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Mohammad Hossein Abbasi (IIT) /محمد حسین عباسی
Phenomenology of Iranian Architecture / پدیدار شناسی معماری ایرانی

Tuesday, March 2, 4:30 pm

Farouk Mustafa Seminar Room (Pick #218)
5828 S. University Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637 

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[If you missed Siavash’s talk, you can download the recording here]
Dear All,
Please join us for next week’s Persian Circle talk with Siavash Sabetrohani / سیاوش ثابت روحانی. The talk will be in Persian, and is open to the public.
 
 
  موسیقی بلوچستان: نگاهی به زندگی و آثار شیر محمد اسپندار 

The Music of Baluchestan:
The Life and Works […]

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Persian in Cyrillic: Cultural Heritage in Tajikistan
Gil Stein, Director of the Oriental Institute

Tuesday, February 2nd, 4:30pm
Farouk Mustafa Seminar Room (Pick #218)
5828 S. University Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637 

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Please join us next Tuesday, November 10, for Persian Circle:
نگاهی به طراحی گرافیک معاصر ایران
Graphic Design in Contemporary Iran
رامبد والا
Rambod Vala
Tuesday, November 10, 4:30pm
Farouk Mustafa Memorial Lecture Room (Pick 218)
5828 South University Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
Beh omid-e didar!

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[If you missed Ali’s talk, you can listen to via the embedded player above or you can downloaded it by right-clicking here and selecting ‘save as’]
The Ambiguity of Values and the Demise of the Protagonist in Contemporary Iranian Cinema ابهام ارزشها و افول قهرمان در سینمای امروز ایران
علی پاپلی یزدی
This is talk will be in Persian, and […]

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We are pleased to share recordings of the following nine Persian Circle presentations, which took place during the winter and spring of 2013. These have never been posted before (and indeed were feared lost in a hard drive crash). Without further ado:

16 Jan. 2013 – Prof. Maryam Mosharraf of Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran – Nowruz (and the […]

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Many thanks again to Mehran for his wonderful talk and performance last week! For those of you who weren’t able to come, you can listen to the session by downloading the MP3 or using the embedded player.

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Hezar tashakkor to Ostad Piroozram for his introduction to Iranian traditional art! Unfortunately, we cannot include the visual element, but his talk is nevertheless full of interesting information and the specialized terminology used in various art forms including calligraphy, bookbinding, painting, design, and leatherwork. Listen to the MP3 or use the player below:

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Thanks to Ali for a fascinating talk yesterday! For those who couldn’t make it, here is the audio recording: download the MP3 or use the embedded player. I edited out the movie clips, but you can watch them using the YouTube links below:
Kandoo (کندو) – http://youtu.be/7QV_gVuS4lg?t=1h15m45s
Fereydoun Goleh on Kandoo – http://youtu.be/bftit2lMEtM?t=39m6s

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Thank you for coming to Barbara Scharres’ talk! We did not record the Circle, but below I am attaching trailers to some of the movies that were mentioned. In addition, I recommend that you visit the Festival of Films From Iran for more great films to see.
Some trailers:
Manuscripts Don’t Burn, Mohammad Rasoulof (2013)
Closed Curtain, Jafar […]

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