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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190114T140000
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SUMMARY:UCLA Bilingual Lecture Series with Dr. Reza Bavafa
DESCRIPTION:Please join the UCLA Iranian Studies Outreach Program for their Bilingual Lecture Series.  Dr. Reza Bavafa will present his research in Bunche Hall 10383 on January 14\, 2019 at 2:00pm.  This lecture will be in English.  Please see the attached flyer for details. \n  \n\nBack to the Future\nThe Return of U.S. Economic Sanctions and Iran’s Response\n  \nPresident Trump’s unilateral scrapping of the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal\, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)\, opens a new chapter in the adversarial relationship between Iran and the United States. The reinstatement of economic sanctions is a major setback to President Rouhani’s reformist policies\, which aimed at taming high inflation and reducing unemployment while opening up the economy to muchneeded foreign investment. It also emboldens the hardliners who use the sanctions as both a reaffirmation of their mistrust in the U.S. and a justification for reclaiming some of their lost political and economic influence. The economic hardship that accompanies such sanctions\, meanwhile\, is borne by ordinary Iranians who have suffered repeatedly from such crises. \n  \nAbout the Speaker\nReza Bavafa is an adjunct professor at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California\, where he teaches courses in Economics and Business Strategy. He has twenty-five years of executive management experience with AT&T and IBM\, where he led strategic outsourcing accounts that spanned multiple industries\, including telecommunications\, health\, aerospace and entertainment; and Fortune 500 clients\, including Boeing\, Nissan and The Walt Disney Company. Dr. Bavafa has a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California\, Riverside.
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/ucla-bilingual-lecture-series-with-dr-reza-bavafa-2/
LOCATION:10383 Bunche Hall\, 11282 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles \, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC
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ORGANIZER;CN="UCLA Iranian Studies":MAILTO:iranianstudies@humnet.ucla.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190113T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190113T180000
DTSTAMP:20190104T163402Z
CREATED:20181201T001937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190104T163402Z
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SUMMARY:UCLA Bilingual Lecture Series with Dr. Reza Bavafa
DESCRIPTION:Please join the UCLA Iranian Studies Outreach Program for their Bilingual Lecture Series.  Dr. Reza Bavafa will present his research in Dodd Hall 121 on January 13\, 2019 at 4:00pm.  This lecture will be in Persian.  Please see the attached flyer for details.  Self-pay parking Lot 2 is recommended. \n  \nبرگشت به آینده: بازگشت تحریم های اقتصادی آمریکا علیه ایران و عکس العمل ایران\n  \nBack to the Future\nThe Return of U.S. Economic Sanctions and Iran’s Response\n  \nPresident Trump’s unilateral scrapping of the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal\, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)\, opens a new chapter in the adversarial relationship between Iran and the United States. The reinstatement of economic sanctions is a major setback to President Rouhani’s reformist policies\, which aimed at taming high inflation and reducing unemployment while opening up the economy to muchneeded foreign investment. It also emboldens the hardliners who use the sanctions as both a reaffirmation of their mistrust in the U.S. and a justification for reclaiming some of their lost political and economic influence. The economic hardship that accompanies such sanctions\, meanwhile\, is borne by ordinary Iranians who have suffered repeatedly from such crises. \n  \nAbout the Speaker\nReza Bavafa is an adjunct professor at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California\, where he teaches courses in Economics and Business Strategy. He has twenty-five years of executive management experience with AT&T and IBM\, where he led strategic outsourcing accounts that spanned multiple industries\, including telecommunications\, health\, aerospace and entertainment; and Fortune 500 clients\, including Boeing\, Nissan and The Walt Disney Company. Dr. Bavafa has a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California\, Riverside.
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/ucla-bilingual-lecture-series-with-dr-reza-bavafa/
LOCATION:121 Dodd Hall\, 390 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181209T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181209T180000
DTSTAMP:20181128T233835Z
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SUMMARY:UCLA Bilingual Lecture Series with Dr. Ali Kiafar
DESCRIPTION:  \nPlease join the UCLA Iranian Studies Outreach Program for their Bilingual Lecture Series.  Dr. Ali Kiafar will present his research in Dodd Hall 121 on December 9\, 2018 at 4:00pm.  This lecture will be in Persian.  Please see the attached flyer for details.  Self-pay parking for $12 in Lot 2 is recommended. \n  \nمدرنیت ایرانی  و تحول در شهرها و معماری طی یک قرن تجربه\n\nIranian Modernity and  the Transformation of Cities\, City Planning\, and Architecture\nA Century of Experience\n  \nBeginning with the constitutional movement and subsequent social changes that marked Iranian society in the 20th century\, numerous aspects of intellectual life (including literature and the arts) were transformed.  Among elements most pertinent to this transformation are discourses on urbanity and identity.  Urban concepts\, and the identity they forged\, impacted the formation\, development\, and expansion of cities\, neighborhoods\, and buildings.  Focusing as a case study on Tehran and its status as Iran’s main urban center\, this lecture will explore the complex entanglement of urbanity and identity in modern Iran. \n  \nAbout the Speaker\n  \nAli A. Kiafar holds a Master’s degree in architecture and city planning from the National University of Iran and has earned his Ph.D. in urban and regional planning from the University of Southern California.  He has worked in private practice\, has taught in academia (including at the University of Southern California and the University of California\, Riverside)\, and has held top executive positions within the California public education system.
