Shii News – Academic Items
1. Upcoming Zoom Talk on Persian Language Study, 5.2.26, 2pm CST
“The History of Persian Language Studies in the US”
Dr. James D. Clark
History Department
The University of Nebraska at Omaha
Thursday, February 5, 2026, 2:00 p.m. CST
Zoom Registration Link: https://unomaha.zoom.us/meeting/register/Pi7CmYeaTTeLNa9DedzbkA
2. Prochaine séance du séminaire “Sociétés, politiques et cultures du monde iranien”, jeudi 19 février 2026, 17h, à l’INALCO
Le CeRMI a le plaisir de vous convier à la prochaine séance du séminaire “Sociétés, politiques et cultures du Monde iranien”, qui se tiendra le jeudi 19 février 2026, 17h-19h, en salle 3.03 à l’INaLCO (65 rue des Grands Moulins, Paris XIII, 5eétage).
Nous sommes heureux d’accueillir Mme. Salomé Michel, historienne, chercheuse associée à la Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, pour une conférence intitulée : Revisiter la période prérévolutionnaire : développement, ambitions idéologiques et déclin du parti unique Rastākhiz (1975-1978).
Orientations bibliographiques :
– Gholam Reza Afkhami. “The Rastākhiz Party.” in The Life and Times of the Shah. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2009, p. 423-440.
– Dāryush Homāyun. Hezb-e Farāgirandeh-ye Mellat. Téhéran: Enteshārāt-e Hezb Rastākhiz, 2536 [1977].
– Afshin Matin-Asgari. “Revolutionary Monarchy, Political Shi’ism and Islamic Marxism.” in Both Eastern and Western: An Intellectual History of Iranian Modernity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018, p. 190-222.
– Abbas Milani. “The Perfect Storm.” in The Shah. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, p. 369-404.
– Mehdi Mozaffari. Nezām-hā-ye Tak-hezbi va Rastākhiz-e Mellat-e Irān. Téhéran: Enteshārāt-e Dāneshgāh-e Tehrān, 1354 [1976].
– Asghar Sāremi Shahāb (éd.). Hezb-e Rastākhiz-e Mellat-e Irān beh Revāyat-e Asnād. Téhéran: Enteshārāt-e Markaz-e Asnād-e Enqelāb-e Eslāmi, 1385 [2006].
– Mozaffar Shāhedi. Hezb-e Rastākhiz: Eshtebāh-e Bozorg. Téhéran: Mo’asseseh-ye Motāle’āt va Pazhuhesh-hā-ye Siyāsi, 1382 [2003].
– Zhand Shakibi. “The Rastākhiz Party and Pahlavism: The Beginnings of State Anti-Westernism in Iran.” British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies 45, n° 2 (2018), p. 251-268.
– Zhand Shakibi. Pahlavi Iran and the Politics of Occidentalism: The Shah and the Rastākhiz Party. Londres: I.B. Tauris, 2021.
– Mohammad Sheikhān, Shahriār Morādi Dehqi (éds.). Asnādi az Hezb-e Rastākhiz-e Mellat-e Irān. Téhéran: Khāneh-ye ketāb, 1392 [2013].
Vous retrouverez l’intégralité du programme 2025-2026 du séminaire mensuel de recherche “Sociétés, politiques et cultures du Monde iranien” en ligne sur le site du CeRMI: https://cermi.cnrs.fr/seminaires-de-recherche/societes-politiques-et-cultures-du-monde-iranien-2025-2026/
3. Zahra Institute:
2026 Spring Speaker Series
February Events
Food Sovereignty and Local Farmers’ Oral Traditions and Heritage
Shenah Abdullah, Food Sovereignty Programme Manager and Researcher, Kurdistan Institute-Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung-Beirut
Wednesday, February 11: 12pm Central / 1pm Eastern
Register today: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/dFs47Yy5Sle3EJZtzwzdiQ#
Conversation on His Novels and the Kurdish Story from an American Perspective
Zaid Brifkani, Author and Transplant Nephrologist, Davita Dialysis Clinic/Cookeville
Wednesday, February 25: 12pm Central / 1pm Eastern
Register today: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/ex4HnO0aQZaarJwbiWDvWA#
4. Ferdowsi School of Persian Literatureis organising a summer school, called “Ferdowsi Summer School of Persianate Languages and Literatures“. It will be taking place in Yerevan from 6 to 31 July 2026. The programme offers an intensive yet relaxed environment for studying Classical Persian alongside Chaghatay and Urdu, with a strong focus on reading texts, linguistic continuity, and the broader Persianate literary world.
Alongside daily classes, the summer school includes workshops, lectures, shared meals, and cultural activities that create space for conversation and exchange beyond the classroom. It is designed for students and researchers who want to deepen their engagement with Persianate languages in a focused but collegial setting.
More details about the programme, structure, and application process can be found here:
https://ferdowsi.org/ferdowsi-summer-school-of-persianate-languages-and-literatures/
- February 03, 2026
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