFor more information about the workshop as a whole\, including the complete schedule of meetings\, please see the announcement here. \nThe workshop is sponsored and organized by UCLA Program on Central Asia (in collaboration with Iranian Studies)\, and co-sponsored by the Center for India and South Asia\, the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies\, and the Center for Near Eastern Studies. \n  \n  \nFor questions about the event\, please contact caw@international.ucla.edu \nSponsor(s): Program on Central Asia\, Center for India and South Asia\, Center for Near Eastern Studies\, Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies\, Iranian Studies URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/steadfast-imagining-session-1-introducing-bidel-of-delhi-d-1720/ CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nelc.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Bidel-Large-tt-xxe.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201023T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201023T120000 DTSTAMP:20201006T211639Z CREATED:20201006T211624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201006T211639Z UID:15286-1603450800-1603454400@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Pourdavoud Center Fall 2020 Welcome Event DESCRIPTION:You Are Invited:\nPourdavoud Center Fall 2020 Welcome Event\nFriday\, October 23\, 2020 at 11:00am PST\nvia Zoom\n\nRegistration Required \n\nPlease join us for a digital fall reception to celebrate the continued success of the Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World. In the company of Dr. Anahita Naficy Lovelace and Mr. Jim Lovelace\, the Center’s benefactors\, David Schaberg\, Dean of Humanities\, M. Rahim Shayegan\, the Center’s director\, our staff\, academic affiliates\, colleagues\, students\, and esteemed guests\, we shall be introducing the Center’s stimulating programming and research agenda for the Academic year 2020-21.\n\nProgram:\n\nWelcoming Remarks from:\n\nDean David Schaberg\nDr. Anahita Naficy Lovelace\nProfessor M. Rahim Shayegan\n\nFeatured Presentation by:\n\nDr. Ali Mousavi\n\nGateways to Iranian Archaeology\nThe Pourdavoud Gazetteer Project\n\n\n\nPlease click here to register for this event. URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/pourdavoud-center-fall-2020-welcome-event/ CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC,Pourdavoud Center ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nelc.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Capture.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201005T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201005T160000 DTSTAMP:20200918T224641Z CREATED:20200918T224641Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200918T224641Z UID:15260-1601906400-1601913600@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Bilingual Lecture Series: Kaveh Madani DESCRIPTION:Please join UCLA Iranian Studies for their first Bilingual Lecture Series events of the academic year.  These two lectures\, featuring the research of Dr. Kaveh Madani\, will be held virtually via Zoom.  He will present “Water Bankruptcy and Environmental Politics in Iran (A Conversation with Kaveh Madani)” on Monday\, October 5\, 2020 at 2:00pm Pacific Time. \nPlease note that this lecture will be in English. \nTo register for this event and receive the Zoom webinar information\, please visit: \nhttps://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ICCWuSlwSOe9d7U2jSNRRw URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/bilingual-lecture-series-kaveh-madani-2/ CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nelc.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Madani_Bilingual-Lecuture-Series_English.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="UCLA Iranian Studies":MAILTO:iranianstudies@humnet.ucla.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201004T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201004T133000 DTSTAMP:20200918T224440Z CREATED:20200918T224440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200918T224440Z UID:15255-1601811000-1601818200@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Bilingual Lecture Series: Kaveh Madani DESCRIPTION:Please join UCLA Iranian Studies for their first Bilingual Lecture Series events of the academic year.  These two lectures\, featuring the research of Dr. Kaveh Madani\, will be held virtually via Zoom.  He will present “A Conversation with Kaveh Madani on Environmental Security in Iran and the Middle East” on Sunday\, October 4\, 2020 at 11:30am Pacific Time. \nPlease note that this lecture will be in Persian. \nTo register for this event and receive the Zoom webinar information\, please visit: \nhttps://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Xm_MGxf6Q3qxYT0pLHQFCQ URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/bilingual-lecture-series-kaveh-madani/ CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nelc.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Madani_Bilingual-Lecuture-Series_Persian.