The Persian Studies Program at San José State University is holding several exciting lectures this fall designed to celebrate Persian art, literature and culture. On September 8, graphic illustrator and co-author of Operation Ajax, Daniel Burwen will deliver a talk on “Retelling the Story on the 1953 CIA Coup in Iran in Graphic Form.” On October 6, the University will welcome Arash Davari, Ph.D. candidate, UCLA, Political Science, for a lecture on “A Return to Which Self? Ali Shari’ati and the Articulation of an Indeterminate Collective Subject in Revolutionary Iran,” followed by a poetry reading with Iranian-American poet Soraya Shalforoosh on October 15. Finally, the screening of Fifi Howls from Happiness, a documentary about Iranian artist, Bahman Mohassas, will be held on November 18, followed by a discussion with film producer Marjaneh Moghimi. All lectures are free and open to the public.
Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute is delighted to support these events and the Persian Studies Program of SJSU.
