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The Iranian Studies Students’ Forumand the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesjointly presentNew Perspectives on Persian Art
An Emerging Scholars Symposium
Friday, 7 March 2025, 4:00 p.m. EST
Location for In-Person Attendance:
Room 200B, 4 Bancroft Ave
Toronto, ON, M5S 1C1 Zoom Registration Link for Virtual Attendance:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApfuuspzktG9YZsgkSqmhkB25g2kDNs0A3
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
This event has been designed to cultivate a collaborative and inspiring environment, providing students with the opportunity to share and discuss their art projects. It is being organized with the belief that students’ participation will not only enrich the event but also contribute significantly to our collective academic and artistic journeys. The discussions aim to offer perspectives that resonate with participants’ experiences as graduate students of art.
Speakers:
Quentin Arnoux, “An Artist, a Name, a Style: What Does it Mean for a Painting to be Signed ‘Mu’in Musavvir”
Fahimeh Ghorbani, “Creating Identity: The Intellectual, Ritual, and Social Dimensions of Futuwwa in Iranian Artisanal Practices”
Sharon Mizbani, “Curating Persian Art in North America: Ali Kuli Khan and Aesthetic Universalism”
Bahareh Rostakiani, “Interweaving Geometry and Play: Reimagining Islamic Tradition in the Contemporary Architecture of the Aga Khan Museum”