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="UCLA Iranian Studies":MAILTO:iranianstudies@humnet.ucla.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200218 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200221 DTSTAMP:20200131T202950Z CREATED:20200129T212010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200131T202950Z UID:14588-1581984000-1582243199@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Pourdavoud Center: 14th Melammu Symposium DESCRIPTION:“Contextualizing Iranian Religions in the Ancient World”\nPlease click here to view the full symposium schedule.\n \nThe 14th Melammu Symposium: Contextualizing Iranian Religions in the Ancient World \nThe Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World is convening the 14th Melammu Symposium at UCLA. The international three-day symposium held at Royce Hall will explore Iranian religions in light of ancient Near Eastern traditions and precedents. It hosts scholars whose work pertain to the interchange of ideas and practices between the ancient Near East\, Egypt\, the Classical and Hellenistic worlds\, and ancient Iran. The overarching themes of the symposium encompass: Elam\, the Ancient Near East\, and Persia; Ancient Egypt and Persia; the Divine in Achaemenid Material Culture; (Post-)Achaemenid Religious Practices in Literary Traditions; Religions and Religious Policy in the Hellenistic and Arsacid Worlds; and the Religious Landscape of the Sasanian World. \nPlease click here to RSVP. URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/pourdavoud-center-14th-melammu-symposium/ LOCATION:314 Royce Hall CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC,Pourdavoud Center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200212T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200212T180000 DTSTAMP:20191119T232418Z CREATED:20191119T232418Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191119T232418Z UID:14242-1581523200-1581530400@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Pourdavoud Center Lecture Series: Gil Stein DESCRIPTION:Please join the Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World for a lecture by Professor Gil Stein. \nAchaemenids or Persians?  Burials\, Material Culture\, and Imperial Identities in the Euphrates Valley (5th-4th centuries BCE)\nThe Achaemenid empire was the largest empire in the world in the 5th-4th centuries BCE\, encompassing numerous polities and cultural groups within its 20 satrapies. To rule this enormous empire\, the Persian elites had to gain the active support of the people they governed to get them to participate in the administrative and military apparatus of the Achaemenid state. How did this actually work in practice? This lecture examines two enigmatic Persian-period burials at the site of Hacınebi\, on the Euphrates River crossing at Zeugma/Apamea\, to investigate the relationship between material culture and social identity in the multi-ethnic empire. Achaemenid material culture was an imperial synthesis that combined stylistic elements from Scythia\, Mesopotamia\, Egypt\, and other regions; as a result\, it is very difficult to identify the ethnicity of any person in a burial based only on the style of specific objects. Taken together\, textual\, artistic\, and archaeological data on burial practices\, military organization\, and material culture styles at Hacınebi highlight and help us to understand the complex hybrid identities and shared cultural koine that linked Persian and non-Persian elites across the cosmopolitan Achaemenid empire. \nAbout the Speaker\nGil Stein is Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago and Director of the Chicago Center for Cultural Heritage Preservation. From 2002 to 2017 he served as Director of the Oriental Institute. He received his BA in Archaeology from Yale University and his PhD in Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania. His research investigates ancient economies\, the archaeology of colonialism\, inter-regional interaction\, the development of the earliest cities and states in the Near East\, zooarchaeology\, and the preservation of cultural heritage. He has directed excavations at the Uruk period Mesopotamian trading colony of Hacınebi in Turkey\, at Halaf and Ubaid period site of Tell Zeidan in Syria\, and is currently excavating at the 7000 year old town of Surezha in the Kurdistan region of Northeast Iraq. URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/pourdavoud-center-lecture-series-gil-stein/ LOCATION:Royce Hall Room 306\, 10745 Dickson Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA (CALIFORNIA)\, 90095 CATEGORIES:Humanities,Iranian,NELC,Pourdavoud Center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200129T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200129T180000 DTSTAMP:20200108T231006Z CREATED:20191204T214842Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200108T231006Z UID:14292-1580313600-1580320800@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Amuzegar Lecture Series: Robert Steele DESCRIPTION:Please join the Iranian Studies Program for