Reformulation of the Ideals of Heroism in Bahram Beyzaie’s Dramatic Worlds with Saeed Talajooy In this talk, Saeed Talajooy first introduces his recent edited volume on Bahram Beyzaie and then briefly discusses his two chapters in the book, which analyse...
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Persian Historiography across Empires
Persian Historiography across Empires with Sholeh Quinn This presentation will discuss some of the main features of Persian historiography under the Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals. Early modern chroniclers engaged in a number of historiographical practices,...
Empire, Sultanate, and the Boundaries of the Persianate World in South Asia
Empire, Sultanate, and the Boundaries of the Persianate World in South Asia with Roy Fischel This is an in-person only event, which will take place at the British Academy. Registrations for the event are currently closed: people booked on the lecture by Prof Frankopan...
CANCELLED: The Natural World and the Making of the Modern Middle East
CANCELLED: The Natural World and the Making of the Modern Middle East with Peter Frankopan We regret to inform you that due to unforeseen circumstances our speaker, Prof. Peter Frankopan, will not be able to deliver the lecture as planned. We apologise for any...
Persian Poetry on the High Seas: Migration and the Making of an Early Modern World Literature
Persian Poetry on the High Seas: Migration and the Making of an Early Modern World Literature with James White Over the course of the seventeenth century, many hundreds of professional poets active in Persian travelled across the western Indian Ocean, moving...
The Reunification of Iran and the Reign of Aqa Muhammad Shah Qajar
The Reunification of Iran and the Reign of Aqa Muhammad Shah Qajar with Maziar Behrooz After a difficult century of civil wars and foreign intervention, population loss and economic contraction, Iran was finally reunified under the Qajar and the unique...
Uncovering Dr Hans E. Wulff Collection: A Life Contribution to the Study of Iran and Iranian Studies
Uncovering Dr Hans E. Wulff Collection: A Life Contribution to the Study of Iran and Iranian Studies with Pedram Khosronejad In 1936, twenty-nine-year-old Johannes Eberhard Wulff (1907-1967) was given an official position to go to Iran at the request of Reza...
Excavating the Archives: David Stronach’s fieldwork in Iran with the British Institute of Persian Studies
Excavating the Archives: David Stronach’s fieldwork in Iran with the British Institute of Persian Studies with Gareth Brereton David Stronach OBE FSA (1931 - 2020) was a leading figure in the field of Iranian archaeology and founding Director of the British...
Private tour of Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece
Private tour of Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece with James Fraser & Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones As part of a continued collaboration with the Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece exhibition at the British Museum, BIPS and the BSA are thrilled to announce a...
Open Sesame: Ancient Persia and the Greek Imagination
Open Sesame: Ancient Persia and the Greek Imagination with James Fraser & Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones To coincide with the British Museum’s current exhibition Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece, this BIPS seminar will explore how Achaemenid Persian luxury items...