Followed by Q&A with Persis Karim, co-director of the film April 6, 2025, 3:00 – 5:00 pmRackham AmphitheatreRackham Graduate School (4th floor)915 E Washington StAnn Arbor, MI 48109 Join us for a screening of The Dawn is Too Far: Stories of Iranian-American Life (2024, dir. Persis Karim and Soumyaa Behrens, 55 min.), followed by a conversation and Q&A session…
Category: Announcements
Persian Backpacking Event
Salam bar hamegi (and especially students), It’s backpacking time! For those of you interested in learning more about our upcoming courses related to Iranian studies and Persian language, literature, and culture, we would like to invite you to come to our traditional backpacking event, where you can meet the community of students and faculty involved…
Homeira Qaderi and Aliyeh Ataei: A Conversation on the Art of Prose Fiction
Salaam bar hamegi, This is not specifically a Michigan event, but I expect it will be of interest to many in our community. This promises to be a fascinating conversation, and anyone can attend via Zoom! Read below for more information, and click here to register. This year, the Iranian Studies Program at the Yale…
Upcoming Events in Art and Art History
Salam bar hamegi, Next week, there will be a number of exciting events taking place at U-M in the areas of art and art history. The first is the residency of artist Orkideh Torabi at the Institute for the Humanities, culminating in the following series: For more information on this series, click here. The second…
PSA Nowruz Show 2023
The Persian Student Association is pleased to announce their 23rd annual Nowruz Show, “Simorgh” (سیمرغ): Come and join us for an evening filled with Persian culture, dance, music, poetry, and much more. In conjunction with the Woman, Life, Freedom revolution in Iran, our show is in support of our fellow Iranians and will highlight Iranian…
Poets For Iran
The Bridge Community Cafe in Ypsilanti, Michigan will be hosting a special event this Saturday entitled Poets For Iran, featuring an open mic, artists, and vendors. Please see the flyers below for more information! Date: March 11, 2023Time: 7:00 pmLocation: 217 W Michigan Ave, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
International Women’s Day Event Series
In commemoration of International Women’s Day, a series of events featuring lectures, a panel discussion, movie screenings, and arts and crafts will be held at the University of Michigan from March 8–11, featuring a distinguished group of feminist scholars, authors, and activists from the Iranian diaspora who will delve into the Woman, Life, Freedom revolutionary…
Thursday Lecture on the Rubaiyat
سلام بر همگی — Greetings all, This is a quick repost of an upcoming lecture on Edward FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Hope you can make it! Reviving Old Desires: The Rubaiyat, the Victorian Underworld, and the Mass Market for the Orient Juan Cole (University of Michigan)Thursday, February 16, 20234:00-6:00 PM1014 Tisch…
Friday Feb 10 Social Hour
Dear Community Members, We will be hosting a social hour this Friday, Feb. 10 from 4–5pm in South Thayer Building, room 6000. Students, Staff, Faculty, and all who are interested in Persian and/or Iranian Studies — and/or who just would like to stop by to say hello — are welcome! Tea and Iranian sweets will be provided.…
Sa’di, Ghazal’s Prophet
We are pleased to announce that our own Shahla Farghadani will be speaking at the University of Chicago’s Persian Circle this Thursday, April 28, at 5pm CST. Please read below for details. سعدی، پیغمبر غزل: ژانری مقدس در ادبیات دوره صفوی و گورکانی (Saʿdi, ghazal’s prophet: Ghazal as a sacred genre in Safavid-Mughal poetics) A…