a lecture by Dr. Robert Steele. \nAncient Persia in Pahlavi Politics: The Imperial Celebrations of 1971 and Cultural Policy under the Shah\nIn October 1971\, heads of state\, political and cultural figures\, business leaders\, and journalists from around the world came to Persepolis at the invitation of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran. They were there to celebrate the 2500th Anniversary of the Founding of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great. Many historians and commentators consider this event to have been a huge mistake – some even claim it sparked the widespread popular discontent with the Shah’s rule that culminated in the revolution of 1978/9. For decades\, coverage of the Celebrations has been characterized by sensationalism and an obsession with the supposed flamboyance of an oriental despot\, and a 2016 BBC documentary on the event titled Decadence and Downfall: The Shah’s Ultimate Party shows that not much has changed. This paper challenges the prevailing narrative of Celebrations\, looking beyond the extravagant parties to analyze them in the context of cultural policy in the late Pahlavi period. It examines what the regime sought to gain from holding such an event\, economically and politically as well as ideologically\, and the role played by the cultural structures of the Pahlavi state. \nAbout the Speaker\nRobert Steele is the inaugural recipient of the Jahangir and Eleanor Amuzegar Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Iranian Studies at the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA. He earned his PhD from the University of Exeter’s Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies\, specializing in 20th century Iranian history. His first book\, titled The Shah’s Imperial Celebrations of 1971: Nationalism\, Culture and Politics in Late Pahlavi Iran\, will be published in 2020\, and will be the first comprehensive study on the subject. \n \nTo RSVP\, please click here. URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/pourdavoud-center-lecture-series-robert-steele/ LOCATION:Royce 306 CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200126T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200126T180000 DTSTAMP:20191119T002218Z CREATED:20191119T002218Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191119T002218Z UID:14211-1580054400-1580061600@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Bilingual Lecture Series: Ahmad Kiarostami DESCRIPTION: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. URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/bilingual-lecture-series-ahmad-kiarostami/ LOCATION:121 Dodd Hall\, 390 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:Humanities,Iranian,NELC ORGANIZER;CN="UCLA Iranian Studies":MAILTO:iranianstudies@humnet.ucla.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200115T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200115T180000 DTSTAMP:20191211T224430Z CREATED:20191211T224400Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191211T224430Z UID:14343-1579104000-1579111200@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Pourdavoud Center Lecture Series: Everett Wheeler DESCRIPTION:Dr. Everett Wheeler of Duke University will present his research on “Parthians in the Roman Army” for the Pourdavoud Center on January 15\, 2020. \nParthians in the Roman Army\nThe open frontier along the Euphrates River between the Roman and Parthian empires by no means marked a cultural divide. From the time of Pompey on\, both powers availed themselves of forces from local dynasts and mercenaries. Parthian dynastic strife produced exiles and refugees\, some of which migrated into Roman territory with retinues and war bands. The Roman army’s need for horsearchers rendered Parthian skills most desirable. This lecture will survey Parthians in the Roman army with particular attention to two explicit Parthian units: the ala I Augusta Parthorum\, with service c. 6-401 in Pannonia\, on the Rhine\, in Spain\, North Africa\, and occasionally in the East\, and the ala Parthorum et Araborum\, active c. 38-70 on the Rhine. How ethnically Iranian these units were is unknown\, particularly after the first generation of service. Re-stocking of such ethnic units with new recruits from their homeland is controversial\, but probably occurred to some extent. From a Roman perspective\, however\, anyone from east of the Euphrates could be called a “Parthian\,” especially if their native tongue was “Parthian\,” e.g.\, Armenian\, which makes ascertaining ethnic identity within these units challenging. \nAbout the Speaker\nEverett L. Wheeler (A.B. with honors\, Indiana University; Ph.D.