Seventh Biennial Conference of Iranian Studies

International Society for Iranian Studies

American Institute of Iranian Studies
Association for the Study of Persainate Societies
Flora Family Foundation
Foundation for Iranian Studies
Iran Heritage Foundation
Toronto Initiative for Iranian Studies
University of Toronto

Mohammad Tavakoli-Targhi

This conference includes contributions in all fields of Iranian studies, especially new areas of investigation and/or novel approaches to traditional fields. For programme outline visit conference's website where a preliminary programme with overall layout of each day's schedule is listed. Due to visa related issues E Sessions are not finalized and are not included in this preliminary programme. The conference programme is listed by sessions and shows the session(s) to which each speaker or chair is allocated. There are as yet no abstracts of the presentations and no biographies. Visit the site regularly for changes to the programmes, sessions and speakers.

Over 200 papers on all aspects of Iranian, art, culture, literature, history and politics by leading Iranian studies scholars will be presented. During the conference the following cultural events will also be presented:

• The Shahnameh Millennium Concert: an innovative programme of orchestral music, naghali recitation and pardekhani visual narration featuring Behzad Ranjbaran's shahnanmeh inspired Persian trilogy performed by Toronto symphony Orchestra.
• Pre-release screening of excerpts from the unique documentary film 'The Glass House' about marginalised young women in Iranian society, followed by a panel discussion with the film-makers and experts on marginalised young persons in Iran.
• Iranian Film Festival: Screening of a powerful collection of feature and documentary film on the general theme of Redefining the Self.
• Persian & Iranian Studies Book Exhibit & Photograph Exhibition

The conference registration fee for non-ISIS members is $70 ($40 for students & seniors). Registered individuals are entitled to attend all conference panels (July 31 to August 3); all film screenings, and the ISIS receptions. The Shahnameh Millenium concert is ticketed (see Event Information below)

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Persian Trilogy: The Shahnamah Millennium Concert with composer Behzad Ranjbaran, female Maestro JoAnn Falletta conductor and artistic director Ariana Barkeshli, played by members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra; projection of famous Persian miniature art on a giant screen; and narration by Tehran-based master story teller Morshed Valiollah Torabi.

Roy Thomson Hall, Saturday August 2, 2008, at 8:00 PM

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A collection of films under the general theme of "Redefining the Self" which has been broadly construed so as to include a wide range of topics from the contestation of gendered or sexual roles, to the reimagining of violence and individual (often women's) resistances to it. Subjects range from the seemingly frivolous, such as cosmetic surgery, to the deadly serious, such as murder.

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For Tickets: Admission to film screenings is free for registered conference attendees and $10 per screening session for the general public. Buyers of $10 screening tickets should contact 'Enquiries' details below.

The Peak Sneak screening of 'The Glass House' followed by 'The Making of The Glass House' - Panel Discussion: Friday, 1st August 2008 at 7:00 PM