"The History of Persian Poetry from the Beginnings to Today" by Professor Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak (University of Maryland)
Department: Center for Persian Studies and Culture
Date and Time: May 5, 2018 | 11:00 AM-2:30 PMEvent Location: Humanities Gateway (HG) 1030
Event Details
Please join us on Saturday, May 5, 2018, 11 am - 2:30 pm for the annual Farhang Foundation Lecture Series in Iranian Studies titled "The History of Persian Poetry from the Beginnings to Today" by Professor Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak (University of Maryland) at UC Irvine's Humanities Gateway (HG) 1030.
11:00 am - 12:00 pm: The Worldly and the Unworldly in Persian Poetry: From Rudaki to Hafez
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm: The Modern and the Classical in Persian Poetry: From Hafez to Farrokhzad
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Reception
For 19 years, Professor Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak was professor of Persian language and literature and Iranian culture and civilization at the University of Washington. He has studied in Iran and the United States, receiving his Ph.D. in comparative literature from Rutgers University in 1979, and has taught English and comparative literature and translation studies, as well as classical and modern Persian literature at the University of Tehran, Rutgers University, Columbia University, and the University of Texas. Professor Karimi-Hakkak is the author of 19 books and over 100 major scholarly articles. He has contributed articles on Iran and Persian literature to many reference works, including The Encyclopedia Britannica, The Encyclopaedia Iranica, and The Encyclopedia of Translation Studies. His works have been translated into French, Dutch, Spanish, Russian, Greek, Arabic, Japanese, and Persian. He has won numerous awards and honors, and has served as president of the International Society for Iranian Studies and several other professional academic organizations.
This talk is free and open to the public. No registration is required.
This event is presented by Farhang Foundation and Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture.
Closest parking structures are Mesa Parking Structure and Student Center Parking Structure. Parking permits are required at all time at UC Irvine's campus and they could be purchased from manned or automated kiosks in the parking structures. The location of the venue is Humanities Gateway building, room HG 1030.
