The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies presents: Drawn from the Shadows: A Shiraz Shahnameh of 1493 Dr. Michael Chagnon, Aga Khan Museum Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US) Location for In-Person Attendance: Rm 304, 4 Bancroft Ave Toronto, ON M5S 1C1 Zoom Meeting Registration:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/_ueXPajiRQ-0aJUlMIqB4Q After registering, you will receive a […]
Institutionalizing Iranian Studies: A Conference Dedicated to Dr. Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali for Her Lifetime Contributions to Iranian Studies 9:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Saturday, September 13, 2025 Massey College 4 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON M5S 2E1 Registration Link for In-Person Attendance Zoom Registration: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/Y1rqDrZESryQ6LUgw-ZoDg Conference Program 9:00-10:00 am Registration, breakfast, and musical performance 10:00-10:10 am Opening Remarks […]
The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, and the Iranian Studies Students' Forum jointly present: Breaking the Curve: Teaching for Equity as a Graduate TA Prof. Claudia Yaghoobi, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Sunday, September 14, 2025, 11:00 a.m. Location (In-Person Attendance Only): Rm 304, 4 Bancroft Ave Toronto, ON M5S 1C1 Registration Required: https://forms.office.com/r/zKUJUcyK8r […]
The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesin collaboration with theCenter for Iranian Diaspora Studies, San Francisco State University and theIranian & Persian Gulf Studies Program, Oklahoma State University jointly present: Subtle Calibrations: Whiteness as Symbolic Capital, Cultural Power, and Social Currency for Iranian Armenian Women Prof. Claudia Yaghoobi, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Monday, September […]
The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies presents: The Emamzadeh Yahya at Varamin: An Online Exhibition of an Iranian Shrine Dr. Keelan Overton, Independent Scholar, Santa Barbara, California Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US) Zoom Meeting Registration:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/KOBWAw5oSJW212PlYGoIsg After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesin collaboration with theDepartment of Middle Eastern Studies and theCenter for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago jointly present: Learning to Ask Why: Dramaturgy as Cultural Pedagogy in the Study of Persian Plays Dr. Marjan Moosavi, University of Maryland Saturday, September 27, 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US) Zoom […]