List of Persian/Iranian Events for 2006-05-17

ISCAO Presents:



A Seminar on:



"MODERN IRAN:FILM, PHOTOGRAPHY, POETRY AND NATION"



May 17, 2006: 4-8pm, Reception to Follow



Free Admission



International House, 10 College Park, University of California, Davis, 95616



More Info: www.iscao.com/lectureseries or mesa.ucdavis.edu



Lecturers and Topics:



- Minoo Moallem -



Professor & Chair, Women's Studies, San Francisco State University



Topic: "Passing, Politics, and Filmic Reflection"



- Ali Behdad -



Professor English and Comparative Literature, Chair of Comparative



Literature, University of California, Los Angeles



Topic: "Contact Visions: Photography in 19th-Century Iran."



- Afshin Marashi -



Assistant Professor, California State University-Sacramento



Topic: "The Nation's Poet: Ferdausi and the Iranian National Imagination"



David Yaghoubian



Assistant Professor, California State University, San Bernardino



Topic: "Iran Air #655 in Iranian National Memory"



Parking:



All-day parking is located nearby at the UC Davis garage on campus. Small groups may use the I-House parking lot if the number of cars doesn't interfere with regular I-House events. It is also possible to park on College Park after 5 p.m. on weekdays. Visitor parking passes must be obtained to park in any UC Davis parking lot. Please pay close attention to all parking lot signage as the lots are monitored regularly.

ISCAO Presents:



A Seminar on:

"MODERN IRAN:FILM, PHOTOGRAPHY, POETRY AND NATION"



May 17, 2006: 4-8pm, Reception to Follow



Free Admission



International House, 10 College Park, University of California, Davis, 95616





More Info: www.iscao.com/lectureseries or mesa.ucdavis.edu



Lecturers and Topics:



- Minoo Moallem -

Professor & Chair, Women's Studies, San Francisco State University



Topic: "Passing, Politics, and Filmic Reflection"





- Ali Behdad -

Professor English and Comparative Literature, Chair of Comparative

Literature, University of California, Los Angeles



Topic: "Contact Visions: Photography in 19th-Century Iran."





- Afshin Marashi -

Assistant Professor, California State University-Sacramento



Topic: "The Nation's Poet: Ferdausi and the Iranian National Imagination"





David Yaghoubian

Assistant Professor, California State University, San Bernardino



Topic: "Iran Air #655 in Iranian National Memory"





Parking:

All-day parking is located nearby at the UC Davis garage on campus. Small groups may use the I-House parking lot if the number of cars doesn't interfere with regular I-House events. It is also possible to park on College Park after 5 p.m. on weekdays. Visitor parking passes must be obtained to park in any UC Davis parking lot. Please pay close attention to all parking lot signage as the lots are monitored regularly.

Tired? Stressed out? Wish you could put aside all your worries for a while?

Please join us for an informal gathering at Elephant Bar Restaurant Wednesday May 17th. We invite you to take this opportunity to relax in a casual setting, enjoy the company of your old friends, network with new friends, and savor good food and drink.
This is a regular monthly event, each month in a different location. Hope to see you all.

Elephant Bar Restaurant
DATE: Wednesday May 17, 2006
TIME: 6PM-8PM
LOCATION: 19780 Stevens Creek Blvd.
Cupertino, CA 95014

PHONE: 408-865-0701
PRICE: Self-Host
http://www.anjoman.org

For directions go to: http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?newFL=Use+Address+Below&addr=19780+Stevens+Creek+Blvd.&csz=95014&.intl=us&name=&lat=&lon=&srchtype=a&qty=&new=1&trf=0&getmap=Get+Map