Persian(ate)

The student coordinator of the Persian Circle for the 2013–14 academic year is Cameron Cross. For more information, or if you would like to volunteer to give a talk, please contact him at ksalib [ at ] uchicago [ dot ] edu. Click here to subscribe to our mailing list.

Iran marks the 25th anniversary of the death of the father of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini, on June 4.

A listing of literally dozens of films in Persian (Dari/Farsi) available on streaming or DVD from Netflix. Check out all four pages worth of film listings. Includes films about and made by both Afghans & Iranians.

Languages in the English-subtitled film include different dialects of Persian and some Azeri Turkish.

Map of Iran and Turan in the Qajar Era

The Association for the Study of Persian Literature (ASPL) was established in 2012 in order to raise awareness of Persian literature in the United States, create a forum for scholarly debates, and encourage the study and dissemination of literary works produced in Iran. At this point in time, ASPL’s activities are focused on translating and publishing works that are not permitted to be published in Iran.

Explore the lives of women during the Qajar era (1796-1925) through a wide array of materials from private family holdings and participating institutions. Women’s Worlds in Qajar Iran provides bilingual access to thousands of personal papers, manuscripts, photographs, publications, everyday objects, works of art and audio materials, making it a unique online resource for social and cultural histories of the Qajar world.

The conference website also features on-demand access to the presentations that took place October 24 and 25, 2013.

It’s true. I haven’t been blogging much lately because I’ve been busy with a new position as a Persian lecturer. The good news, though, is that now you can read blog posts on Persian(ate) culture by my students: persianatpenn.tumblr.com. Hope you enjoy!

A unique online Persian-English/English-Persian dictionary that contextualizes words with example sentences, connotations, as well as references to words in Wikipedia, Google Images, and more. The most up-to-date dictionary available for free.