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/ucla-bilingual-lecture-series-with-dr-ali-kiafar/
LOCATION:121 Dodd Hall\, 390 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC
ORGANIZER;CN="UCLA Iranian Studies":MAILTO:iranianstudies@humnet.ucla.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181125T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181125T180000
DTSTAMP:20181102T222752Z
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SUMMARY:UCLA Bilingual Lecture Series with Dr. Afshin Matin-Asgari
DESCRIPTION:Please join the UCLA Iranian Studies Outreach Program for the first talk of the Bilingual Lecture Series of the 2018-2019 academic year.  Dr. Afshin Matin-Asgari will present his research in Dodd Hall 121 on November 25\, 2018 at 4:00pm.  This lecture will be in Persian.  Please see the attached flyer for details.  Self-pay parking for $12 in Lot 2 is recommended. \n  \nهم شرقی و هم غربی: نظری به تاریخ مدرنیته در ایران\nBoth East and West: A Commentary on the History of Modernity in Iran\nSince the Iranian Revolution of 1979\, many observers of Iran have viewed a country torn between Eastern history and ‘Western’ modernity.  This divide between religion and secularity has couched the analysis of political philosophy preceding the Revolution in this later dichotomy.  Afshin Matin-Asgari instead proposes a revisionist work of intellectual history\, challenging many of the dominant paradigms in Iranian and Middle Eastern historiography.  In charting the intellectual construction of Iranian modernity\, he focuses on broad patterns of influential ideas\, which reveal an Iranian modernity that has been sustained by intense intellectual interaction with global ideologies.  Turning many prevailing narratives on their heads\, the Matin-Asgari concludes that modern Iran can be seen as\, culturally and intellectually\, both Eastern and Western. \n  \nAbout the Speaker\nDr. Afshin Matin-Asgari holds the title of Outstanding Professor of Middle East history at California State University\, LA. He was born in Iran and completed his Ph.D. in Middle East history at UCLA. He was active in the international movement of Iranian students during the 1970s and took part in the 1978–1979 Iranian Revolution. He is the author of Iranian Student Opposition to the Shah (2002)\, which has been translated into Persian. Matin-Asgari has authored more than twenty articles and book chapters on twentieth-century Iranian political and intellectual history. \n 
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/ucla-bilingual-lecture-series-with-dr-afshin-matin-asgari/
LOCATION:121 Dodd Hall\, 390 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181119T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181119T203000
DTSTAMP:20181107T164547Z
CREATED:20181029T223001Z
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SUMMARY:Ehsan Yarshater: A Homage
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Pourdavoud Center in celebrating the life and scholarly contributions of Professor Eshan Yarshater (1920-2018)\, the Hagop Kevorkian Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies at Columbia University. Professor Yarshater’s prolific career has had a global impact. At UCLA\, he is remembered with the endowed Yarshater Biennial Lecture Series\, and at Columbia University\, his memory is celebrated with the recently established Eshan Yarshater Center for Iranian Studies. \nThe commemoration will commence with introductions by M. Rahim Shayegan (University of California\, Los Angeles) and continue with lectures by Rudi Matthee (University of Delaware)\, Prods Oktor Skjærvø (Harvard University)\, Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak (University of California\, Los Angeles)\, Elton Daniel (Columbia University)\, and Ali Gheissari (University of San Diego). A reception will follow. \nYarshater Brochure PDF Download \n \nTo RSVP\, please visit https://pourdavoud.ucla.edu/events/ehsan-yarshater/
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/ehsan-yarshater-a-homage/
LOCATION:Faculty Center
CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC,Pourdavoud Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181107T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181107T180000
DTSTAMP:20181029T223045Z
CREATED:20181029T222807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181029T223045Z
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SUMMARY:Pourdavoud Center Lecture Series: Mark Garrison
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Pourdavoud Center for the first talk of our 2018-2019 Lecture Series\, featuring the research of Dr. Mark Garrison of Trinity University. \nDeities and Ritual at Persepolis: The Evidence from the Persepolis Fortification and Treasury Archives\nThe texts and seals preserved as impressions from two large archives of administrative tablets at Persepolis reveal remarkable rich and varied evidence for religion and religious ritual at and near Persepolis in the reign of Darius I (522-486 BC). The archives are known today as the Persepolis Fortification archive (509–493 BC) and the Persepolis Treasury archive (492–457 BC). \nThis lecture will focus principally on the glyptic imagery preserved from the two archives. The visual record is striking\, original\, and complex. These images raise multiple questions concerning how we approach the traditionally contentious topics of religion\, religious iconography\, and the depiction of ritual in the early Achaemenid period. Of particular interest is the manner in which this evidence compels us to re-visit the famous relief on Darius’ tomb façade at Naqš-e Rostam\, a monument generally considered one of the premier visual expressions of Achaemenid imperial ideology. \nAbout the Speaker\nMark B. Garrison holds the Alice Pratt Brown Distinguished Professorship in Art History in the Department of Art and Art History at Trinity University in San Antonio\, Texas\, USA. His primary research interests are the glyptic arts of ancient Iran and Iraq in the first half of the first millennium BC. He specializes in the glyptic preserved on two large archives from Persepolis\, the Persepolis Fortification archive and the Persepolis Treasury archive. With Margaret Cool Root\, he is author of Seals on the Persepolis Fortification Tablets\, Volume I: Images of Heroic Encounter\, Oriental Institute Publications 117 (The Oriental Institute: Chicago\, 2001). In addition to the documentary work represented in that publication\, his research has focused upon social aspects of glyptic production in workshops in Persepolis\, especially the issues surrounding the impact of individuals of high status and/or administrative rank on the development of glyptic style and iconography in the early Achaemenid period. His publications have also addressed the emergence and development of royal ideology in glyptic at Persepolis\, religious imagery in Achaemenid art\, and the relationship of glyptic of the Achaemenid period with earlier glyptic traditions in Assyria\, Babylonia\, and Elam. His most recent books are: The Ritual Landscape at Persepolis: Glyptic Imagery from the Persepolis Fortification and Treasury Archives (Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization 72\, Chicago: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago\, 2017)\, which won the 2018 Ehsan Yarshater Book Award; Communication\, Language and Power in the Achaemenid Empire: Volume 2: The Seals and Bullae of the Satrap Aršāma (Oxford: Oxford University Press\, in press\, co-author with W.F.M. Henkelman); The Art of Empire in Achaemenid Persia: Festschrift in Honor of Margaret Cool Root (Achaemenid History. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten\, in press\, co-editor with E.R.M. Dusinberre and W.F.M. Henkelman). \nTo RSVP\, please visit: https://pourdavoud.ucla.edu/events/pourdavoud-center-lecture-series-mark-garrison/
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/pourdavoud-center-lecture-series-mark-garrison/
LOCATION:Royce Hall Room 306
CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC,Pourdavoud Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181009T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181009T180000
DTSTAMP:20180925T235008Z
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SUMMARY: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.
