Events
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Pahlavi Workshop: Pahlavi State and Society
Pahlavi State and Society To download the full program of events, click here. This second panel of the Iranian Studies workshop, “History and Historiography of Pahlavi Iran, 1921-1979: A Workshop” will feature the research of: Houchang Chehabi Professor of International Relations and History, Boston University Paper: Dual Society in Pahlavi Iran Bianca Devos...
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The Goddess Isis and the Kingdom of Meroe
Online Via ZoomDiscussions of the widespread appeal of the cult of Isis in antiquity often omit any mention of the Nubian priests who served the rulers of the Kingdom of Meroe (located south of Egypt in the Sudan) and the royal donations of gold that they delivered to the temple of Isis at Philae, located at Egypt’s...
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NELC Undergraduate Social
ZoomJoin us to meet other students in the majors and minors, as well as current faculty. Win prizes for NELC trivia! RSVP below to receive access information:
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Bilingual Lecture Series: Nazanin Shahrokni
Book Talk - Women in Place: The Politics of Gender Segregation in Iran (University of California Press, 2020) by Nazanin Shahrokni To register and receive the Zoom webinar information, please click here. This lecture will be in Persian.
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Bilingual Lecture Series: Nazanin Shahrokni
Book Talk - Women in Place: The Politics of Gender Segregation in Iran (University of California Press, 2020) by Nazanin Shahrokni To register and receive the Zoom webinar information, please click here. This lecture will be in English.
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Pahlavi Workshop: Pahlavi Foreign Relations
Pahlavi Foreign Relations To download the full program of events, click here. This third panel of the Iranian Studies workshop, “History and Historiography of Pahlavi Iran, 1921-1979: A Workshop” will feature the research of: Gregory Brew Fellow, Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University Paper: The Birth of the Pahlavi Petro-State: Oil Companies,...
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Pahlavi Workshop: Pahlavi Iran and Global History
Pahlavi Iran and Global History To download the full program of events, click here. This final panel of the Iranian Studies workshop, “History and Historiography of Pahlavi Iran, 1921-1979: A Workshop” will feature the research of: Roham Alvandi Associate Professor of International History, London School of Economics and Political Science Paper: Bringing Down...
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Pourdavoud Center Workshop: Udjahorresnet’s Egypt
Udjahorresnet’s Egypt: The Crossroads of Conquest and Identity under Achaemenid Rule The concept for this workshop was inspired by the open access volume, Udjahorresnet and His World (JAEI 26, 2020), which contextualizes the life of Udjahorresnet, an elite politician and chief physician of Egypt’s 26th and 27th Dynasties in the 6th century BCE. His career...
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Engaging Lived Religion: Muslim Communities in LA
OnlineJoin the Fowler for a moderated panel discussion featuring three local community leaders: Marta Khadija Felicitas Galedary, Edina Lekovic, and Imam Jihad Saafir. This panel will reveal the histories of Black and Latino Muslims in Los Angeles, and their interactions with Muslims of other backgrounds in the city. It will also highlight the leadership of...
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Pourdavoud Center Lecture Series: Almut Hintze
The Yasna Ritual in Performance Up to the present day Zoroastrian priests perform a millennia old ritual, the Yasna, in which the recitation of ancient Avestan texts accompanies the performance of ritual actions. Using new visual source material of images and film clips, this lecture discusses the performance of the Yasna and its significance for...