The Persian Circle at the University of Chicago

Updates

tbeers — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:39:40 +0000

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 this site. Apologies for the hiatus.

P.S. If you are not on our email list and would like to be, please get in touch – contact details are on the “About” page. Also feel free to join us on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/uchicagopersiancircle/

Cameron Cross discusses “Vis o Rāmin”

tbeers — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:42:55 +0000

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. Cameron’s remarks, and the Q&A that followed, were recorded. You can listen to it here.

Dr. Naser Keyvan’s talk

tbeers — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:18:23 +0000

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 can listen to it here.

Iranian films at the Siskel Center

tbeers — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 03:34:12 +0000

For those who attended Barbara Scharres’ excellent talk earlier today – and for those who missed out! – we encourage you to go to the Gene Siskel Film Center over the next couple weeks, and to watch some of the great Iranian films that they’re showing. You can find details about the Center’s Festival of Films from Iran at the link below.

http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/iran2012

Hayedeh Torabi: A Review of “A Separation”

tbeers — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 03:59:15 +0000

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 journal Baran, at the link below.

http://www.iran-women-solidarity.net/spip.php?article2536

Welcome, and updates

tbeers — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 18:30:44 +0000

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 hope that you will be able to join us on Wednesday evenings throughout the year.

We plan to record as many of this year’s lectures as possible and to post links to the recordings on this blog, as has been done in the past. So you can check this site frequently for news and schedule updates, as well as to listen to lectures that you were unable to attend in person.

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Fatih Kurşun: My trip to Iran

omalley — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:01:35 +0000

Fatih Kurşun, a PhD student at the University to Chicago, describes he latest trip to Iran. Listen to his talk here.

Teaching Persian in Tajikistan

omalley — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:51:15 +0000

Dr. James Clark, Ms. Niyavarani, Ms. Fazeli, and Ms. Zendebad, all of whom work with the Persian CLS (Critical Language Scholarship) program in Tajikistan, talk about their experiences and challenges of teaching American students Persian in Tajikistan. Listen to the … Continue reading →

Matt Stolper: The Persepolis Fortification Archive

omalley — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:16:50 +0000

Prof. Stolper discusses the historical importance of the Persepolis Fortification Archive, and the steps that are being taken to make the archive available to scholars. Listen to his talk (in English) here.

Bruce Lincoln: An Introduction to Pre-Islamic Iranian Religions

omalley — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:31:36 +0000

Prof. Bruce Lincoln gave us a very useful introduction to Pre-Islamic Iranian Religions. Listen to his talk here.