We are pleased to announce that the Great Lakes Adiban Society Workshop will be hosted this year at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor! The workshop is free and open to all, and participants can attend either in person or via Zoom. Click here for the flyer (feel free to redistribute), and read on for the full schedule. If…
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Book Launch: Kathryn Babayan’s The City as Anthology: Eroticism & Urbanity in Early Modern Isfahan
The Persianate Studies Workshop is pleased to announce the virtual Book Launch and discussion of Kathryn Babayan’s new book, The City as Anthology: Eroticism and Urbanity in Early Modern Isfahan (Stanford University Press, 2021). The book is available for purchase during the event for a publisher’s discount (20% off). The book launch with discussion from Çiğdem Kafescioğlu (Boğaziçi Universitesi)…
Persian Circle: Mehdi Alaei-Nezhad
Salaam All, Please join us Thursday, April 15 at 5:00 pm CST, 6:00 pm EDT for a joint program with the University of Michigan! This week, Iranian artist Mehdi Alaei-Nezhad will be speaking with us. Mehdi Alaei-Nezhad received a Masters in Fine Arts, and he has been painting professionally for over 35 years. He is a member of the Association…
A Dialogue on Modern Persian Literature
We are pleased to announce the third in a series of dialogues between scholars in the U.S. and Iran, jointly organized by the University of Michigan (Middle East Studies) and the University of Chicago (Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations): A Dialogue on Modern Persian Literature featuring Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak (University of California, Los Angeles) Hossein Payandeh…
PSW Workshop with Ali Altaf Mian | Surviving Desire: Reading Hafiz in Colonial India
The Persianate Studies Workshop at the University of Michigan is delighted to host a virtual writing workshop with Dr. Ali Altaf Mian, who will be presenting a paper titled: “Surviving Desire: Reading Hafiz in Colonial India“. The event will take place on Monday, April 19, 5:00 – 7:00 pm(EST). This journal article stems from Mian’s broader…
A Dialogue on Pre-Modern Persian Literature
We are pleased to announce the second in a series of dialogues between scholars in the U.S. and Iran, jointly organized by the University of Michigan (Middle East Studies) and the University of Chicago (Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations): A Dialogue on Pre-Modern Persian Literature featuring Maryam Hosseini (Al-Zahra University) Mohammad-Jafar Yahaghi (Ferdowsi University Mashhad)…
PSW Workshop with Alexandra Hoffmann | “Love, Madness, and Masculinities in Neẓāmi’s Layli o Majnun”
The Persianate Studies Workshop at the University of Michigan is pleased to host a virtual writing workshop with Alexandra Hoffmann, who will be presenting a paper titled: “Love, Madness, and Masculinities in Neẓāmi’s Layli o Majnun“. The event will take place on Monday, March 22, 5:00 – 7:00 pm(EST). This paper is an excerpt of…
A Dialogue on Safavi History
We are pleased to announce the first in a series of dialogues between scholars in the U.S. and Iran, jointly organized by the University of Michigan (Middle East Studies) and the University of Chicago (Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations): A Dialogue on Safavi History featuring Nozhat Ahmadi (University of Isfahan) and Rasul Jafarian (University…
PSW Workshop with Jane Mikkelson (University of Virginia)| Monday, February 22, 2021
The Persianate Studies Workshop at the University of Michigan is pleased to host a virtual writing workshop with Dr. Jane Mikkelson, who will be presenting a paper titled: “Mapping the Grounds of Verse: A Geopolitical Turn in Early Modern Persian Literary Criticism”. The event will take place on Zoom from 5:00-7 pm (EST) on Monday,…
PSW Workshop with Aria Fani (UW)| Monday, January 25, 2021
The Persianate Studies Workshop at the University of Michigan is delighted to host a virtual writing workshop with Dr. Aria Fani, who will be presenting a paper titled: “Disciplinizing Persian Literature: The Case of Twentieth-century Afghanistan“. The event will take place on Zoom from 5:30-7 pm (EST) on Monday, January 25, 2021. This paper…