Best Hamid Reza Podcasts (2024)

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Book Talk: Ahmad Shamlou, Behind the Mirror 55:47

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October 5, 2023 Speaker: Bahram Grami A book talk about the acclaimed Iranian poet, Ahmad Shamlou, with Dr. Bahram Grami. Event is in Persian and was organized on Oct. 5, 2023. “The book 'Ahmad Shamlou, Behind the Mirror' is not a literary criticism, it is a step toward better knowing Ahmad Shamlou based on reliable sources. It is not a documentary…

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Mohammad Reza Shajarian Records Singing with Hagia Sophia Acoustics 11:56

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In 2014, Maestro Mohammad Reza Shajarian visited Stanford University. In collaboration with Stanford’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), he recorded a few test sessions using virtual acoustics of the Hagia Sophia. Recording and production of audio and video were made possible by the CCRMA team and the Icons of Sound Proje…

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Parliamentary Politics and Iran-US Relations During the Cold War 36:54

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June 1, 2023 Speaker: Tomoyo Chisaka The second Zahedi Family Fellow lecture by the Spring 2023 Zahedi Fellow, Dr. Tomoyo Chisaka. Influential literature on Iran-US relations has assessed economic and security issues as having profound impacts on the rise and fall of Mohammad Reza Shah. However, relatively little attention has been paid to the ways…

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Women, Art, Freedom: Women Artists & Street Politics in Iran by Pamela Karimi 55:46

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May 11, 2023 Speakers: Pamela Karimi Discussion with Dr. Pamela Karimi about the work of several prominent contemporary women artists and their courageous acts of political activism in the streets of Iran. Following the tragic murder of Mahsa Amini, Iranian women took to the streets in large numbers to protest. Their bodies were the focus of these …

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Never Invisible: An Iranian Woman’s Life Across the Twentieth Century 1:25:48

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May 2, 2023 Speakers: Ladan Lari, Leila Pourhashemi, Abbas Milani, Kioumars Ghereghlou A discussion about "Never Invisible: An Iranian Woman’s Life Across the Twentieth Century" (Mage Publishers, 2023). Houri Mostofi Moghadam was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1919, descended on her mother’s side from Iranian royalty and on her father’s from a “God-feari…

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Challenges and Prospects for Dynamic Entrepreneurship in Iran’s Transition to Democracy 1:57:28

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April 21, 2023 A conversation with prominent Iranian-American business leaders Faraj Aalaei, Siavash Alamouti, Fay Arjomandi, Afsaneh Beschloss, Hamid Moghadam, and Shane Tedjarati about the role of dynamic entrepreneurship, the role of women in the future economy, and the impact of the Iranian diaspora on the transition to a future democratic Iran…

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From Esther to Persepolis: Harbingers of Woman, Life, Freedom 58:58

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March 25, 2023 Speakers: Mahnaz Afkhami, Homa Sarshar, and Marjane Satrapi A discussion with Ms. Mahnaz Afkhami, Ms. Homa Sarshar, and Ms. Marjane Satrapi, moderated by Dr. Mandana Zandian as a part of the conference "Dialogues on Iran's Transition to Secular Democracy" co-hosted by Stanford Iranian Studies, Gozar.org, and KAI on March 25-26, 2023 …

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Pacted Transitions and Applications to Iran 29:28

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March 17, 2023 Speakers: Hicham Alaoui A discussion with Dr. Hicham Alaoui (Hicham Alaoui Foundation) and Dr. Abbas Milani (Stanford Iranian Studies) in March of 2023. Part of the conference "Dialogues on Iran's Transition to Secular Democracy" co-hosted by Stanford Iranian Studies, Gozar.org, and KAI on March 25-26, 2023 at Stanford University. Dr…

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The Challenges of Iran's Transition in Comparative Perspective 42:01

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March 16, 2023 Speakers: Larry Diamond, Michael McFaul, Abbas Milani A discussion with Professor Larry Diamond (Political Science, Stanford) and Professor Michael McFaul (FSI, Stanford), moderated by Dr. Abbas Milani (Stanford Iranian Studies) in March of 2023. Part of the conference "Dialogues on Iran's Transition to Secular Democracy" co-hosted b…

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Human Rights Data Collection for Judicial Processes in Iran's Transition to Secular Democracy 23:26

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March 15, 2023 Speakers: Allen Weiner, Bailey Ulbricht A discussion with Professor Allen Weiner (Stanford Law School) and Bailey Ulbricht (Stanford Humanitarian Program), moderated by Dr. Abbas Milani (Stanford Iranian Studies) in March of 2023. Part of the conference "Dialogues on Iran's Transition to Secular Democracy" co-hosted by Stanford Irani…

