Archive for November 4th, 2025
Shii News – Academic Items
1. In person: Durham University/ British Institute of Persian Studies Event:
2025 Ann Lambton Memorial Lecture
12 November 2024, 15.30 UK time
with Mr. Nicholas Hopton
“A British Diplomatic Perspective on Iran’s Position & Policies in the Middle East Since 7 October 2023”
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:30 – 18:00 GMT
MHL452, Mill Hill Lane, Durham University
Durham DH1
Use this link for free registration:
2. Assistant Professor or Higher (Tenure-track) in Ottoman History, American University in Bulgaria, Sofia
Candidates should be specializing in Southeast Europe, the Middle East, or the Eastern Mediterranean, with a preference for Ottoman studies or Ottoman history, religious studies, environmental history, institutional history, transnational history, or the history of science, broadly defined.
Deadline for applications: 21 December 2025. Information: https://tinyurl.com/yc2z4ss2c
3. Research Fellowship of the Emirates Leadership Initiative 2026-2027, Havard Kennedy School
Deadline for applications: 1 December 2025.
Information: https://tinyurl.com/56km857n
4. Columbia University’s Sakıp Sabancı Center for Turkish Studies invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowshipfor a one-year appointment running from September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2027.
The fellowship is open to scholars in the humanities and social sciences, focusing on any period within the field of Turkish Studies.The fellowship competition is open to candidates who have received their Ph.D. degree in the humanities or social sciences after May 2023 and have written a dissertation on a topic related to Turkish Studies. Fellows cannot hold another scholarship, visiting position, or employment during the term of the fellowship.
Deadline for applications: 15 December 2025. Information: https://tinyurl.com/4z636mcf
5. Toronto Persian Book Fair 2025
1001 Books Fair and Cyrus Film Festival in collaboration with Global Link present:
The Toronto Persian Book Fair: The Toronto Persian Book Fair is a major cultural event celebrating Persian-language and diaspora publishing, with participation from several Canada- and Europe-based publishers. Alongside book exhibits, the fair offers a vibrant schedule of readings, workshops, and film-related sessions, making it a gathering place for writers, readers, cinema enthusiasts and creatives across generations. The diasporic and Persian publishers participating in the book fair include Asemana Books, Azadegan, Baran, Forough, Gardoon, Iran Namag, Kabul Books, Noghteh, Noogam, Saray-i Bamdad, Zagros, and others.
For the full schedule, please follow the fair’s official channels, including the 1001 Books Fair Instagram page and the participating publishers.
📍Venue: Global Link, Toronto
📅Dates: November 14–15, 2025
Program Highlights
Friday, November 14
6:00–7:00 PM — 🎭 Workshop: Commedia dell’Arte
Presenter: Dr. Duman Riyazi (دکتر دومان ریاضی)
A dynamic, hands-on introduction to the Italian theatrical tradition that influenced modern acting and improvisation.
7:00–8:00 PM — 📖 Book Launch: من و هشتاد سالگی (Me and My Eighties)
Author: Dr. Ezzat Mossallenezad (دکتر عزت مصلینژاد) — Published by Zagros Press
Join us for an intimate discussion and book signing with the author, reflecting on life, memory, and resilience.
Saturday, November 15
10:30–11:30 AM — 🎥 Workshop: Frame and Frame
Presenter: SADAF
A visual storytelling session exploring rhythm, perspective, and narrative framing in film and photography.
12:00–1:15 PM — 📚 Book Launch: Colour and Mystery (رنگ و راز)
Author: Irene Monique Salehi (ایرن مونیک صالحی) — Published by Asemana Books
Launch of Colour and Mystery: A Life in Seven Panels — a biographical and artistic journey through colour and imagination.
1:30–2:30 PM — ✍️ Workshop: From Story to Screenplay (تبدیل داستان به فیلمنامه)
Presenter: Bita Malakouti (بیتا ملکوتی)
Learn how to translate fiction into cinematic language through structure, character, and visual storytelling.
3:00–4:15 PM — 📘 Book Launch: From Northwest (از شمال غرب)
Author: Amir Hossein Bakhtiari (امیر حسین بختیاری) — Published by Asemana Books
A presentation and discussion of short stories exploring identity, migration, and belonging.
4:30–5:30 PM — 💼 Workshop: Film Production and Financing
Presenter: Asa Kazerani
6. UCLA: Pourdavoud Institute for the Study of the Iranian World
The Bible in Its Ancient Iranian Context Conference Videos Available
https://pourdavoud.ucla.edu/events/the-bible-in-its-ancient-iranian-context/
7. The members of ISHMap Prize Committee 2025 and Trustees for the International Society for the History of the Map (ISHMap) are pleased to announce the recipients of the Best Paper Awards for presentations delivered at the Society’s biennial Symposium, held in Paris, France, 9–11 July 2025.
The Best Paper Award for a participant with a terminal degree:
Zeinab Azarbadegan, “The Domain of Two Sovereigns: Ottoman Mapping of Iraq”
The Best Paper Award for a participant without a terminal degree:
Dominic Keyßner, “Cartographies of Anti-Imperialism? Mapping a (Post-)Colonial World in the Socialist East (1960s–1970s)”
An Honorable Mention for a poster delivered by a participant without a terminal degree:
Milena Natividade da Cruz, “Historical Cartography and Processes of Racialization: The Case of the Mural Maps by Longchamps and Janvier (1754)”
Congratulations to all award winners! The Committee thanks all participants for their great contributions and looks forward to hearing more from the awardees in upcoming ISHMap events.
Contact Information
Anne-Rieke van Schaik,
Chair of Awards Committee 2025
Trustee of ISHMap
Contact Email
- November 04, 2025
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