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/pourdavoud-center-fall-welcome-reception/
LOCATION:Royce Hall Room 306
CATEGORIES:Iranian,Pourdavoud Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180610T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180610T183000
DTSTAMP:20180524T190840Z
CREATED:20180522T004642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180524T190840Z
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SUMMARY:"Untaken Paths"- Film Screening and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Film Screening of Untaken Paths (2017\, 106 min\, English subtitles) from director Tahmieh Milani will be followed by a panel discussion. \nAbout the Film: Legendary feminist filmmaker Tahmineh Milani is no stranger to stories of women’s marital struggles. Untaken Paths\, her fourteenth feature\, tells the story of a young woman in love who marries against the wishes of her family. She is challenged when her nascent marriage is thrown into trouble because of the couple’s roots in different social strata. The film explores issues including domestic violence and women’s resistance. \nPanel discussion by: Poet\, writer\, literary\, and film critic\, Partow Nooriala\, Clinical Psychologist\, Dr. Nelly Fardnoody-Zahiri\, and Family Law Specialist\, Abbas Hadjian. See flyer for more information. \nEvent Flyer
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/untaken-paths-film-screening-and-discussion/
LOCATION:121 Dodd Hall\, 390 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bilingual Lecture Series,Iranian,NELC
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ORGANIZER;CN="UCLA Iranian Studies":MAILTO:iranianstudies@humnet.ucla.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180520T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180520T180000
DTSTAMP:20180509T172003Z
CREATED:20180509T171850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180509T172003Z
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SUMMARY:Is There a Persian Literary History? Twentieth-century Journals and the Formation of Literary Criticism
DESCRIPTION:Aria Fani (UC Berkeley) \nThis talk will consider the role of early twentieth-century Persian-language journals in institutionalizing what we know as Persian literary history today in Iran and Afghanistan. The focus of the talk will be Mohammad Taqi Bahar’s journal Daneshkadeh\, and in particular ‘Abbas Eqbal-Ashtiyani’s series titled “Tarikh-e adabi” (Literary history\, 1918-1919). Once we investigate the ways in which literary journals have helped to forge and institutionalize Persian literary history\, they will emerge not just as a byproduct of literary modernization\, but as one of its main sites of power and literary production. \nEvent Flyer
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/is-there-a-persian-literary-history-twentieth-century-journals-and-the-formation-of-literary-criticism/
LOCATION:121 Dodd Hall\, 390 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bilingual Lecture Series,Iranian,NELC
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ORGANIZER;CN="UCLA Iranian Studies":MAILTO:iranianstudies@humnet.ucla.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180507T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180507T180000
DTSTAMP:20180427T213935Z
CREATED:20180425T185004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180427T213935Z
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SUMMARY:Soundtrack of the Revolution: The Politics of Music in Iran
DESCRIPTION:Nahid Siamdoust (Yale University) \nSoundtrack of the Revolution offers a striking account of Iranian culture\, politics\, and social change. Drawing on over five years of research in Iran\, including during the 2009 protests\, Nahid Siamdoust introduces a full cast of characters\, from musicians and audience members to state officials\, and takes readers into concert halls and underground performances\, as well as the state licensing and censorship offices. \nEvent Flyer \n  \nRegistration\nPlease complete this form to register for the event. Seating is limited.  \n[gravityform id=”79″ title=”false” description=”false” ajax=”true”]
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/soundtrack-of-the-revolution-the-politics-of-music-in-iran/
LOCATION:Royce Hall Room 306\, 340 Royce Drive\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC
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ORGANIZER;CN="UCLA Iranian Studies":MAILTO:iranianstudies@humnet.ucla.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180425T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180425T183000
DTSTAMP:20180410T163159Z
CREATED:20180410T163159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180410T163159Z
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SUMMARY:Ancient Persia and the West: An International Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World and the Getty Research Institute are co-organizing a one-day symposium to be held on April 25\, 2018 at the Pourdavoud Center\, UCLA. Presenters will include invited speakers and the current Getty Villa Scholars\, whose projects focus on the encounters of ancient Iran with the classical world. \nThe Getty Scholars Program at the Villa for the 2017–18 and the 2018–19 years address the political\, intellectual\, religious\, and artistic relations between Persia\, Greece\, and Rome from the ninth century BC to AD 651. The Greeks viewed the Persian Empire\, which reached from the boarders of Greece to India\, as a vastly wealthy and powerful rival and often as an existential threat. When the Macedonian king Alexander the Great finally defeated the Persians in 331 BC\, Greek culture spread throughout the Near East\, but native dynasties—first the Parthian (247 BC—AD 224) and then the Sasanian (AD 224—651)—soon reestablished themselves. The rise of the Roman Empire as a world power quickly brought it\, too\, into conflict with Persia\, despite the common trade that flowed through their territories. \nImage: Bust of Dionysos (Seleucid Empire/Bactrian Kingdom\, Third to mid-Second Century BCE). Arts of the Hellenized East (2015) \n\nEvent Flyer
