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Historian of modern Iran at the Institute of Iranian Studies, Austrian Academy of Sciences.
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David Motadel
19 days ago
Delighted about the publication of THE MAKING OF IRANIAN MODERNITY (Ilex via Harvard University Press), our Festschrift for the great Houchang E. Chehabi.
@lsehy.bsky.social
@harvardpress.bsky.social
@bupardeeschool.bsky.social
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Institute for Iranian Studies
5 months ago
We have an open position for a pre-doctoral researcher in Dr. Ariane Sadjed's "Persian Jews – History, Community, Memory" team, looking at the Jewish communities of central Asia. See here for job profile and other details: applications must be in by October 1st.
www.oeaw.ac.at/jobs?jh=pp87...
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Offene Stellen an der ÖAW
Aktuelle Stellenausschreibungen aus den Instituten und der zentralen Verwaltung der ÖAW
https://www.oeaw.ac.at/jobs?jh=pp87whtumr1xj5anw9ibr7bz48un944
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Χοδαδαδίος Ρεζαχανίδης, PhD, KRT, Duc de Téhéran
8 months ago
Being in contact w people in Iran; the general mood: 1- No sympathy for the dead commanders: “got what they deserved” 2- Lots of anger, but little fear, abt Israel hitting cities & residential areas. 3- Amusement at how incompetent IRI forces are. Zero support. 4- Fascinated by Israeli tech.
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Stanford University Press
8 months ago
Dust That Never Settles by
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considers how Iraqi and Iranian writers have wrestled with representing the Iran-Iraq War and its legacy, from wartime to the present.
#ReadUP
www.sup.org/books/middle...
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Amir Moosavi
9 months ago
My book, Dust That Never Settles: Literary Afterlives of the Iran-Iraq War is now available for purchase. Please encourage your university or local library to get a copy. You can get a 20% discount from the publisher, Stanford University Press:
shorturl.at/ZRGyw
. The code is on the attached flyer.
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Call for papers for the fifth Symposia Iranica, to be held at the University of St Andrews, 10-12 April 2026.
iranian.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/symposia-ira...
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SYMPOSIA IRANICA V – CALL FOR PAPERS – Institute of Iranian Studies
https://iranian.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/symposia-iranica/fifth/symposia-iranica-v-call-for-papers/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKIK7pleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFKaG1scmVmVllyWlo4dUp0AR4wc58dC3eqQLUbcEbDTJon2M3K0Ve-FE6QLLiIDuRniT3qsK-PJgIQ0oRQeg_aem_pqNyO-qmpmjlylfBuLsD4A
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Timothy Nunan
10 months ago
For those not familiar,
@wilsoncenter.org
's Digital Archive is *the* leading resource on the international history of the Cold War, comprising thousands of documents collected by historians, curated by Wilson Center staff + essential for teachers and students.
digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org
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Home Page | Wilson Center Digital Archive
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Arash Zeini
11 months ago
The Bible in its Ancient Iranian Context An international conference convened by: Rahim Shayegan, William Schniedewind, & Catherine Bonesho March 13-14, 2025 (in-person and online)
www.biblioiranica.info/the-bible-in...
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The Bible in its Ancient Iranian Context
An international conference convened by:M. Rahim Shayegan, UCLAWilliam Schniedewind, UCLACatherine Bonesho, UCLA March 13-14, 2025 | 306 & 314 Royce HallUCLA Co-sponsored by:The Pourdavoud Inst…
https://www.biblioiranica.info/the-bible-in-its-ancient-iranian-context
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Rachel Bridgewater
12 months ago
📖Hot off the press!: a new history of Iranian oil nationalisation from below, by
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edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-nationa...
