انجمن سخن فارسی در دانشگاه شیکاگو
Posted in Presentations, Society and Politics on Apr 23rd, 2016
بدن های برهنه در اعتراض
Naked Bodies in Protest
افسانه کلانتری
Afsaneh Kalantary
دراین بحث به بررسی روند اخیر در استفاده از برهنگی به عنوان یک شیوه اعتراض فرهنگی و سیاسی که مابین برخی هنرمندان و کنشگران ایرانی باب شده است و لاجرم تناقضات و معانی متفاوت جنسیتی و فرهنگی این تاکتیک پرداخته خواهد شد.
This talk examines the recent trend among some Iranian artists […]
Posted in Language and Literature, Presentations, Society and Politics, Visual and Performing Arts on Apr 17th, 2016
Screening of “Silky Eloquence” followed by Q & A
نمایش فیلم ‘حریر کلام’ به همراه پرسش و پاسخ با کارگردان فیلم
With more than 38 years experience, Hossein Khandan, an Iranian-American filmmaker and photographer, will be in person to screen his award winning film “Silky Eloquence,” along with other short films. Subsequently, he will be available for […]
Posted in History, Presentations, Society and Politics, Visual and Performing Arts on Jan 26th, 2016
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
Posted in History, Presentations, Religion, Society and Politics on Jan 21st, 2016
Please join us on Tuesday, January 26th for a talk with Mateo Farzaneh / متئو فرزانه based on his new book The Iranian Constitutional Revolution and the Clerical Leadership of Khurasani:
Shiite Clerics and Political Modernization in Iran / علمای شیعه و تجدد سیاسی در ایران
In this book presentation, Prof. Farzaneh will discuss the role of […]
Posted in Language and Literature, Presentations, Society and Politics on Jan 16th, 2016
خنده در سالهای کودتا:
چهرۀ کمتر آشنای ایرج پزشکزاد
Laughter in the Time of Coup d’État:
The Less-Known Iraj Pezeshkzād
Tuesday, January 19th, 4:30pm
Farouk Mustafa Memorial Seminar Room (Pick 218)
5828 S. University Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
For Those who missed Saeed’s talk, a recording can be found below:
Posted in Presentations, Society and Politics on Jan 12th, 2016
Afsaneh Kalantary
افسانه کلانتری
Understanding the Confluence of Diasporic Iranian Women’s Heterogeneous Identities
فهم تلاقی هویت های اجتماعی ناهمگون زنان ایرانی در دیاسپورا
January 12th, 4:30 pm
Farouk Mustafa Memorial Seminar Room
Pick Hall, #218
5828 S. University Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
In this talk, I intend to problematize the hegemonic discourse on diasporic Iranian women prevalent in host societies and the Iranian literature and media in diaspora. This […]
Posted in Language and Literature, Presentations, Society and Politics on Nov 12th, 2015
Please join Persian Circle on November 17th at 5:30pm (note the later time!) for a talk by Niloofar Sarlati of the University of Minnesota:
کودک و غرب در ایران: نگاهی به کانون پرورش فکری
The Child and the West in Iran: A Look at The Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (KANOON)
توجه به کودک و اوقات فراغت […]
Posted in Presentations, Society and Politics, Visual and Performing Arts on Nov 6th, 2015
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!
Posted in Other, Presentations, Society and Politics, Visual and Performing Arts on Oct 31st, 2015
[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 […]
Posted in Language and Literature, Presentations, Society and Politics on Oct 21st, 2015
[If you missed this talk, you can listen to it in the above player or download it here]
Please join us on for a Persian Circle talk on Tuesday, October 27 by Dr. Negar Mansourian-Hadavi, director of the Chicago Persian School:
مدرسه فارسی شیکاگو: مطالعه‌ی یک ماجرا
Chicago Persian School: Case Study of a Journey
نگار منصوریان-هادوی
Dr. Negar Mansourian-Hadavi
Tuesday, […]