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/ancient-persia-and-the-west-an-international-symposium/
LOCATION:Royce Hall Room 306\, 10745 Dickson Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA (CALIFORNIA)\, 90095
CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC,Pourdavoud Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180422T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180422T180000
DTSTAMP:20180416T174857Z
CREATED:20180410T000841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180416T174857Z
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SUMMARY:The Frankfurt School\, Authoritarianism\, Fundamentalism and Cosmetics: From 1920s Germany to Contemporary Middle East
DESCRIPTION:Janet Afary (UC Santa Barbara) \nThere is very little information on the romantic and sexual behaviors of young Muslim contemporaries in the Middle East\, or among immigrant communities in the West. However\, Facebook has provided us with a new tool\, which permits a better understanding of young Muslim practices from Algeria and Egypt to Iran and Pakistan. In this lecture\, two questions will be addressed: is there’s a link between authoritarianism and the desire to control women’s bodies? Furthermore\, is there a connection between authoritarianism and Islamic religious fundamentalism\, similar to a correlation that recent studies in the US and Canada have confirmed between Christian fundamentalism and right-wing authoritarianism? \nEvent Flyer
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/the-frankfurt-school-authoritarianism-fundamentalism-and-cosmetics/
LOCATION:121 Dodd Hall\, 390 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bilingual Lecture Series,Iranian,NELC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180422T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180422T140000
DTSTAMP:20180410T190700Z
CREATED:20180410T190700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180410T190700Z
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SUMMARY:Persian and Greek Participation in the Making of China's First Empire
DESCRIPTION:Terra-cotta warriors\, bronze chariots and horses are among the iconic artifacts associated with China’s first imperial dynasty\, the Qin (221 206 BCE). Chinese archaeologist Duan Qinbo shares new evidence that suggests the material culture and social governance of the Qin may not be solely indigenous Chinese\, but may also have come to China along Central Asian trade routes.
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/persian-and-greek-participation-in-the-making-of-chinas-first-empire/
LOCATION:UCLA Fowler Museum
CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180408T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180408T180000
DTSTAMP:20180404T171352Z
CREATED:20180205T201517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180404T171352Z
UID:9295-1523203200-1523210400@nelc.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Panel on Environment and Sustainability (in Persian)
DESCRIPTION:Following the lectures of the speakers\, there will be a period for Q & A. \nAmir AghaKouchak (UC Irvine)\nAnthropogenic Drought and the Notion of Water-Bankruptcy\nخشکسالی انسانی و مقوله ورشکستگی آبی \nThe presentation focuses on Iran currently experiencing serious water and environmental problems. Droughts coupled with increasing water demands and over-abstraction of surface and groundwater resources have escalated the nation’s water situation to a critical level. We argue that while climate change has played a role\, the primary drivers of the current water problems is water bankruptcy. This problem\, at least in theory\, can be addressed by re-establishing the balance between the natural water supply and human water needs through demand management and/or developing additional water resources \nAzadeh Tabazadeh (Stanford University)\nCurrent and Future Concerns of Air Pollution and Climate Change in Iran\nآلودگی هوا و تغییرات اقلیمی در ایران:  نگرانی های کنونی و چشم انداز آینده \nDesertification and rapid urbanization without sound regulatory environmental polices are two main factors that contribute to severe air pollution episodes in Tehran\, Ahvaz and many large cities in Iran. The process by which air pollution forms in metropolitan areas will be discussed as well as why such episodes have become more severe in Iran in recents decades. Causes and effects of global climate change will be discussed with emphasizes on how such changes will likely affect Iran’s  future weather patterns\, mean surface temperature\, average precipitation\, and sea level rise. \nMohsen Mesgaran (UC Davis)\nAgricultural and Environmental Issues in Iran\nچالش های کشاورزی ایران در تولید غذا برای جمعیتی رو به افزایش \nThis presentation will provide an overview of the dynamics of agricultural production in Iran and its future food demands based on recent projections of population growth\, then it will explore whether the land and water resources of Iran can meet the projected future food requirements of Iran and highlight technological and ecological solutions that can help improve both the productivity and sustainability of agriculture in Iran. \n[Event featured image from scoop.it]\n  \nEvent Flyer
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/panel-on-environment/
LOCATION:121 Dodd Hall\, 390 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bilingual Lecture Series,Iranian,NELC
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ORGANIZER;CN="UCLA Iranian Studies":MAILTO:iranianstudies@humnet.ucla.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180221T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180221T180000
DTSTAMP:20171218T231951Z
CREATED:20171120T225330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171218T231951Z
UID:8969-1519228800-1519236000@nelc.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Between Graven Images and Zoroastrian Texts: How to Study Ancient Iranian Religious Iconography?
