The Association for the Study of Persianate Societies (ASPS)
The Association for the Study of Persianate Societies (ASPS) is a non-governmental, non-political, not-for-profit professional organization for researchers and scholars interested in the culture and civilization of the Persian-speaking societies and related areas in the Iranian civilizational area. It publishes the Journal of Persianate Studies, a collection of scholarly articles, book reviews and conference reports, and the semi-annual ASPS Newsletter. The Association’s biennial conferences have been held in Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, India, Pakistan, Georgia and Armenia since its inauguration in Tajikistan in 2002. Twelve regional branches give ASPS an international presence. The Association supports the efforts of scholars around the world. It has supported the travel of scholars from Iran and Central Asia to take part in its conferences. The Central Eurasia Research Fund provides funds for scholars from Central Asia. The Association also posts announcements of job openings and upcoming conferences relevant for its members.
UCLA an institutional membership held under the UCLA Program of Iranian Studies.
The institutional membership benefits include:
- A subscription to the Journal of Persianate Studies
- Please follow these instructions for accessing the journal online through De Gruyter Brill.To receive the UCLA institutional token, please email Dr. Marissa Stevens at stevensma@humnet.ucla.edu
- A listing in the conference program during our biennial conference along with contact information
- One free conference registration*
*For equity purposes, we intend to release a call for applications for UCLA affiliates who intend to present at a conference and would like to be considered for free conference registration.Should more than one UCLA affiliate seek institutional support, in advance of the conference registration deadline, we will collect titles and abstracts from accepted papers and create a committee of impartial UCLA faculty to adjudicate submissions in a blind review.More information on these details will be forthcoming based on conference call for application schedules.