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The Persian Circle is a weekly lecture in Persian at the University of Chicago's Center for Middle Eastern Studies. This lecture series includes social, cultural and academic discussions about the Persian-speaking world and is led by faculty, students and visiting scholars. The opinions of the speakers are their own. Background pattern created by ransie3.
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- Cameron Cross discusses “Vis o Rāmin”
- Dr. Naser Keyvan’s talk
- Iranian films at the Siskel Center
- Hayedeh Torabi: A Review of “A Separation”
- Welcome, and updates
- Fatih Kurşun: My trip to Iran
- Teaching Persian in Tajikistan
- Matt Stolper: The Persepolis Fortification Archive
- Bruce Lincoln: An Introduction to Pre-Islamic Iranian Religions
- Saeed Ghahremani: Torbati Dialect, a Khorāsāni Dialect, and the Struggle to Keep It Alive through Poetry
- Dr. Reza Varjavand: Government Spending in Iran
- Theo Beers: Living and Working in Afghanistan
- Barbara Scharres
- Zohreh Ghahremani
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Updates
Please remember to keep checking our “News and Announcements” page for a list of upcoming events! Also, we have a number of talks which have been recorded in the past few months, and we will soon resume posting them to … Continue reading
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Cameron Cross discusses “Vis o Rāmin”
On Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, Cameron Cross presented some of his literary research on Vis o Rāmin, a Persian narrative poem written in the mid-11th century CE by Gorgāni. The discussion centered on the poem’s portrayal of characters’ falling in love. … Continue reading
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Dr. Naser Keyvan’s talk
Dr. Keyvan gave a fascinating talk on Wednesday, Oct. 24 about the relationship between the works and world-view of Mowlānā Rumi, and the scientific field of quantum mechanics. His talk, and some of the discussion that followed, was recorded. You … Continue reading
Hayedeh Torabi: A Review of “A Separation”
Ms. Torabi gave a thought-provoking talk earlier today about the film Nader and Simin: A Separation. Although today’s discussion was not recorded, you can read the text of Ms. Torabi’s review of the film, which was originally published in the … Continue reading
Welcome, and updates
The “About” and “News and Announcements” pages have been updated for the beginning of the 2012-13 academic year. We have a number of upcoming lectures and presentations, all of which promise to be interesting and provoke lively discussion, and we … Continue reading
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