DESCRIPTION:Michael Shenkar (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) \nThe study of the Iranian religious iconography has been traditionally bound to the Zoroastrian texts. Deities\, animals and symbols have all been usually interpreted based on the descriptions found in the Avesta and in the Middle Persian literature. \nHowever\, to treat these problematic texts as a source of Iranian imagery comparable with the Bible for the Byzantine art or with the Buddhist sacred texts for the Buddhist art\, is certainly misleading. The potential and the relevance of the Zoroastrian texts even for the interpretation of the Sasanian religious iconography is quite limited\, and we should be careful applying their contents to the artistic traditions of other Iranians in different historical periods. Instead\, priority should be given to the iconographic analysis in context of Mesopotamian\, Hellenistic and Indian religious imagery. \nThis event is co-sponsored by The UCLA Asia Pacific Center. \nTo register for this event\, please click here. Seating is limited. \nEvent Flyer
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/graven-images-zoroastrian-texts-study-ancient-iranian-religious-iconography/
LOCATION:Royce Hall Room 306\, 10745 Dickson Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA (CALIFORNIA)\, 90095
CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC,Pourdavoud Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180211T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180211T180000
DTSTAMP:20180205T201443Z
CREATED:20171211T210938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T201443Z
UID:9056-1518364800-1518372000@nelc.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Why and How Iranian Identity has become so Politicized? (Lecture in Persian)
DESCRIPTION:Mehrzad Boroujerdi (Syracuse) \nIn this presentation\, Mehrzad Boroujerdi\, Professor of Political Science at Syracuse University and Visiting Scholar at UCLA’s Center for Near Eastern Studies\, will address such issues as the central tenants of Iranian identity\, attempts to refine it\, and the current challenges and controversies regarding this contested notion. \nEvent Flyer
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/iranian-identity-become-politicized-lecture-persian/
LOCATION:121 Dodd Hall\, 390 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bilingual Lecture Series,Iranian,NELC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180207T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180207T160000
DTSTAMP:20180103T214228Z
CREATED:20180103T214228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180103T214228Z
UID:9090-1518019200-1518019200@nelc.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Freed from Hostageship: Iranian Perspectives on the Arsacids of Rome
DESCRIPTION:Jake Nabel (Getty Research Institute) \nOver the course of the Julio-Claudian period in Rome (c.30 BCE-68 CE)\, several Arsacid princes from the ruling family of the Parthian empire were sent to live in the court of the Roman emperor. Ancient Greco-Roman sources describe these figures as “hostages\,” and modern scholars have largely followed suit. While contemporary Parthian evidence is scarce\, this talk will draw on later Iranian sources and broader histories of the ancient Near East to consider the Arsacids of Rome from a new perspectives – namely\, as foster-children rather than hostages. This reinterpretation supports a different view of Roman-Parthian relations in the first century CE\, one that departs from the scholarly literature’s usual focus on war and diplomacy between unitary empires and emphasizes instead the interconnection of two royal families through the bonds of fictive kinship. \nEvent Flyer\nTo register for this event\, please click here. Seating is limited.
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/freed-hostageship-iranian-perspectives-arsacids-rome/
LOCATION:Royce Hall Room 306\, 10745 Dickson Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA (CALIFORNIA)\, 90095
CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180203T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180203T180000
DTSTAMP:20180130T164301Z
CREATED:20171129T221943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180130T164301Z
UID:9020-1517673600-1517680800@nelc.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:In Search of Modern Iran (Lecture in Persian)
DESCRIPTION:Abbas Amanat (Yale) \nIn this book talk given in Persian\, Abbas Amanat discusses the challenges and rewards of writing about a half millennium of history in his recently published book: Iran: A Modern History  (Yale University Press\, 2017). \nEvent Flyer
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/in-search-of-modern-iran-lecture-in-persian/
LOCATION:121 Dodd Hall\, 390 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bilingual Lecture Series,Iranian,NELC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180131T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180131T180000
DTSTAMP:20180130T163938Z
CREATED:20171129T221038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180130T163938Z
UID:9014-1517414400-1517421600@nelc.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:In Search of Modern Iran
DESCRIPTION:Abbas Amanat (Yale) \nIn this book talk\, Abbas Amanat discusses the challenges and rewards of writing about a half millennium of history in his recently published book: Iran: A Modern History  (Yale University Press\, 2017). \nEvent Flyer\nRegistration\nPlease complete this form to register for the event. Seating is limited.  \n[gravityform id=”66″ title=”false” description=”false” ajax=”true”]
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/search-modern-iran/
LOCATION:Royce Hall Room 306\, 10745 Dickson Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA (CALIFORNIA)\, 90095
CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180110T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180110T180000
DTSTAMP:20180111T213814Z
CREATED:20171121T234112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180111T213814Z
UID:8984-1515600000-1515607200@nelc.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Great King / King of Kings. Survival and Transformation of a Persian Title in the Hellenistic Period\, c. 330–30 BCE: From the Achaemenids to the Parthians
DESCRIPTION:Rolf Strootman (Utrecht University) \nThe Old Persian imperial titles Great King and King of Kings (xšāyaθiya vazạrka and xšāyaθiya xšāyaθiyānām) disappeared after the Macedonian conquest of the Achaemenid Empire in 330 BCE. But already before the Parthians reestablished Iranian kingship in Iran\, the title Great King had returned in a Greek version: basileus megas. That title was adopted around 205 BCE by the Seleukid emperor Antiochos III (‘the Great’) and by several of his successors. When later the Parthian rulers Mithradates I and Mithradates II assumed pretensions to the titles of Great King and King of Kings respectively\, they too used Greek renderings of these titles\, until finally the Sasanians introduced the Middle Persian title of šāhān šāh (King of Kings). \nWhat did these tiles signify? Did their meaning change in the course of time? And how were they transmitted across their c. 125-year period of absence? \nEvent Flyer\n  \nTo register for this event\, please click here. Seating is limited.
