PSA Persian Culture Lecture Series
Azadeh Moini, Behnam Jafarpour, Samira Azarin
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
A wonderful opportunity to learn a bit about Persian culture, as taught by distinguished professors from the Boston area!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/persian/www
Contact: Azadeh Moini, amoini@mit.edu
Sponsor: Persian Students Association
The Old Persian inscriptions .
Professor M.J. Connolly Professor, Boston College
A linguist's look at some of the earliest Persian texts (from the 6th century
BC) in the inscriptions left by Kings Darius and Xerxes and their successors at
Behistan, Persepolis, Naqs-i-Rustam and at other locations throughout Persia.
Some of the history behind their decipherment and the cultural and political
intrigues that the texts reveal.
Mon Jan 9, 06-07:00pm, 6-120
Narratives of Love in Classical Persian Literature
Professor Sunil Sharma Professor, Boston University
Classical Persian literature contains many tales of chivalrous love and romance that reflect the multicultural fabric of Iranian society, composed by poets such as Nezami and Jami from diverse sources. Each work sought to uphold values such as love, justice, and proper kingship. With the introduction of Sufi ideas, love described by poets was of a metaphorical nature that sought to mediate between the earthly and divine.
Mon Jan 23, 06-07:00pm, 6-120
TBD
Professor Roy Mottahedeh Professor, Harvard University
TBD.
Mon Jan 30, 06-07:00pm, 6-120
Latest update: 27-Dec-2005
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