Zoroastrian Studies Seminar Series: Disputing Titles and Delineating Identities

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto, presents Toiling for Oil: A Social History of Petroleum in Iran  Dr. Touraj Atabaki, Leiden University Friday, 24 January 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time Zoom Meeting Registration: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/yj1wULNuTZmPER_kazvU5g After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.   Abstract: […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto, Persian Circle, Parya Trillium Foundation, and Silk Road Films jointly present Baligh: The Iranian Arsène Lupin Dir. Sona Moghaddam Saturday, 25 January 2025, 3:00 p.m  Parya Trillium Foundation 344 John St, Markham, ON, L3T 5W6 Ticket Price: $15/ Student Ticket Price: $10 E-Transfer: admin@parya.org […]

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: Lyrical Language Learning: A Multisensory Approach to Teaching Persian Language through Literature and Music Behzad Borhan, Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University  Saturday, 1 February 2025, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto, presents If Need Be  Rouzbeh Akhbari and Felix Kalmenson Friday, 7 February 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time Location for In-Person Attendance: Rm 304, 4 Bancroft Ave, Toronto, ON, M5S 1C1 Zoom Meeting Registration: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcld-ChqjouHdVW-lOPmiANKZixHuun9rgv After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto, and the Invisible East Programme, Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford jointly present "Private Sins, Public Crimes: Policing, Punishment, and Authority in Iran" Prof. Farzin Vejdani, Toronto Metropolitan University Wednesday, 12 February 2025, 12:00 p.m. Toronto/5:00 p.m. UK  Location for In-Person Attendance: Rm […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesin collaboration with the Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America, the Ontario Zoroastrian Community Foundation, the Zoroastrian Society of Ontario, and the Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation jointly present Disputing Titles and Delineating Identities: Conflicts over Land and Landownership between Zoroastrians and Christians in the Sasanian Legal Milieu Dr. […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto, presents Iranian Cinema with Psychoanalysis: The Interpreter of Desires Farshid Kazemi, Lecturer, Simon Fraser University Friday, 7 March 2025, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time Zoom Meeting Registration: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcOmqrzMqE9TM4likHnfK9lvXlszU3u16 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.   Abstract: Combining […]