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Panel Discussion of Norooz (Persian New Year) 43:39

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March 14, 2023 Speakers: Mojdeh Shamsaie, Shervin Emami, Abbas Milani, Donya Nasser Panel discussion of Norooz/Persian New Year, hosted by the Stanford Iranian Studies Program and the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program at Stanford in March 2023. Ms. Mojdeh Shamsaie, Professor Shervin Emami, and Professor Abbas Milani discuss the history and importanc…

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Amplifying Iranian Women with Voice AI with Iran Davar Ardalan 53:35

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March 9, 2023 Speaker: Iran Davar Ardalan Iran Davar Ardalan discusses the innovative and new Voice AI experience “Freedom Speaks.” This project honors Iranian women using powerful art such as poems, music and more from the past & present—all accessible through Alexa's voice command “Alexa, open Freedom Speaks." Ms. Ardalan also explains how others…

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What the Failure of Local Democracy in Iran tells about Islamist Authoritarianism by Kian Tajbakhsh 1:38:35

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March 2, 2023 Speakers: Kian Tajbakhsh Author Kian Tajbakhsh discussed his most recent book, "Creating Local Democracy in Iran: State Building and the Politics of Decentralization." With a combination of historical, political, and financial field research, it explores the multifaceted dimensions of local power and how various ideologically opposed …

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A Discussion with Mohsen Yalfani 1:02:14

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February 17, 2023 Speakers: Mohsen Yalfani, Shabnam Tolouei A discussion with Mohsen Yalfani about his life, work, and the recent reading of his play “Diaspora,” directed by Shabnam Tolouei at Stanford University. Ms. Tolouei joined the conversation as well. Discussion is in Persian. Mohsen Yalfani was born in 1943 in Hamadan, Iran. He wrote his fi…

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Reza Shah's Exile in Mauritius with Houchang Chehabi 1:01:25

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February 8, 2023 Speaker: Houchang Chehabi Dr. Houchang Chehabi discusses his new research work on Reza Shah and his family's exile in Mauritius. In 1941 Reza Shah and most of his family were exiled by the British to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. They remained there for six months. This talk discusses the circumstances of the royal family's…

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"How Iranians and Iran Changed the life of an American Woman" by Mona Khademi 58:53

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February 2, 2023 Speaker: Mona Khademi Mona Khademi will examine the extraordinary life of Laura Barney and her deep and enduring connections with Iranians and Iran, and their impact on her life. Laura Barney learned Persian, traveled to Iran in 1906, visited several cities there, and met many Iranian dignitaries and government officials. She also …

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A Narrative of Endurance with Homa Sarshar 44:53

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December 1, 2022 Speaker: Homa Sarshar Homa Sarshar discusses her new book "A Narrative of Endurance." She also touched on the Iranian women’s movement and demonstrations organized by the Iranian diaspora in support of protests in Iran over the past four decades. This talk is in Persian. About the book: “One can find and obtain knowledge, albeit in…

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Shirin Ebadi: Until We Are Free (film screening discussion) 1:25:19

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November 30, 2022 Speaker: Shirin Ebadi The Iranian Studies Program screened a new documentary “Shirin Ebadi: Until We Are Free” about the Nobel Peace laureate’s mission to bring justice to the people of Iran. Dr. Ebadi held a post screening discussion live-translated to English and moderated by Dr. Abbas Milani. The event was introduced by Dr. Abb…

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Film screening: There Is No Evil 1:05:59

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October 29, 2021 Speaker: Mohammad Rasoulof The film screening of There Is No Evil was followed by a discussion with the film's director, Mohammad Rasoulof. The talk is in Persian with live English translation. About the film: Filmed in secret and banned in its home country, Mohammad Rasoulof’s Golden Bear-winning film is an anthology of four short…

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Dr. Hamed Esmaeilion: It Snows In This House (Book Talk) 54:44

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October 28, 2022 Speaker: Hamed Esmaeilion Dr. Hamed Esmaeilion discusses his award-winning novels written in Persian, as well as his moving memoir about the loss of his wife and daughter in the downing of flight PS752 by the Islamic Republic of Iran on January 8, 2020. Introduction by Dr. Abbas Milani. Dr. Hamed Esmaeilion was born in Kermanshah, …

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Dr. Hamed Esmaeilion and Babak Payami: An Open Wound in the Sky 1:14:37

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October 13, 2022 Speakers: Dr. Hamed Esmaeilion and Babak Payami The Hamid and Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies held a special screening of award-winning director Babak Payami’s new documentary "752 Is Not a Number" about the unprecedented downing of a passenger flight leaving Tehran airport by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. The fil…

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🇬🇧 IELTS - Useful tips for test day! ☘️ 4:16

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The purpose of this video is to give IELTS candidates useful tips to assist them perform at their best on test day.

