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  • Bilingual Lecture Series: A Comparative Analysis of and Proposition on the Process of Transition to Democracy in Iran

    تحلیلی مقایسھ ای و راھبردی در باره فرایند گذار به  دموکراسی در ایران A Comparative Analysis of and Proposition on the Process of Transition to Democracy in Iran Sunday, January 12, 2025 | 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Pacific Zoom Registration: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NsgynB3eTcC5gMAFoEixAQ Over the past few decades, democratic movements in many countries have successfully overthrown...

  • Pourdavoud Lecture Series: Carlo Cereti

    Royce 306

    The Rise of Persian: Understanding the Evolution of Writing in the Sasanian and Early Islamic Periods This talk explores the evolution of writing during the Sasanian and early Islamic periods, shedding light on the long-term process that led to Persian becoming the lingua franca in Western and Central Asia from Iran to the borders of...

  • Bilingual Lecture Series: Film Screening and Director Q&A

    314 Royce Hall

    Bilingual Lecture Series: Film Screening and Director Q&A with Mohammad Ehsani Alternate live stream on Zoom: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/95549537236 The Water Will Take Us (2022) (Persian with English subtitles) In the spring of 2019 Iran experienced a near apocalypse event that went by almost unnoticed by the world. Widespread flash flooding affected large parts of the country...

  • Yarshater Lecture Series: Cameron Cross

    Royce 306

    Spiderweb Stories: Translations, Adaptations, and Connections in Persian Romance In this talk, I will explore some avenues for comparative literary study through the framework of early Persian romances. The earliest extant representatives of this genre in Persian show that it is deeply imbricated with prior and adjacent narrative traditions, making it part of an intertextual...

  • Bilingual Lecture Series: Women’s Rights and the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran

    زن در قانون اساسی ایران   Women’s Rights and the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran Sunday, March 9, 2025 | 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Zoom Registration: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pM3LdrXXSriCfDMGfzVg8w The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, ratified after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, stands as the country’s foundational legal framework, requiring all subsequent laws to...

  • Bilingual Lecture Series: Women’s Rights and the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran

    Women’s Rights and the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran Monday, March 10, 2025 | 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Zoom Registration: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JkEcn_S1Rvqmdvgfwe68Fw The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, ratified after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, stands as the country’s foundational legal framework, requiring all subsequent laws to align with its principles. The...

  • Bilingual Lecture Series: The Mahsa Movement and the Feminist Uprising in Iran

    جنبش مهسا و قیام فمینیستی در ایران The Mahsa Movement and the Feminist Uprising in Iran Sunday, April 27, 2025 | 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Zoom Registration: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HxPN8qGWQuSbj1Y1WO9TRQ This book talk will focus on a social movement that brought new characteristics to the fore, not only in Iran, but also in the Muslim world....

  • Bilingual Lecture Series: The Mahsa Movement and the Feminist Uprising in Iran

    The Mahsa Movement and the Feminist Uprising in Iran Monday, April 28, 2025 | 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Zoom Registration: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iPW7un5RTfySMm-7Eicfrg This book talk will focus on a social movement that brought new characteristics to the fore, not only in Iran, but also in the Muslim world. It was probably the first genuine, global, and extensive...

  • Symposium – (Mis)Using the Bible: White Evangelicalism & Christian Nationalism in America

    Royce Hall Room 306 10745 Dickson Plaza, Los Angeles, CA (CALIFORNIA)

    White Evangelicalism and Christian Nationalism has occupied an increasingly prominent position since—and in many ways before—the first Trump administration. Events such as January 6 and the second Trump presidency have highlighted the entanglement of politics and religious belief that is central to Christian Nationalism. This symposium brings together several scholars to discuss various aspects of...

  • Pourdavoud Lecture Series: Wu Xin

    Royce 306

    Imperial Foundations of the Silk Road: Persian Roads and Han Walls While the Silk Road is often celebrated as a pivotal example of early globalization, scholarship has primarily focused on the consequences of its connectivity, neglecting the crucial question of its formation and operational logistics. This lecture re-examines the origins and mechanisms of this trans-Eurasian...

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