Zoroastrian Studies Seminar Series: The Multimedia Yasna

Reading Forugh Farrokhzad’s Poems Poetically

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Michael Craig Hillmann, Independent Scholar   Abstract: “Reading Forugh Farrokhzād’s Poems Poetically,” consisting of PowerPoint slides and commentary for Zoom presentation, offers a cursory appreciation of specific features in a […]

Corpus-based Approaches to the Typology of Iranian Languages

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Geoffrey Haig is professor of linguistics in the Institute of Oriental Studies, University of Bamberg. His research is empirically oriented, with a focus on corpus-based approaches to language typology, and […]

Underground: The Secret Life of Videocassettes in Iran

Blake Atwood American University of Beirut Kaveh Askari Michigan State University Golbarg Rekabtalaei Seton Hall University   Abstract: For over a decade, videocassettes were officially banned in Iran. But even […]

Commemorating the Life and Work of Dr. Reza Baraheni, 1935-2022

Farkhondeh Hajizadeh, Writer, Poet & Publisher Leila Sadeghi, Author, Researcher & Literary Critic Khatereh Sheibani, professor, York University Haroon Siddiqui, Author & Journalist Niyosha Keyzad, Phd Candidate, University of Toronto […]

Mapping Iranian Languages: Kurdish as a Case Study

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Professor Erik Anonby and Professor Jaffer Sheyholislami Bio: Erik Anonby is Professor in Linguistics and French at Carleton University. His research focuses on documentation and mapping of Iran's languages, with […]

A Literary Journey: On Walls, Veils, Borders, and Thresholds

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University of Toronto Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Distinguished Lecture Series presents The Second AnnualElahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Distinguished Lecturefeaturing Farzaneh MilaniRaymond J. Nelson Professor […]