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Always have the courage to continue! ☘️ 0:28

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"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." #WinstonChurchill Doesn't matter how tough it gets, always have the courage to continue! ☘️

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🇬🇧 Insight into IELTS! ☘️ 4:44

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The purpose of this video is to give an insight into IELTS for those candidates who intend to take the test.

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Book Talk: The Battles of a Judge with Dr. Hamid Najafi 47:29

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September 29, 2022 Speaker: Dr. Hamid Najafi Dr. Hamid Najafi discusses his new book "The Battles of a Judge." The book was written by Dr. Najafi and his late father, Dr. Hossein Najafi. From 1946 to 1979, Hossein Najafi served at the Justice Ministry of Iran. He started in an entry level judicial position after law school and rose to lead the Just…

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IDIOMS - Episode 08: Past Experiences 5:34

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The point of this podcast is to teach English enthusiasts 5 different ways of expressing what they have learned from past experiences.

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IDIOMS - Episode 07: Praise 5:03

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The target of this podcast is to teach English enthusiasts 5 different ways to praise others.

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IDIOMS - Episode 06: Annoyance 5:21

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The goal of this podcast is to teach English enthusiasts 5 different ways to express how irritated they get.

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IDIOMS - Episode 05: Sadness 6:04

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The aim of this podcast is to teach English enthusiasts 5 different ways to express their sadness.

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IDIOMS - Episode 04: Knowing 5:45

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The objective of this podcast is to teach English enthusiasts 5 different ways to express how well they know something or someone.

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Nobody's Periphery: Pahlavi Iran and the Arab-Israeli Conflict 55:45

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May 31, 2022 Speaker: Arash Azizi "Pahlavi Iran, alongside Turkey, was a rare case of a Muslim-majority state to have consistent relations with Israel. Much of existing literature often discusses this as an aspect of Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion’s Policy of Periphery. But the Shah’s relations with Israel were in line with his foreign pol…

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The Reconfiguration of Iran's Political Elite: Rising Indoctrinated Technocrats with Saeid Golkar 53:00

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May 19, 2022 Speaker: Saeid Golkar Ayatollah Khamenei is replacing the Islamic Republic's old cohort of specialists with newly indoctrinated technocrats, preparing the regime for a swift succession. In addition, reconfiguration of political elites is shifting the power equilibrium in the Islamic Republic, facilitating greater coordination between d…

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Ehsan Yarshater's Yaddashtha: Reflections on Iranian History, Literature, Culture, and the Arts 1:26:47

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April 8, 2022 Speakers: Mahnaz Afkhami, Ali Banuazizi, Mandana Zandian Scholars reflect on Ehsan Yarshater's remarkable contributions and lasting impact on the study of Iranian history, literature, culture, and the arts. Dr. Yarshater (1920-2018) was Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies at Columbia University, the founder and director of Co…

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The Clash of Values: Islamic Fundamentalism Versus Liberal Nationalism with Mansoor Moaddel 1:01:37

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April 14, 2022 The Clash of Values provides groundbreaking empirical data to demonstrate how the collision between Islamic fundamentalism and liberal nationalism explains the region’s present and will determine its future. Analyzing data from over 60,000 face-to-face interviews of nationally representative samples of people in seven countries—Egypt…

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IDIOMS - Episode 03: Anger 5:22

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The point of this podcast is to teach English enthusiasts 5 different ways of expressing their anger.

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The Legacy of Mohammad Mosaddegh with Nicolas Gorjestani 1:15:13

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March 3, 2022 Speaker: Nicolas Gorjestani Mohammad Mosaddegh, Iran's prime minister in the early 1950s, was one of the most consequential national leaders of the twentieth century. Based on his recent book, Nicolas Gorjestani will examine Mosaddegh's life story, resistance strategy, governance, reform record, and overthrow. Mosaddegh locked horns w…

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One Hundred Years of Extraterritoriality and Capitulations in Iran: 1828-1928 55:36

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February 25, 2022 In the age of imperialism Iran was one of only a handful of non-Western states that maintained their sovereignty. However, as in other places such as the Ottoman Empire, China, and Siam, this sovereignty was punctured by unequal treaties that granted certain Western powers extraterritorial rights. These rights were justified by th…

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IDIOMS - Episode 02: Enjoyment & Happiness 4:38

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The goal of this podcast is to teach English enthusiasts 5 different ways of expressing their enjoyment & happiness.