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/great-king-king-kings-survival-transformation-persian-title-hellenistic-period-c-330-30-bce-achaemenids-parthians/
LOCATION:Royce Hall Room 306\, 10745 Dickson Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA (CALIFORNIA)\, 90095
CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC,Pourdavoud Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171129T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171129T180000
DTSTAMP:20171117T180755Z
CREATED:20171012T165527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171117T180755Z
UID:8693-1511971200-1511978400@nelc.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:The Achaemenid King and his Governors: Identity - Imitation - Identification
DESCRIPTION:Maria Brosius (University of Toronto) \nWhile we may have a rather clear idea about the relationship between the Achaemenid king and his satraps\, the relationship between the king and local governors and city-rulers has received less scholarly attention. An exception to this omission is Mausolus of Caria who seems to stand out because Greek sources refer to him both as a king and a satrap. Is his position within the Persian governmental structure indeed exceptional\, and perhaps a sign of the increasing autonomy of local rulers of the fourth century BCE\, as has been suggested\, or is he a typical representative for the local dynasts of the Persian empire? This lecture aims to investigate the relationship between the Achaemenid king and local rulers\, and considers images of royalty and imperial power\, as well as recent archaeological finds to inquire to what extent these rulers identified themselves with the Persian court or saw themselves as (semi-) independent political leaders. \nEvent Flyer\n  \nPlease note that this event will now be held in 306 Royce Hall. To register for this event\, please click here. Seating is limited.
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/achaemenid-king-governors-identity-imitation-identification/
LOCATION:Royce Hall Room 306\, 10745 Dickson Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA (CALIFORNIA)\, 90095
CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC,Pourdavoud Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171120T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171120T173000
DTSTAMP:20171120T192315Z
CREATED:20171120T191614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171120T192315Z
UID:8957-1511193600-1511199000@nelc.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Many Roads to Oxiana: Safavid and Mughal Poetry on Central Asian Campaigns
DESCRIPTION:Sunil Sharma (Boston University) \n\nCentral Asia under the Uzbeks was viewed with ambivalence by their Persianate neighbors\, the Safavids and Mughals. On the one hand\, it was cherished as the cradle of Persian literature and the Timurid homeland\, but at the same time its rulers were also frequently at war with them. Literary representations of military conflicts between the three polities were often characterized by the deployment of the mythical Turan-Iran binary and recast in the manner of later epics modeled on Firdawsi’s Shahnama. But there was also a newness to this poetry in keeping with the popular ‘fresh style’ of the period. This paper will study the tension between traditional modes of representation and the poetics of the early modern period in the context of a close reading of some poems\, such as on the Battle of Marv (1510) by the Safavid poet Qasimi and on the Balkh campaigns of the seventeenth century by the Mughal poets Kalim and Alavi. \nNOTE: This lecture was rescheduled from spring 2017. \n \nThis event is cosponsored by the Program of Iranian Studies and presented in collaboration with the Center for Near Eastern Studies.
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/many-roads-oxiana-safavid-mughal-poetry-central-asian-campaigns/
LOCATION:10383 Bunche Hall\, 11282 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles \, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171120T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171120T160000
DTSTAMP:20171009T181233Z
CREATED:20170830T184531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171009T181233Z
UID:8059-1511186400-1511193600@nelc.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Computers and Challenges of Writing in Persian
DESCRIPTION:A lecture in English by Behrooz Parhami (UCSB). November 20\, 2017.  \nThe Persian script has presented some difficulties\, ever since printing presses were introduced in Iran in the 1600s. The appearance of typewriters created additional problems and the introduction of digital computers added to the design challenges. These difficulties persisted\, until high-resolution dot-matrix printing offered greater flexibility to font designers and the expansion of the computer market in the Middle East attracted investments on improving the Persian script for computers. Nevertheless\, certain peculiarities of the Persian script have led to legibility and aesthetic issues to persist in many cases. In this talk\, I will enumerate some of the features of the modern Persian script that made it a poor match to implementation on modern technologies and review the challenges presented by\, and some of the solutions proposed for\, each new generation of computer printers. Interestingly\, the same features that make legible and pleasant printing and displaying difficult also lead to challenges in automatic text recognition. I will conclude with an overview of current state of the art and areas that still need further work. \nThis event is made possible with the major support of the Amuzegar Chair in Iranian Studies and the Musa Sabi Term Chair of Iranian Studies and the generous support of The Farhang Foundation and in collaboration with the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies.
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/fifty-years-poor-penmanship-computers-struggled-learn-persian-script-2/
LOCATION:Humanities Room 365\, 415 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bilingual Lecture Series,Iranian,NELC
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ORGANIZER;CN="UCLA Iranian Studies":MAILTO:iranianstudies@humnet.ucla.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171119T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171119T180000
DTSTAMP:20171009T181255Z
CREATED:20170830T183956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171009T181255Z
UID:8055-1511107200-1511114400@nelc.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Computers and Challenges of Writing in Persian
DESCRIPTION:A lecture in Persian by Behrooz Parhami (UCSB). November 19\, 2017. \nThe Persian script has presented some difficulties\, ever since printing presses were introduced in Iran in the 1600s. The appearance of typewriters created additional problems and the introduction of digital computers added to the design challenges. These difficulties persisted\, until high-resolution dot-matrix printing offered greater flexibility to font designers and the expansion of the computer market in the Middle East attracted investments on improving the Persian script for computers. Nevertheless\, certain peculiarities of the Persian script have led to legibility and aesthetic issues to persist in many cases. In this talk\, I will enumerate some of the features of the modern Persian script that made it a poor match to implementation on modern technologies and review the challenges presented by\, and some of the solutions proposed for\, each new generation of computer printers. Interestingly\, the same features that make legible and pleasant printing and displaying difficult also lead to challenges in automatic text recognition. I will conclude with an overview of current state of the art and areas that still need further work. \nThis event is made possible with the major support of the Amuzegar Chair in Iranian Studies and the Musa Sabi Term Chair of Iranian Studies and the generous support of The Farhang Foundation and in collaboration with the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies.
