The Centennial of the Persian Constitutional Movement
Add to CalendarTHE CENTENNIAL OF
THE PERSIAN CONSTITUTIONAL MOVEMENT 1906-2006
A CONFERENCE
sponsored by
THE IRANICA INSTITUTE
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY
CAL STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON
DATE: September 16-17, 2006
PLACE: Chapman University, Orange, California
ROOM: 237 Kennedy Hall
BOOK & POSTER EXHIBITION: 233 Kennedy Hall
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
[Limited seating. Please arrive early]
Both day events in English
Saturday, September 16, 2006
9:00-9:30 a.m. Registration
9:30-10:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks
Dr. A. Kamron Jabbari, Iranica Institute
Dr. Daniele C. Struppa, Chapman University Provost
Dr. Thomas Klammer, Dean of School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Cal State, Fullerton
Session One: 10:00- 12:15 p.m
Prof. Elton L. Daniel, University of Hawaii
“Iranian Constitutional Revolution in Comparative Perspective”
Prof. Hafez F. Farmayan, University of Texas at Austin
“Reflections Upon Persian Constitutional History”
Prof. Ali Gheissari, University of California, San Diego
“Iranian Constitutional Revolution: Democracy or State-Building?”
Moderator: Dr. A. Kamron Jabbari
LUNCH BREAK
Session Two: 1:30-3:45 p.m.
Prof. Hamid Dabashi, Columbia University
“The Role of Expatriate Intellectuals in the Making of the Constitutional Revolution of Iran”
Dr. James Clark, American Institute of Iranian Studies
“The ‘War of the Quarters’ in Tabriz”
Prof. Evan Siegel, New Jersey City University
“The Evolution of Ahmad Kasravi’s views on the Iranian Constitutional Revolution”
Moderator: Dr. James Coyle
SHORT BREAK
Session Three: 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Dr. Willem Floor, World Bank
“Modern Theater and the Diffusion of the Ideas of the Constitutionalist Movement”
Dr. Hasan Javadi, George Washington University
“The Journal Mulla Nasreddin and the Constitutional Revolution”
Moderator: Prof. William Cumiford
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Session Four: 10:00-12:00 a.m.
Prof. Houri Berberian, California State University, Long Beach
“Children of the Same Country: Reflections on the Causes of Armenian Participation
in the Iranian Constitutional Revolution.”
Prof. Nader Hashemi, North Western University
“Religious Disputation and Democratic Constitutionalism: The Enduring Legacy
of the Constitutional Revolution on the Struggle for Democracy in Iran”
Moderator: Dr. Robert Bamban
LUNCH BREAK
Session Five: 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Prof. Majid Tehranian, TODA Institute
“The Iranian Constitutional Revolution in Historical Perspective”
Prof. Morad Eghbal, University of Baltimore
“Lasting Truths: Revisiting Constitutional Thought and Human Rights from
the Code of Hammurabi, the Edict of Cyrus the Great, and the Iranian
Constitutional Revolution of 1906.”
Moderator: Dr. Ron Steiner
PARKING: Five story parking structure is located behind Kennedy Hall. Turn west onto Sycamore St. at the intersection of Glassell Street. Permits are not required on Saturday and Sunday.
DIRECTIONS: http://www.chapman.edu/map/parking.asp
or,
http://www.chapman.edu/map/yahooMap.asp
****************
About the Iranica Institute:
Iranica Institute was established in 1995 by a former college professor, Mr. Ahmad Kamron Jabbari. It has since grown into an international network of scholars, educators, artists and everyone who is interested in the issues that concern a geographic area, historically know as the Iranicas [Eranshahr]. This area includes the following: Iran (Persia), Armenia, Eastern Turkey (Anatolia), Georgia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, parts of India, Central Asian countries of Tajikistan,Uzbekistan, Kirghizistan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakstan, parts of ancient Mesopotamia, ethnic people such as the Jews, the Kurds and the Assyrians, and the countries around the Persian Gulf. To join this network, please write to:
Iranica Institute
P.O. Box 5731
Irvine, CA 92616. USA
Reviewed/approved by 7rooz Admin Staff.
