RICPS Schedule of Events, Spring Semester 2009
1
Topic: Elements of Persian Architecture
Speaker: Dr. Hamid Omidvar, Architect
Time: Friday, February 6; 7:30 PM
Place: Multipurpose Room, St. Mary’s Hall
Design Chief, Montgomery County Department of Public Works
2
Topic: In-Conversation with Shirin Neshat:
Arts and Artists in Iran and the Iranian Diaspora
Speaker: Shirin Neshat, Iranian-American Visual Artist
Time: Wednesday, February 11; 6 PM
Place: Howard Frank Auditorium, Van Munching Hall
3
Topic: Styles of Political Leadership in Modern Iran
Speaker: Dr. Farshid Moghimi, Strayer University
Time: Monday, February 23; 1:00 PM
Place: Multipurpose Room, Van Munching Hall
4
Topic: Film Presentation
“Moon Sun Flower Game,” A Film on Forugh Farrokhzad
Time: Sunday, March 8, 2009; 7 PM
Place: Howard Frank Auditorium, Van Munching Hall
5
Topic: Iran’s Oil Crisis: Origins, History, Legacy
Speaker: Professor Ervand Abrahamian, Baruch College, NY
Time: Tuesday, April 7 through Saturday April 12; 3-5 PM
Place: To Be Announced
(Second Ehsan Yarshater Lecture Series)
Lecture 1: Origins of Iran’s Oil Crisis, 3-5 PM Tuesday April 7
Lecture 2: The 1951-53 Oil Crisis, 3-5 PM Wednesday April 8
Lecture 3: The 1953 Coup, 3-5 PM Thursday April 9
Lecture 4: The Legacy of the 1951-52 Crisis, 3-5 PM Saturday April 11
6
Topic: “Women without Men,” Film Presentation and Q&A with the Director
Speaker: Shirin Neshat, Iranian-American Visual Artist
Time: Thursday, April 9; 6 PM
Place: Hoff Theater, UMD’s Stamp Student Union
7
Topic: Lecture and Book Signing
Speaker: Hooman Majd, Author, The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran
Time: Monday, April 20, 1:00 PM
Place: Multipurpose Room, St. Mary’s Hall
Please note: All venues are tentative at this point; please double check with our web site closer to the time: www.persian.umd.edu