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/fifty-years-poor-penmanship-computers-struggled-learn-persian-script/
LOCATION:121 Dodd Hall\, 390 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bilingual Lecture Series,Iranian,NELC
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ORGANIZER;CN="UCLA Iranian Studies":MAILTO:iranianstudies@humnet.ucla.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171108T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171108T180000
DTSTAMP:20171019T233114Z
CREATED:20171005T211922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171019T233114Z
UID:8508-1510156800-1510164000@nelc.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:The King of Kings’ Empire as a Garden in Ancient Iran
DESCRIPTION:Touraj Daryaee (UC Irvine) \nThis lecture explores the idea of the Sasanian Empire (Iranshahr) as a garden. The theme of the Persian Empire as a paradise has been explored by a number of scholars\, but the continuation of this idea in Late Antiquity is neglected. The speaker will discuss how the Sasanian king of kings acted as a gardener who not only protected his subjects from invaders and malicious forces\, but also weeded out those who brought havoc to the internal order of the empire established by Ohrmazd. \nEvent Flyer\n  \nTo register for this event\, please click here.
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/king-kings-empire-garden-ancient-iran/
LOCATION:Royce Hall Room 306\, 10745 Dickson Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA (CALIFORNIA)\, 90095
CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC,Pourdavoud Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171018T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171018T180000
DTSTAMP:20171013T210701Z
CREATED:20170911T223117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171013T210701Z
UID:8172-1508342400-1508349600@nelc.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:How much of a physician was Rashīd al-Dīn?
DESCRIPTION:Photo: Humboldt Foundation/Wolfgang Hemmann \nA lecture by Judith Pfeiffer (University of Bonn) \nRashīd al-Dīn Faḍl Allāh Hamadānī (d. 718/1318) is often introduced as “ṭabīb\,” or ‘physician\,’ mostly to distinguish him from authors with similar names\, notably the epistolographer Rashīd al-Dīn Waṭwāṭ (d. 578/1182). This paper discusses Rashīd al-Dīn’s scholarly persona as a physician. Starting from his epithet\, ṭabīb\, the paper explores his role as a medical practitioner\, patron\, and author of scholarly medical treatises\, arguing that Rashīd al-Dīn’s name is henceforth to be included in earnest in the history of Islamic medicine. \nJudith Pfeiffer’s research focuses on the social\, political\, and intellectual history of the Nile to Oxus region with a particular emphasis on Iran\, Central Asia\, and Anatolia during the Later Middle and Early Modern Periods of Islamic history. She has a special interest in the ways in which political and confessional boundaries were re-negotiated and re-defined during the post-Mongol period\, and has worked on Islamization processes\, historiography\, and political thought during the 13th to 17th centuries. \nHer publications include History and Historiography of Post-Mongol Central Asia and the Middle East (2006\, co-edited with Sholeh Quinn); Theoretical Approaches to the Transmission and Edition of Oriental Manuscripts (co-edited with Manfred Kropp\, 2007); and Politics\, Patronage and the Transmission of Knowledge in 13th-15th Century Tabriz (2013). \nJudith received her Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies/History from the University of Chicago in 2003. In the same year she joined the Faculty of Oriental Studies in Oxford as a University Lecturer and then Associate Professor\, where she taught courses on Islamic History and Culture; Arabic\, Persian\, and Ottoman Turkish historical texts and palaeography; and special options on Seljuq\, Mongol\, Mamluk\, Timurid\, Ottoman\, and Safavid history and historiography. In 2016 she was appointed Alexander von Humboldt Professor in Islamic Studies at the University of Bonn\, where she currently directs the Alexander von Humboldt Kolleg on 13th to 16th century Islamicate intellectual history. \nCo-sponsored by the UCLA Program on Central Asia \nNOTE: This lecture was rescheduled from spring 2017.\nEvent Flyer\nRegistration\nPlease complete this form to register for the event.  \n[gravityform id=”46″ title=”false” description=”false” ajax=”true”]\n 
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/much-physician-rashid-al-din-2/
LOCATION:Royce Hall Room 306\, 10745 Dickson Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA (CALIFORNIA)\, 90095
CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC,Pourdavoud Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171016T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171016T173000
DTSTAMP:20171013T210701Z
CREATED:20170922T213237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171013T210701Z
UID:8339-1508169600-1508175000@nelc.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Rashīd al-Dīn in the Eye of the Beholder: Proposing a Holistic Approach to Reception History
DESCRIPTION:Photo: Humboldt Foundation/Wolfgang Hemmann \nCentral Asia in Transition Lecture by Judith Pfeiffer (University of Bonn) \nRecent scholarship has painted a rather dim picture of the Mongol-Ilkhanid vizier and historian Rashīd al-Dīn’s (d. 718/1318) historiographical impact in the Muslim world. This lecture proposes a holistic approach to Rashīd al-Dīn’s oeuvre that includes both his historiographical and theoretical works\, and adduces evidence to revise the above statement by reviewing the reception of Rashīd al-Dīn in the Islamic world with a special focus on Central Asia and here in particular Bukhara in its connection to Herat. \nJudith Pfeiffer’s research focuses on the social\, political\, and intellectual history of the Nile to Oxus region with a particular emphasis on Iran\, Central Asia\, and Anatolia during the Later Middle and Early Modern Periods of Islamic history. She has a special interest in the ways in which political and confessional boundaries were re-negotiated and re-defined during the post-Mongol period. Her publications include History and Historiography of Post-Mongol Central Asia and the Middle East (2006\, co-edited with Sholeh Quinn); and Politics\, Patronage and the Transmission of Knowledge in 13th-15th Century Tabriz (2013). In 2016 she was appointed Alexander von Humboldt Professor in Islamic Studies at the University of Bonn\, where she currently directs the Alexander von Humboldt Kolleg on 13th to 16th century Islamicate intellectual history. \nThis event is co-sponsored by The UCLA Asia Pacific Center. \nNOTE: This lecture was rescheduled from spring 2017.
