Theory and Method: A Graduate Symposium

Rethinking History: Returning to Archives and Documents: Persian and Persianate Documents from al-Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto, and the Invisible East Programme, the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford jointly present Archival Practices Materialised: The Persian and Persianate Documents from al-Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem Zahir Bhalloo, Affiliated Researcher, Universität Hamburg Thursday, 11 April 2024, 12:00 p.m. Toronto/5:00 […]

Zoroastrian Studies Seminar Series: A Hermeneutics of Zoroastrian Commentary

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian StudiesUniversity of Toronto Zoroastrian Studies SeminarpresentsA Hermeneutics of Zoroastrian Commentary: On the Publication of the Sūdgar Nask of Dēnkard Book 9 Yuhan Sohrab-Dinshaw Vevaina, Associate Professor, University of Oxford  Friday, 12 April 2024, 1:00 p.m. EDT/ 6:00 p.m. GMT Zoom Meeting Registration:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYod-CsqzkuG9K6V4Y8PHjQkGgkvhNsGb3c After registering, you will receive a confirmation […]

Iranian Studies Book Launch: The Rebellion of Forms in Modern Persian Poetry

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies and the Canadian Society of Iranian and Persian Studies jointly present: The Rebellion of Forms in Modern Persian Poetry Dr. Farshad Sonboldel (University of California, San Diego) Friday, April 26, 2024 1 pm Eastern Time (Canada & US) Zoom Meeting Registration: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsc-CtrTIiHdyWA7IffUoH55JwgyS0TiUu After registering, you will receive […]

Shahscoping Lahore: Elective Affinities in the Era of Regional Cooperation and Development

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies presents: Shahscoping Lahore: Elective Affinities in the Era of Regional Cooperation and Development Prof. Iftikhar Dadi (Cornell University) Wednesday, May 1, 2024 4 pm Eastern Time (Canada & US) Location for In-Person Attendance: Rm 200B, 4 Bancroft Ave, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1C1 Zoom Meeting Registration: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvc-6urj8jHtxML4vN6PnPn2va6-I0zsNl After […]

Zoroastrian Studies Seminar Series: From Zoroastrian Cosmos to Abbasid Baghdad: A Journey through Utopia and Heterotopia

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian StudiesUniversity of Toronto Zoroastrian Studies Seminarpresents From Zoroastrian Cosmos to Abbasid Baghdad: A Journey through Utopia and Heterotopia Kianoosh Rezania, Professor, Ruhr-Universität Bochum  Friday, 10 May 2024, 1:00 p.m. EDT/ 6:00 p.m. GMT Zoom Meeting Registration:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYod-CsqzkuG9K6V4Y8PHjQkGgkvhNsGb3c After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the […]

Literature in Persian Language Pedagogy: Learning Persian through Eulogies and Accolades

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesin collaboration with theDepartment of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and theCenter for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago jointly present Reading What They Speak: Learning Persian through Eulogies and Accolades Yass Alizadeh, Clinical Associate Professor, New York University Saturday, 11 May 2024, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US)  Zoom […]

Iranian Studies Book Launch: Ahmad Kasravi’s Ethos: A Critique of Eurocentric Modernity

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies and the Canadian Society of Iranian and Persian Studies jointly present: Ahmad Kasravi's Ethos: A Critique of Eurocentric Modernity translated by Dr. Hamid Rezaei Yazdi (Humber College) Monday, May 13, 2024 1 pm Eastern Time (Canada & US) Rm 200B, 4 Bancroft Ave, Toronto, ON M5S 1C1 […]

Rethinking History: Returning to Archives and Documents: Constitutionalism and the Public in Iran

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto, and the Invisible East Programme, the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford jointly present Of Petitions, Taxes and Democratization: Constitutionalism and the Public in Iran Dr. Nader Sohrabi, Senior Researcher, Freie Universität Berlin Thursday, 16 May 2024, 12:00 p.m. Toronto/5:00 […]

Iranian Studies Book Launch: Love at a Crux

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies and the Canadian Society of Iranian and Persian Studies jointly present: Love at a Crux: The New Persian Romance in a Global Middle Ages by Prof. Cameron Cross (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) Friday, May 17, 2024 1 pm Eastern Time (Canada & US) Rm 200B, 4 […]

Iranian Studies Book Launch: Bahram Beyzaie’s Cinema and Theatre

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies and the Canadian Society for Iranian and Persian Studies jointly present: Iranian Culture in Bahram Beyzaie's Cinema and Theatre by Prof. Saeed Talajooy (University of St. Andrews) Friday, June 7, 2024 1 pm Eastern Time (Canada & US) Zoom Meeting Registration: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckdu6gpjkoEtMBE87OeQdCfApV-5nG5jDw After registering, you will receive […]

Rethinking History: Returning to Archives and Documents: (Re-)Discovering the Firuzkuh Documents from Afghanistan

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto, and the Invisible East Programme, the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford jointly present (Re-)Discovering the Firuzkuh Documents from Afghanistan Nabi Saqee, Document Research Assistant, University of Oxford Thursday, 13 June 2024, 12:00 p.m. Toronto/5:00 p.m. UK  Zoom Meeting Registration: […]

Exploring Contemporary Iranian Art Practices #2

The Iranian Studies Students Forumand the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studiesjointly presentExploring Contemporary Iranian Art Practices #2 A Graduate Student Symposium  Friday, 21 June 2024, 3:00 p.m. EST Zoom Meeting Registration:https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0odOyhrDwrHdCAHldFBHEOqGSY6v8MmloW After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.   This event has been designed to cultivate a […]