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By spishbin, February 26, 2018 6:37 pm

Dear all,

Please join us for the final meeting of the Persian Circle at the University of Chicago of the Winter quarter, this Thursday at 5pm, for a talk in Persian entitled:

The Roots of Formal Nationalism and the Rise of the Nation State in Iran

By Dr. Abbas Alizadeh

Address:
Thursday 1st March
5:00-6:30pm
Pick Hall 218
5828 S. University Ave
Chicago, IL 60637

Dr. Abbas Alizadeh is a senior research associate at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, who works with the Iranian Prehistoric Project. He has supervised foreign teams of archaeologists working throughout Iran.

Be omid-e didar,

Shaahin

با سلام

:این هفته انجمن سخن فارسی در دانشگاه شیکاگو تقدیم می کند سخنرانی ای به زبان فارسی

ریشه های ملی گرائی رسمی و خاستگاه دولت ملی در ایران

سخنران ما در این جلسه دکتر عباس علیزاده از دانشگاه شیکاگو است

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By spishbin, February 19, 2018 8:33 pm

Dear all,

Thanks to all those who came to, enjoyed, and meditated on Abbas Kiarostami’s ’24 Frames’ last week! The theme of Iranian cinema – and Kiarostami in particular – continues this week, with a talk by Chicago-based Iranian-American filmmaker, Hossein Khandan, on his latest film: Waiting for Kiarostami. This talk will be in Persian.

Hossein Khandan on “Waiting for Kiarostami”

Thursday 22nd February
5:00-6:30pm
Pick Hall 218
5828 S. University Ave
Chicago, IL 60637

The film itself will be screening this Sunday 25th February at 5pm at the Gene Siskel Film Center, as part of the 28th Annual Festival of Films from Iran. Details here: http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/waitingforkiarostami 

About the film:

Hope to see you there! Tea and refreshments will be served.

Shaahin

با سلام

این هفته انجمن سخن فارسی در دانشگاه شیکاگو تقدیم می کند سخنرانیای و گفتگو به زبان فارسی

در انتظار کیارستمی

سخنران ما در این جلسه فیلمساز ایرانی حسین خندان است. ایشان درباره‌ی آخرین فلیمشان صحبت خواهند کرد

پنجشنبه ۲۲ فوریه ۲۰۱۸
ساعت: ۵:۰۰ تا ۶

به امید دیدار
شاهین

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By spishbin, February 6, 2018 5:27 pm

Ba salam,

This week at Persian Circle, the organisers of Persian Movie Nights at the University of Chicago will be screening Hamid Nematollah’s critically-acclaimed 2017 film, “Rag-e Khab” (‘Subdued’), starring Leila Hatami.

You can watch the trailer here.

Synopsis:

Mina is recently divorced from her drug addict husband. With her mother deceased and estranged from her father, she leads an independent life. After finding a job in a restaurant she strikes up a friendship with its attentive manager. She starts having feelings she has never before experienced. These feelings, eventually shared, are shaken when the manager begins to distance himself from her. Thus commences a tumultuous emotional journey.

Address:
Thursday 8th February
5:00-6:30pm
Pick Hall 218
5828 S. University Ave
Chicago, IL 60637

Be omid-e didar!

Shaahin, Farinaz, and Nilofar