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/rashid-al-din-eye-beholder-proposing-holistic-approach-reception-history/
LOCATION:10383 Bunche Hall\, 11282 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles \, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iranian,Pourdavoud Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171009T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171009T160000
DTSTAMP:20171009T181525Z
CREATED:20170830T182825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171009T181525Z
UID:8050-1507557600-1507564800@nelc.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:What Kind of Wine did Rudaki Fancy?
DESCRIPTION:A lecture in English by Kamran Talattof (University of Arizona). October 09\, 2017. \nOne of the earliest Persian poets\, Rudaki (859–941)\, employed the word wine within a wide semantic register in his poems. However\, his unicity is most manifest when the process of wine making is depicted within a highly allegorical poem entitled “Mother of Wine.” Through contextual\, historical\, and discursive analyses\, it is argued that this poem—written in the form of a qasideh—was composed for the purpose of being performed for an audial audience\, and thus reflected the conscious cultural discourse of the Samanids (819–999 – the first Iranian dynasty following the Arab conquest of Persia)\, who deemed themselves heirs to past\, pre-Islamic grandeur\, and sought to connect both in content and form (here the performativity of the poem) with the Sasanian empire (ca. 224–651). \nThis event is made possible with the major support of the Amuzegar Chair in Iranian Studies and the Musa Sabi Term Chair of Iranian Studies and the generous support of The Farhang Foundation and in collaboration with the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies.
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/kind-wine-rudaki-d-941-like/
LOCATION:Humanities Bldg. Rm 348\, 415 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA (CALIFORNIA)\, 90095
CATEGORIES:Bilingual Lecture Series,Iranian,NELC
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ORGANIZER;CN="UCLA Iranian Studies":MAILTO:iranianstudies@humnet.ucla.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171008T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171008T180000
DTSTAMP:20171009T181542Z
CREATED:20170830T181910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171009T181542Z
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SUMMARY:Sexuality and Cultural Change in Iranian Cinema
DESCRIPTION:A lecture in Persian by Kamran Talattof (University of Arizona). October 8\, 2017.\n \nThe history of Iranian cinema adequately reflects the construction of gender in Iran. But the expression of sexuality is a problematic notion on a number of levels. In western societies\, the preoccupation with human sexuality prompted reflection about human physiology\, gender identity\, and ethical considerations\, resulting in the perception of sex as ontologically separate from mere reproduction\, eventually facilitating sexual expression. In traditional segments of Iranian society\, sex outside of marriage for women was deemed synonymous with sin. Analyzing movies from the pre- and post-revolutionary eras\, a case is made that Iranian cinema\, albeit tributary to socio-political tribulations\, has also been a major agent for change\, and partially responsible for the reification of gender and sexuality as central points of contention among different social players in Iran. Whereas in the pre-revolutionary period\, the presentation of the feminine\, the female body\, and sexuality was linked to a greater westernization project\, and resulted in a backlash in more traditional segments of society\, in the revolutionary era\, those representations were confronted with the new Islamic codes of morality\, which all filmmakers were forced to respect. \nThis event is made possible with the major support of the Amuzegar Chair in Iranian Studies and the Musa Sabi Term Chair of Iranian Studies and the generous support of The Farhang Foundation and in collaboration with the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies.
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/sexuality-cultural-change-presentation-gender-iranian-cinema/
LOCATION:121 Dodd Hall\, 390 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bilingual Lecture Series,Iranian,NELC
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SUMMARY:Greater Glory: Darius I and Divinity in Achaemenid Royal Ideology
DESCRIPTION:Matthew Waters (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire) \nThe close link between the king and the divine has deep roots in Near Eastern royal ideologies\, and the Persian kings during the Achaemenid period (c. 550-330 BCE) followed this tradition. Exactly how close was the link? Recent studies suggest a blurred line between the two especially during at least some parts of the Neo-Assyrian period. However one chooses to answer that question for the Achaemenids\, the king is to be considered a fulcrum. The glorification of the King considers his multiple roles within the Achaemenid ideological scheme\, as manifest in both textual and iconographic evidence. The Achaemenids were masters of adoption and adaptation of previous structures in the fashioning a compelling royal ideology\, one that incorporated several Persian and Iranian elements and one that also embedded some ambiguity. This presentation considers some of the ambiguity within Achaemenid royal ideology\, and its reception\, with regard to the glorification of the king and the intersection with the divine. \nEvent Flyer\n\nRegistration\nPlease complete this form to register for the event.  \n[gravityform id=”45″ title=”false” description=”false” ajax=”true”]\n 
URL:https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/greater-glory-darius-divinity-achaemenid-royal-ideology/
LOCATION:Royce Hall Room 306\, 10745 Dickson Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA (CALIFORNIA)\, 90095
CATEGORIES:Iranian,NELC,Pourdavoud Center
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