Lectures and Events

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 Ladino Day Interview with Leigh Bardugo & MELC professor Canan Bolel
(December 13, 2024)
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Iraj Khademi Residency Celebrates the Diverse Geography of Persian Literature
(November 18, 2024)
Aria Fani
Book Launch | Reading Across Borders: Afghans, Iranians, and Literary Nationalism | Prof. Aria Fani in conversation with Anna Learn
(October 21, 2024)
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MELC Takes Dawg Days at the Zoo
(October 12, 2024)
Book Launch
MELC Persian and Iranian Studies Presents: The Inaugural Cycle of the Iraj Khademi Residency in Persian Literature
(September 26, 2024)
W.A. Lecture
Didem Havlioğlu Delivers the 2024 Walter Andrews Memorial Lecture 
(April 30, 2024)
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Events in the Turkish and Ottoman Studies Program
(March 7, 2024)
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Black Stewards of Early Islamic Lands: The 2024 Ziadeh Lecture
(February 21, 2024)
China, Taiwan
The 2023 Symposium on Indigenous Languages in China and Taiwan
(February 21, 2024)
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Engaging Academic Events by the Turkish and Ottoman Studies Program
(February 21, 2024)
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A Week with Rakhshan Bani-E'temad at MELC
(February 21, 2024)
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Afrassiabi Lecture Pushes against Boundaries of Persian and Iranian Studies
(February 21, 2024)
"“What’s going on? By us we hear noises of broken windows” by artist Sharon Pazner
Israeli Writers and Writing after October 7
(December 28, 2023)
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Updates in MELC Digital Humanities: the Svoboda Diaries Project
(May 22, 2023)
A Conversation with Jamal Gabobe - Somali-American Poet
A Conversation with Jamal Gabobe - Somali-American Poet
(May 5, 2023)
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Symposium on Indigenous Languages in China and Taiwan: The Dynamics of Revitalization vs. Devitalization
(April 28, 2023)
Contesting the Iranian Revolution: The Green Uprisings
Contesting the Iranian Revolution: The Green Uprisings
(April 13, 2023)
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Conversations with Scholars Series: A conversation with Prof. Scott Noegel
(April 11, 2023)
Anaëlle Enders
MELC Faculty and Student Updates
(February 27, 2023)
Turkey in Seattle Oral History Project
Turkey in Seattle Oral History Project
(February 27, 2023)
Seattle’s First Iranian Theater Company - “The Forgotten History of Mastaneh”
Seattle’s First Iranian Theater Company - “The Forgotten History of Mastaneh”
(February 6, 2023)
Excavating War: Violence, Power, and Urbanism in Prehistoric Anatolia
Excavating War: Violence, Power, and Urbanism in Prehistoric Anatolia
(February 6, 2023)
Lute player from the Seljuk palace kiosk in Konya, c. late twelfth century.
MELC’s Inaugural Walter G. Andrews Memorial Lecture Featuring Dr. Michael Pifer
(January 3, 2023)
Adam Benkato
Middle Persian Workshop for MELC Students and Community
(December 14, 2022)
"Turkey in Seattle"
Launch Event for "Turkey in Seattle: An Oral History Project"
(November 30, 2022)
Iraj Khademi Photo
Memorial to be Held for Iraj Khademi on August 18 at the University of Washington's Kane Hall
(August 12, 2022)
Vali Nasr Photograph
Farhat J. Ziadeh Distinguished Lecture Series Resumes with Professor Vali Nasr
(June 9, 2022)
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NELC Students and Theatre Group Bring Shahnameh into Life
(June 7, 2022)
Aria Fani
NELC Concludes Afghanistan Lecture Series and Offers New Course
(June 3, 2022)
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NELC Convocation 2022
(May 17, 2022)
Shahnameh
Shahnameh: A Contemporary Reading
(April 28, 2022)
Wasif Bakhtari (b. 1942), Afghan Poet and Scholar
How to (Not) Read Afghan Literature?
(April 28, 2022)
Language Culture: Speaking Ourselves into Existence
Language Culture: Speaking Ourselves into Existence
(April 28, 2022)
Afghanistan through Afghan Voices: Society, Literature & the Arts
Afghanistan through Afghan Voices: Society, Literature & Arts
(January 19, 2022)
Persianate
Symposium: Is There a Persianate Modernity?
(December 14, 2021)
"A Survivors Tale" from Art Spiegelman's "Maus"
"Jewish Dogs and the Nazi Beast" Professor Naomi Sokoloff's recent lecture
(November 20, 2020)
NELC-PISP Roshan Fellows Present Their Projects at the Simpson Center Event
(October 12, 2020)
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On gazel, ethno-geography and desire: Two talks and a short article by Selim S. Kuru
(January 6, 2020)
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NELC STUDENTS REFLECT: Lidwien Kaptiejn on Somalia, A Horn of Africa Initiative Lecture
(November 6, 2019)
nelc Prof. Jere Bacharach Presentation on Fustat
ARCE 2019-2020 Public Lecture Series starts with Jere Bacharach on Fustat
(October 14, 2019)
NELC conference room full of students, faculty and staff at the reception
End of the Year Reception
(June 12, 2019)
siff iranian film initiative
5th year of cooperation with the NELC-PISP Iranian Film Initiative at SIFF and films from our region at the Festival
(May 6, 2019)
Nowruz dancers in traditional outfits perform
Nowruz at UW
(April 30, 2019)
Cüneyt Ozdemir standing before a large crowd introducing his presentation.
Cüneyt Özdemir on "The Shackles of Journalism"
(April 28, 2019)
Professor McAuliffe introducing her presentation in front of a full room of guests
Farhat J. Ziadeh Lecture 2019: Jane McAuliffe on the Quran in America
(April 21, 2019)
A line of Ancient Iran Day organizers stand in front of a presentation discussing the days events
Ancient Iran Day 2018
(April 21, 2019)
Professor Lior Sternfield standing near the podium before his presentation
Afrassiabi Lecture 2019: Lior Sternfield on Iranian Jews in the Twentieth Centry
(April 21, 2019)
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Turks in Germany: A Panel on a Documentary Film
(November 29, 2018)
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Gert Borg on Arabic Studies in Europe and "Gift Called Philology"
(November 8, 2018)
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"Islamic Cairo"    Autumn 2018 2nd ARCE Lecture by Jere Bacharach
(November 8, 2018)