Iranian Studies Dissertation Writing Workshop

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: Managing Diverse Proficiency Levels with AI Generative Tools: The Case of Persian Classrooms in Higher Education Taraneh Sanei, McGill University Saturday, April 18, 2026, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and […]

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 Cartographies of Displacement: Gender, Sexuality, and Diasporic Epistemic Minefields Fataneh Farahani, Stockholm University Monday, April 20, 2026, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Canada and US) Location for […]

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies presents: Whose Art History? The Colonial Afterlives of Western Models in Iranian Art Scholarship Elham Etemadi, Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 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 Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto, presents   The Warehouse of Bamiyan and The Rise and Fall of the Barmakids Arezou Azad, University of Oxford / Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales Monday, 19 January 2026, 12:00 p.m./5:00.pm.  Toronto/London Zoom Registration Link: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/IRIPumA0RiywhWQndxY9ZA After registering, you will receive a […]