The Center’s Bilingual Lecture Series on Iran was launched in 2002-03 to promote Middle Eastern languages not only as subjects of study but also as vehicles for intellectual communication. Organized by visiting scholar Nayereh Tohidi (California State University, Northridge), the presentations have generated wide interest among local Persian speakers, along with students and faculty at colleges and universities throughout Southern California. A larger audience follows the series through our podcasts, BBC Persian, IRTV (Iranian Television), and Radio Iran (KIRN 670 AM). UCLA's Iranian Studies program co-sponsors the series.
Sunday, December 8, 20244:00 PM (Pacific Time)
In this lecture in Persian, Dr. Alireza Behtoui will focus on the relationship between the Left and democracy in Iran.
Sunday, January 12, 202511:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Sunday, February 2, 20254:00 PM - 6:00 PM (Pacific Time)
Bilingual Lecture Series: Film Screening and Director Q&A with Mohammad Ehsani
Sunday, March 9, 202511:30 AM - 1:30 PM (Pacific Time)
Bilingual Lecture Series: A lecture in Persian. (See Mar 10 listing for lecture in English.)
Monday, March 10, 20253:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Pacific Time)
Bilingual Lecture Series: A lecture in English.
Sunday, April 6, 20254:00 PM (Pacific Time)
Bilingual Lecture Series: A hybrid lecture in Persian.
Monday, April 7, 20253:00 PM (Pacific Time)
Bilingual Lecture Series: A hybrid lecture in English.
Monday, April 28, 202511:00 AM
Bilingual Lecture Series: Lecture in English
Sunday, May 18, 202511:30 AM - 1:30 PM (Pacific Time)
Bilingual Lecture Series
Sunday, June 1, 20254:00 PM - 6:00 PM (Pacific Time)
A hybrid lecture with Mehrzad Boroujerdi and Ali Akbar Mahdi
A lecture in Persian by Ramin Jahanbegloo (Author)
A Lecture in Persian by Hashem Pesaran (USC and University of Cambridge)
A lecture in Persian by Houchang-Esfandiar Chehabi (Boston University)
A lecture by Dr. Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak (University of Maryland)
A lecture in Persian by Dr. Ziba Mir-Hosseini (Legal Anthropologist, SOAS, London)
A lecture in Persian by Peyman Vahabzadeh (University of Victoria)
A lecture in Persian by Abbas Amanat (Yale University)
A lecture in Persian by Ata Hoodashtian (Institut Canadien de Management)
A lecture in Persian by Dr. Mansour Farhang (Bennington College)
A book talk in Persian by Kambiz Navai (Shahid Beheshti University)
Dr. Nayereh Tohidi is Professor Emeritus in the Gender and Women’s Studies Department and founding director of the Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Program at California State University, Northridge. Professor Tohidi is a visiting scholar at the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies. Please visit Dr. Tohidi's CSUN Faculty Page for more information.