ASPS Virtual Event Series IX: “Iranian Heritage and Today’s World”, Part II: Contemporary Intellectual Flows

Mini-conference with a round table discussion

Sept. 27, 2022 10:00am-14:35 pm (CEST) via MS Teams (link)

Contributors:
Mr. Max Bledstein (PhD Candidate, University of New South Wales, Sydney)
Ms. Zuzanna Blatej (PhD Candidate, Jagiellonian University in Kraków)
Dr. Azad Haji (Jagiellonian University in Kraków)
Dr. Shah Mahmoud Hanifi (James Madison University)
Dr. Laetittia Nanquette (University of New South Wales, Sydney)
Dr. Karolina Rakowiecka-Asgari (Jagiellonian University in Kraków)

Co-organizers:
Department of Iranian Studies, Jagiellonian University in Kraków
Department of Interdisciplinary Eurasiatic Research, Jagiellonian University in Kraków

Schedule (all times CEST)

Welcome: 10:00 a.m. —10:15 p.m.
Dr. Kazuo Morimoto (University of Tokyo): Acting President of ASPS
Dr. Jo-Ann Gross (Prof. Emerita, The College of New Jersey): Chair of the ASPS Virtual Event
Series
Prof. Kinga Paraskiewicz (Jagiellonian University in Kraków): Director of the Institute of
Oriental Studies and Head of the Department of Iranian Studies

Session I: Literature and Cinema
10:15 a.m. — 11:15 a.m.
Chair: Dr. Mateusz M.P. Klagisz (Jagiellonian University in Kraków)
10:15 a.m. — 10:35 a.m. Dr. Laetitia Nanquette (University of New South Wales, Sydney): The Role of the Publishing Industry in the Iranian Literary Field from 1950 to Today
10:35 a.m. — 10:55 a.m. Dr. Karolina Rakowiecka-Asgari (Jagiellonian University in Kraków): Global Phenomenon in the Making: Franz Kafka(s) of Sadeq Hedayat and Bruno Schulz
10:55 a.m. — 11:15 a.m. Mr. Max Bledstein (PhD Candidate, University of New South Wales, Sydney): Killer Collage: Reform Cinema and Pastiche in Mani Haghighi’s “Pig”

Break: 11:15 a.m. — 11:25 a.m.

Session II: Cultural Encounters
11:25 a.m. — 12:25 p.m.
Chair: Dr. hab. Joanna Bocheńska (Jagiellonian University in Kraków)
11:25 a.m. — 11:45 a.m. Dr. Shah Mahmoud Hanifi (James Madison University): Translations and the History of Afghanistan: The American Imperium, 2001-2021
11:45 a.m. — 12:05 p.m. Ms. Zuzanna Blajet (PhD Candidate, Jagiellonian University in Kraków): The Hybrid Aspects of Pamiri Folklore
12:05 p.m. — 12:25 p.m. Dr. Azad Haji (Jagiellonian University in Kraków): The Relationship between Contemporary Iranian Intellectuals and Christian Theology

Break: 12:25 p.m. — 12:35 p.m.

Round Table Discussion: Contemporary Intellectual Flows in the Iranian World
12:35 p.m. — 14:35 p.m.
Moderator: Dr. Karolina Rakowiecka-Asgari (Jagiellonian University in Kraków)

Videos of the event can be found at:

part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rchFjIEgeqg

part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RaCxdejfdk

part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcdgYTuE2cw