\, Duke University) is currently Scholar in Residence at Duke University. He has held research positions from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation\, the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation\, and the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton. His hardcover publications include: Stratagem and the Vocabulary of Military Trickery (1988)\, translation (with Peter Krentz) of Polyaenus Strategika and related texts (1994)\, and (ed.) The Armies of Classical Greece (2007). His research focuses on ancient military history (both practice and theory) and the Eastern frontier of the Roman Empire\, especially the Upper Euphrates frontier and Transcaucasia. \nTo RSVP\, please click here. URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/pourdavoud-center-lecture-series-everett-wheeler/ LOCATION:Royce Hall Room 306\, 10745 Dickson Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA (CALIFORNIA)\, 90095 CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC,Pourdavoud Center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191204T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191204T180000 DTSTAMP:20191017T215217Z CREATED:20191014T211427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191017T215217Z UID:13917-1575475200-1575482400@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Iranian Studies Lecture: Yann Richard DESCRIPTION:Some major landmarks of modern Iranian history such as the 1921 coup d’Etat or the toppling of Mosaddeq in 1953 are now checked with critical attention by historians. Was the 1953 coup against Mosaddeq an American achievement or did it eventually succeed through a popular uprising? If the Shiite clergy would be responsible for the coming back of the Shah\, how can we understand the ideological mixture of radical Islam and nationalism at the time of the 1979 revolution? Iranian awareness of history is often blurred by myths\, stereotypes and lack of a clear chronological scale. The talk will present some headlines of Persian history as an introduction to my last book Iran: A Social and Political History since the Qajars (Cambridge University Press\, 2019). \n \n[gravityform id=”141″ title=”true” description=”true”] URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/iranian-studies-lecture-yann-richard/ LOCATION:Royce 306 CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC ORGANIZER;CN="UCLA Iranian Studies":MAILTO:iranianstudies@humnet.ucla.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191121T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191121T200000 DTSTAMP:20191119T161356Z CREATED:20191114T221555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191119T161356Z UID:14133-1574359200-1574366400@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:A Panel on Peace: Navigating Identity in the Iranian Diaspora DESCRIPTION:Hear from an interdisciplinary panel of experts and scholars discussing their experiences in the Iranian-American community and their ideas for bringing our community closer to our shared goal of unity and tolerance despite ethnic and religious differences. \nDr. Farid Holakouee is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with a private practice in Beverly Hills. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from UCLA and his Master’s and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Alliant International University. He is the host of the talk show “In Session with Dr. Farid Holakouee” on Radio Hamrah. \n  \n  \nDr. Benjamin Radd is a lecturer in political science\, global studies\, public affairs\, and communications at UCLA. Dr. Radd is an expert on government and politics in the Middle East\, particularly Iran\, U.S. foreign policy\, and comparative law. He is also a research fellow at the UCLA Center for Middle East Development and he is a member of the UCLA International Institute. Dr. Radd holds a PhD (Political Science\, 2015) from …..UCLA and a JD (2003) from Stanford Law School. \n  \nDr. Nooshin Jahangiri chose to be a doctor as she was inspired by the role of the physicians in the community. She finished her medical training at Tehran University of Medical Sciences and attended the residency program at Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield. She has been with Kaiser Permanente since 2011. Additionally\, she is part of the California Zoroastrian Center Core Education Group. \n  \n  \nDr. Nader Saiedi was born in Tehran\, Iran. He holds a master’s degree in economics from Pahlavi University in Shiraz and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Wisconsin. In 2013\, he became the Taslimi Foundation Professor of Baha’i Studies in the department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA. \n  \n  \nDr. Nooshin Valizadeh is a curriculum developer and instructional faculty member at USC’s Center for Race and Equity and UCLA’s Department of Sociology. Dr. Valizadeh’s teaching background and areas of research and expertise include: diversity and inclusion and issues of gender and racial equity in education. She has an MBA in Finance and is on the Advisory Board of Peace Over Violence\, a social service agency dedicated to the elimination of sexual and domestic violence. Dr. Valizadeh is a spoken word performer who strongly believes in the power of music and art to                                                   promote peace and social change. \n\n  \nEvent Flyer\nRSVP Below:\n[gravityform id=”144″ title=”false” description=”false”] URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/a-panel-on-peace-navigating-identity-in-the-iranian-diaspora/ LOCATION:Melintz Hall\, Royce Hall 314 CATEGORIES:Iranian END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191028T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191028T160000 DTSTAMP:20191007T190232Z CREATED:20191007T182607Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191007T190232Z UID:13880-1572271200-1572278400@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Bilingual Lecture Series: Dr. Kaveh Madani DESCRIPTION: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. URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/bilingual-lecture-series-dr-kaveh-madani-2/ LOCATION:10383 Bunche Hall\, 11282 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles \, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:Humanities,Iranian,NELC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nelc.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Madani_Bilingual-Lecuture-Series_English-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="UCLA Iranian Studies":MAILTO:iranianstudies@humnet.ucla.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191027T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191027T180000 DTSTAMP:20191010T181646Z CREATED:20191007T182351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191010T181646Z UID:13875-1572192000-1572199200@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Bilingual Lecture Series: Dr. Kaveh Madani DESCRIPTION:Please join UCLA Iranian Studies for the first Bilingual Lecture Series talk of the year.  Dr. Kaveh Madani will present his research on Sunday\, October 27\, 2019 in Dodd Hall 78 at 4:00pm. This lecture will be in Persian.  His English lecture will follow on Monday\, October 28 at 2:00pm in Bunch Hall 10383. URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/bilingual-lecture-series-dr-kaveh-madani/ LOCATION:78 Dodd Hall\, 315 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:Humanities,Iranian,NELC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nelc.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Madani_Bilingual-Lecuture-Series_Persian-3.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="UCLA Iranian Studies":MAILTO:iranianstudies@humnet.ucla.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191009T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191009T180000 DTSTAMP:20190918T153701Z CREATED:20190918T153701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190918T153701Z UID:13808-1570636800-1570644000@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:2019 Pourdavoud Center Fall Welcome Reception DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a fall reception at Royce Hall to celebrate the continued success of the Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World\, the latest addition to the research centers in the Humanities Division. In the company of faculty\, our staff\, academic affiliates\, colleagues\, students\, and esteemed guests\, we shall explore the growth of the Center’s philosophy\, programs\, fellowships\, and grants.  Light refreshments will be served. \nThe event will be held on the terrace of Royce 306.  Self-pay parking is available in UCLA lots 2\, 3\, 4\, and 5.  Please view the UCLA Interactive Map for location details. \nPlease click here to view the invitation flyer. \nTo RSVP\, please click here. URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/2019-pourdavoud-center-fall-welcome-reception/ LOCATION:Royce 306 CATEGORIES:Humanities,Iranian,NELC,Pourdavoud Center ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nelc.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Capture.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190926T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190926T133000 DTSTAMP:20190823T222126Z CREATED:20190823T155911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190823T222126Z UID:13744-1569499200-1569504600@nelc.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Applying for Jobs and Life After the Dissertation DESCRIPTION:Join NELC faculty Dr. Cate Bonesho\, Dr. Kara Cooney\, and Dr. Bill Schniedewind for a workshop and discussion of applying for jobs and life after the dissertation. \n  \nEvent Flyer\nRSVP Below:\n[gravityform id=”137″ title=”false” description=”false”]\n  URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/life-after-the-dissertation/ LOCATION:Kaplan Hall 365 CATEGORIES:Ancient Near East & Egyptology,Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations,Arabic,Arabic & Islamic Studies,Armenian,Assyriology,Bilingual Lecture Series,Egyptology,Hebrew & Jewish,Hebrew Bible,Iranian,Israel Studies,Jewish Studies,Jewish Studies,Levantine,Levantine Studies,Middle Eastern Studies,Near Eastern Archaeology,NELC,Pourdavoud Center,Semitics,Turkic,Turkic Studies ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nelc.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/resume.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR