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SOAS Iranian Society
Dec 11, 2016, 3:03:52 PM12/11/16
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Dear all,
Thankfully term 1 of SOAS 2016-17 is almost, finally, over. Merry Christmas to that! And to all of you too!
Date: Monday, 12 December
Time: 19:15 - 21:15
Room: G51 (Ground Floor, Main Building)
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/1279742715429576/
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul9_PFxIYBI
Language: Persian (English subtitles)
Synopsis: All of Tehran is preparing to celebrate the traditional Persian New Year with the festival of fire (Fireworks Wednesday), which falls on the last Tuesday night before the official New Year begins. On this auspicious evening, a young woman named Rouhi is employed by a young couple to clean their house. Sweet and naive, Rouhi is engaged to be married, but her innocence is shattered when she finds her employers’ household in crisis over accusations of infidelity.
Organised by: SOAS Iranian Society
Literary Awards in Iran - A Tool for the Control of Culture
Date: Wednesday, 14 December
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Room: T102, SOAS Language Centre, 22 Russell Square
Speaker: Alireza Abiz
Literary awards in Iran can be divided into two main categories: private and state-sponsored. Private awards are of little financial value and are usually short-lived and face numerous challenges. State-sponsored awards are major financial incentives and act as a major tool for promotion of pro-regime literature. Independent or dissident literature has no share in such awards. In spite of the financial value of state-sponsored awards, they are not popular with the literati. Good or bad, association with any cultural project sponsored by government undermines the integrity of independent writers and damages their social influence among some groups especially the young idealist readers. The government knows this and tries to use it to their advantage. In his talk, Alireza Abiz will discuss both categories of literary awards in present-day Iran and how they function within the framework of cultural policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
For further information please contact Nima Mina at: nm...@soas.ac.uk
Organised by: Department of Near and Middle East Studies and the Department of Politics and International Studies in collaboration with the Centre for Iranian Studies, SOAS
Yalda Evening: Musical performance by Vida Edalat and reception
Date: Wednesday, 14 December
Time: 18:30 - 21:00
Venue: Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP
Join the Iran Heritage Foundation for the final event of the year in anticipation of Shab-e Yalda, when the days once again start to get longer after the winter solstice. This will be a social evening, with a musical performance by Vida Edalat, accompanied by the Saba Ensemble, followed by a reception with drinks and Persian nibbles.
Tickets: http://www.iranheritage.org/Yalda2016/default.htm
Organised by: Iran Heritage Foundation (IHF)
Conference: Local History in the Persianate Cosmopolis
Date: Saturday, 17 December
Time: 10:00 - 17:45
Room: B102, Brunei Gallery
A workshop funded by The British Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS) and SOAS, University London.
Full programme: https://www.soas.ac.uk/history/conferences/17dec2016-local-history-in-the-persianate-cosmopolis-a-workshop-funded-by-the-british-institute-of-p.html
Contact: Derek Mancini-Lander - dm...@soas.ac.uk
Organised by: Department of History, SOAS
Yalda Celebration at SOAS
Date: Saturday, 17 December
Time: 19:00 - 22:00
Room: Djam Lecture Theatre (DLT / G2 / Lucas Lecture Theatre)
A concert to celebrate Shab-e Yalda with Persian music from Iran and Afghanistan, Kurdish music, and Italian music and dance. There will be a poetry recitation by Roshan Ravan, the popular presenter of radio Ahvaz in 1970s. In addition to our wonderful regular musicians, we have brilliant musician and singer Professor John Baily of Goldsmiths and Veronica Doubleday who will perform songs from Herati tradition in Afghanistan.
Further info & Tickets: https://www.facebook.com/events/152957308496422/
Organised by: Peyman Heydarian and the SOAS Iranian Music Society
Enjoy the last week of term everyone!
Only 6 months until summer... ;}
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