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Rudi Matthee: Civil Society and the Public Sphere in Early Modern Iran

Wed February 17, 20274:00 pmRoyce Hall 306

This presentation takes issue with the misleading portrayal of Islamic populaces cowering in fear in the face of overpowering authority and extends existing revisionist scholarship on the issue to Safavid and Qajar Iran, with the argument that Iran has a strong tradition of civic mindedness.

Feb17

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Florian Schwarz: Myth, Literature, and Geography in Transoxiana from Late Antiquity to the Early Islamic Period

Wed January 13, 20274:00 pmRoyce Hall 306

This presentation explores the underlying historical processes behind the complex literary representations of the story of Siyavash, the tragic hero whose story and memory became deeply enmeshed with the historical transformations in the late antique and early Islamic Iranian East.

Jan13

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Cameron Cross: Spiderweb Stories

Wed March 5, 20254:00 pm306 Royce

This lecture by Cameron Cross explores some avenues for comparative literary study through the framework of early Persian romances.

Mar5