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Nationalising Oil and Knowledge in Iran
Nationalising Oil and Knowledge in Iran
https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-nationalising-oil-and-knowledge-in-iran.html
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Timothy Nunan
about 1 year ago
I'm hiring a post-doc working on 🇦🇿🇰🇬🇹🇷🇮🇷🇷🇺 for our new @dfg.de-AHRC project at
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@universityofleeds.bsky.social
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"Transitions: Examining Changing Regimes of Sexuality in Post-Soviet Muslim Republics." More information here:
www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-1...
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0,5 Wiss. Mitarb. (m/w/d) "Transitions: Examining Changing Regimes of Sexuality in Post-Soviet Muslim Republics“ (Univ. Regensburg)
Eine Stelle als wiss. Mitarbeiter:in (m/w/d) (Postdoc) im von der DFG und AHRC geförderten Projekt "Transitions: Examining Changing Regimes of Sexuality in Post-Soviet Muslim Republics" am Department ...
https://www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-152834?title=0-5-wiss-mitarb-m-w-d-transitions-examining-changing-regimes-of-sexuality-in-post-soviet-muslim-republics-univ-regensburg&recno=2&q=&sort=&fq=&total=111
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Institute for Iranian Studies
about 1 year ago
Upcoming event! International guest lecture by Goli Akbar Kashani, about Fathollah Khan Akbar, Prime Minister of Iran before the 1921 coup. Opening address by Nobel laureate Anton Zeilinger. 26 February 2025, 6pm, Sonnenfelsgasse 19 Theatersaal. Programme & details:
www.oeaw.ac.at/ifi/veransta...
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A PROFILE OF AN IRANIAN STATESMAN: SEPAHDAR RASHTI’S ROLE IN THE TWO KEY EVENTS THAT HELPED SHAPE MODERN IRAN
IFI International Guest lecture
https://www.oeaw.ac.at/ifi/veranstaltungen/event-details/a-profile-of-an-iranian-statesman-sepahdar-rashtis-role-in-the-two-key-events-that-helped-shape-modern-iran
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Institute for Iranian Studies
about 1 year ago
Hello and welcome to our new profile on Bluesky! We're the Institute for Iranian Studies at the Austrian Academy of Sciences - a key centre internationally for understanding the languages, cultures and history of the wider Iranian-influenced world, from the Caucasus through to central Asia.
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David Motadel
about 1 year ago
Absolutely delighted about the publication of UNCONQUERED STATES (Oxford University Press), which looks at the global history of non-European powers in the imperial age.
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Published today: the first complete English translation of Towards the Great Civilization, the Shah's penultimate book. Based on the manuscript of the English translation commissioned by the Pahlavi Library in 1978, with forewords by Ali Ansari and myself.
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/towards-t...
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Towards the Great Civilization
The first English-language translation of former Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's penultimate book, published in Persian on the eve of the revolution that b…
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/towards-the-great-civilization-9780755654178/
about 1 year ago
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Richard Hammond
over 1 year ago
The call for papers for the 2025 Second World War Research Group UK conference ('The Second World War: 80 Years On') is now out! It takes place on 12-13 June 2025 at Bush House, King's College London. See the attached image for details: 🗃️
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Christoph Kalter
about 1 year ago
💥Call for Papers: 💥 "African Voices in Global Intellectual History" - Authors' workshop organized by Martin Rempe, Konstanz. "Applications from the African continent and early career researchers are particularly welcome." Please share widely.
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On my way to Marburg University for what promises to be a fascinating workshop, organised by Professor Bianca Devos, on the cultural history of late Pahlavi Iran.
www.uni-marburg.de/de/cnms/iran...
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International Workshop 27-29 November
This workshop seeks to explore the interactions between state ideology and the socio-cultural sphere from an interdisciplinary perspective.
https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/cnms/iranistik/aktuelles/nachrichten/pahlavi-workshop
about 1 year ago
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Honoured to be giving the annual Ann Lambton memorial lecture at the British Academy in London this Thursday on Iran's relations with Africa in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. The event will also be streamed live.
www.bips.ac.uk/event/politi...
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