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IDIOMS - Episode 01: Happiness 4:47

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The purpose of this podcast is to teach English enthusiasts 5 different ways of expressing their happiness.

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Film screening: "Immigrant Stories: Iranian-Americans of Silicon Valley" 54:31

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November 12, 2021 The film screening of Immigrant Stories: Iranian-Americans of Silicon Valley was followed by a conversation with the film's co-directors, Nima Naimi, Alireza Sanayei, and Julian Gigola. About the documentary: Iranian Americans have achieved remarkable success across all professional fields, with many recognized internationally for…

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Global 1968, the Death of Takhti, and the Birth of the Iranian Revolution 1:08:00

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October 15, 2021 Naghmeh Sohrabi and Arash Davari This talk reconstructs rumors and demonstrations in 1968 around the death of Gholamreza Takhti, Iran's beloved gold-winning wrestling champion, recentering them in the history of the 1979 revolution and the global 1960s. The account of the demonstrations provided here explains a mobilization tactic …

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On Ebrahim Golestan: An Inquiry into "Tide and Mist" 55:00

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November 5, 2021 Speaker: Sahand Abidi Sahand Abidi is an essayist and critic. He studied drama at the fine arts faculty of Tehran University. He worked as a playwright, dramaturge, assistant director and actor in theatre, and taught courses on the history of theater. He has worked in different capacities on numerous films, documentaries and plays.…

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Image and Words in the Films and Stories of Ebrahim Golestan 39:02

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October 22, 2021 Speaker: Ameneh Yousefi Ameneh Yousefi was born in Hamedan city in Iran. She received her Doctoral in Persian Literature from the University of Karaj. She has done several auditorial, visual and animated projects as an author for Local National Broadcasting. She currently teaches Persian Literature in Ganjname University in Hamedan…

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White Torture: The Infamy of Solitary Confinement in Iran with Narges Mohammadi 1:12:15

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September 29, 2021 Narges Mohammadi in conversation with Darius Rejali and Abbas Milani. Narges Mohammadi is Deputy Director of the Defenders of Human Rights Centre (DHRC). She was elected as President of the Executive Committee of the National Council of Peace in Iran, a broad coalition against war and for the promotion of human rights. She has ca…

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SGS Summer Film Festival: Cafe Transit 1:01:00

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August 11, 2021 Speaker: Fereshteh Sadreorafaei Fereshteh Sadreorafaei was born in Tehran, Iran in 1962. From a young age, she attended the Children and Adolescents' Intellectual Development Center. There, she studied theater and puppetry and staged several puppet shows. From 1974-1976, she was a student at Pars National Ballet under the supervisio…

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President Carter's Handling of the Iranian Revolution and Hostage Crisis: Discussion with Kai Bird 55:50

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July 18, 2021Kai Bird discusses President Jimmy Carter's interaction with Iran as a part of his new book, "The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter" (Crown, 2021). More about the book: "Four decades after Ronald Reagan’s landslide win in 1980, Jimmy Carter’s one-term presidency is often labeled a failure; indeed, many Americans view C…

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The Nonviolent Revolution of Iranian Women Writers: A Conversation with Farzaneh Milani 52:06

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June 24, 2021Professor Farzaneh Milani discusses Iranian women writers and the Iranian women’s movement with Professor Abbas Milani. The conversation is a part of the on-going series on the Iranian women’s movement.Farzaneh Milani is Raymond J. Nelson Professor of Iranian and Gender Studies and Cavaliers’ Distinguished Teaching Professor at the Uni…

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Losing Our Minds, Coming to Our Senses: Sensory readings of Persian literature (A Hafezian Banquet) 36:19

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May 27, 2021Literary research premised on sensory studies challenges above all the monopolization of modern Persian literary criticism by socio-political discourses, which generally rely on content-based approaches constructing "committed readings" of literary production. "Committed readings" circumscribe the significance of the literary by allowin…

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The Economic Cost of the Islamic Revolution and War for Iran with Mohammad Reza Farzanegan 31:00

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May 20, 2021This study estimates the joint effect of a new political regime and war against Iraq, on Iran’s per capita Gross Domestic Product (‘GDP,’ constant 2010 US$) for the period 1978–1988, during the revolution/war. Professor Mohammad Reza Farzanegan uses a synthetic control approach, whereby a synthetic Iran is constructed as a weighted aver…

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The Iranian Women's Movement: A Conversation with Kian Katouzian 58:56

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May 6, 2021Kian Katouzian discusses her life as a working woman in Iran, participating in the opposition against the Shah and then against Khomeini before leaving Iran for a life of exile in France. She discusses the feelings of loneliness and disorientation while living in exile.She earned a master’s degree in education in Iran in the 1960s, was a…

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