THE PERSIAN CONSTITUTIONAL MOVEMENT 1906-2006
A CONFERENCE
sponsored by
THE IRANICA INSTITUTE
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY
CAL STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON
DATE: September 16-17, 2006
PLACE: Chapman University, Orange, California
ROOM: 237 Kennedy Hall
BOOK & POSTER EXHIBITION: 233 Kennedy Hall
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
[Limited seating. Please arrive early]
Both day events in English
Saturday, September 16, 2006
9:00-9:30 a.m. Registration
9:30-10:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks
Dr. A. Kamron Jabbari, Iranica Institute
Dr. Daniele C. Struppa, Chapman University Provost
Dr. Thomas Klammer, Dean of School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Cal State, Fullerton
Session One: 10:00- 12:15 p.m
Prof. Elton L. Daniel, University of Hawaii
“Iranian Constitutional Revolution in Comparative Perspective”
Prof. Hafez F. Farmayan, University of Texas at Austin
“Reflections Upon Persian Constitutional History”
Prof. Ali Gheissari, University of California, San Diego
“Iranian Constitutional Revolution: Democracy or State-Building?”
Moderator: Dr. A. Kamron Jabbari
LUNCH BREAK
Session Two: 1:30-3:45 p.m.
Prof. Hamid Dabashi, Columbia University
“The Role of Expatriate Intellectuals in the Making of the Constitutional Revolution of Iran”
Dr. James Clark, American Institute of Iranian Studies
“The ‘War of the Quarters’ in Tabriz”
Prof. Evan Siegel, New Jersey City University
“The Evolution of Ahmad Kasravi’s views on the Iranian Constitutional Revolution”
Moderator: Dr. James Coyle
SHORT BREAK
Session Three: 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Dr. Willem Floor, World Bank
“Modern Theater and the Diffusion of the Ideas of the Constitutionalist Movement”
Dr. Hasan Javadi, George Washington University
“The Journal Mulla Nasreddin and the Constitutional Revolution”
Moderator: Prof. William Cumiford
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Session Four: 10:00-12:00 a.m.
Prof. Houri Berberian, California State University, Long Beach
“Children of the Same Country: Reflections on the Causes of Armenian Participation
in the Iranian Constitutional Revolution.”
Prof. Nader Hashemi, North Western University
“Religious Disputation and Democratic Constitutionalism: The Enduring Legacy
of the Constitutional Revolution on the Struggle for Democracy in Iran”
Moderator: Dr. Robert Bamban
LUNCH BREAK
Session Five: 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Prof. Majid Tehranian, TODA Institute
“The Iranian Constitutional Revolution in Historical Perspective”
Prof. Morad Eghbal, University of Baltimore
“Lasting Truths: Revisiting Constitutional Thought and Human Rights from
the Code of Hammurabi, the Edict of Cyrus the Great, and the Iranian
Constitutional Revolution of 1906.”
Moderator: Dr. Ron Steiner
PARKING: Five story parking structure is located behind Kennedy Hall. Turn west onto Sycamore St. at the intersection of Glassell Street. Permits are not required on Saturday and Sunday.
DIRECTIONS: http://www.chapman.edu/map/parking.asp
or,
http://www.chapman.edu/map/yahooMap.asp
****************
About the Iranica Institute:
Iranica Institute was established in 1995 by a former college professor, Mr. Ahmad Kamron Jabbari. It has since grown into an international network of scholars, educators, artists and everyone who is interested in the issues that concern a geographic area, historically know as the Iranicas [Eranshahr]. This area includes the following: Iran (Persia), Armenia, Eastern Turkey (Anatolia), Georgia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, parts of India, Central Asian countries of Tajikistan,Uzbekistan, Kirghizistan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakstan, parts of ancient Mesopotamia, ethnic people such as the Jews, the Kurds and the Assyrians, and the countries around the Persian Gulf. To join this network, please write to:
Iranica Institute
P.O. Box 5731
Irvine, CA 92616. USA
Reviewed/approved by 7rooz Admin Staff.
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