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…
Category: Announcements
PSW Workshop with Golriz Farshi | Monday, December 14, 2020
Please join us on Monday, December 14, for a workshop with Golriz Farshi, titled “Charity and Conversion: the Endowed Charitable Complex of Rabʿ-i Rashīdī.” Farshi will be workshopping a chapter from her dissertation, and would like to hear your feedback! The workshop will take place on Zoom from 5:00-7:00 PM(EST). Farshi’s Project reconstructs the lost physical…
PSW Workshop with Dr. Domenico Ingenito(UCLA) | Monday, November 16, 2020
The Persianate Studies Workshop at the University of Michigan is delighted to host a virtual writing workshop with Dr. Domenico Ingenito, who will be presenting a paper titled: “Enacting and Embodying Medieval Sufi Poetry: Performance, Performativity, and Sacred Eroticism“. The event will take place on Zoom from 5-7 pm (EST) on Monday, November 16, 2020. …
Persian Roundtable with Dr. Mahmoodreza Esfandiar | Thursday, October 22, 20202
Salaam bar hamegi, We are delighted to announce our first virtual Persian roundtable of this academic year. Please join us on Thursday, October 22, at 5-7 pm for a presentation by Dr. Mahmoodreza Esfandiar. His talk titled “Descriptions and Images of Love in Mawlavi’s work.” ِDr. Esfandiar is an associate professor of Comparative Religions and…
PSW Workshop with Dr. Sam Lasman (University of Chicago) | Monday, October 19, 2020
The Persianate Studies Workshop at the University of Michigan is pleased to host a virtual writing workshop with Dr. Sam Lasman who will be presenting a paper titled: “Hostile Others: What Did It Mean to Battle the Draconic in the Medieval Iranian World?”. The event will take place on Zoom from 5-7 pm (EST) on…
PSW Workshop with Dr. Alexander Jabbari (University of Oklahoma) | Monday 21, September, 2020
The Persianate Studies Workshop is pleased to welcome Dr. Alexander Jabbari, who will be workshopping a paper titled “Modernizing Persian Literature’s Homoerotic Heritage” on Monday, September 21, 5-7 PM on Zoom. This paper is a chapter from Jabbari’s book project on the emergence of modern literary history in Persian and Urdu. The chapter analyzes how the…
CANCELED: PSW Workshop with Dr. Alexander Jabbari (University of Oklahoma) | Monday, March 23, 2020
Unfortunately, this event has been canceled due to concern related to the Coronavirus outbreak. We hope to reschedule the event for next year. Stay safe and healthy!
PSW Workshop with Dr. Alexander Jabbari (University of Oklahoma) | Monday, March 23, 2020
The Persianate Studies Workshop is pleased to welcome Dr. Alexander Jabbari, who will be workshopping a paper titled “Modernizing Persian Literature’s Homoerotic Heritage” on Monday, March 23, 5:30- 7:30 PM in 4000 South Thayer Building, 202 S. Thayer St., Ann Arbor. Jabbari’s paper is a chapter from his book project on the emergence of modern literary…
Kiarostami Films at the Michigan Theater
The Iranian Graduate Students Association at the University of Michigan has partnered with the Michigan Theater to put on a retrospective series on the films of Abbas Kiarostami. The series begins this Monday, screening the following films: Taste of Cherry: Monday, March 9 at 7:30 PM Certified Copy: Monday, March 16 at 7:30 PM The…
PSW Workshop with Dr. Waleed Ziad (UNC Chapel Hill) | Monday, February 10, 2020
The Persianate Studies Workshop is pleased to welcome Dr. Waleed Ziad, who will be workshopping a paper titled “Bibi Sahiba, ‘the Second Fatima’: Female Religious Leadership in 18th – 19th Century Afghanistan” on Monday, February 10, 5:30- 7:30 PM in 1022 South Thayer Building, 202 S. Thayer St., Ann Arbor. Ziad’s paper centers on the female scholar-saint Bibi Sahiba…