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IPGS Lecture Series: Dr. Persis Karim

The Dawn is Too Far: Stories of Iranian-American Life

Documentary Film Screening & Talk-Back

Thursday, November 14, 2024

Wes Watkins Center, room 110

5:00pm reception | 5:30pm screening & talk-back

This documentary film poetically narrates the story of a community of Iranian Americans who have made the San Francisco Bay Area their home over the past five decades. The film seeks to expand our understanding of Iranian immigration — what it means to leave home and country and live through the episodes of turbulent histories of dissent, revolution, war, and separation — and reinvent oneself in a new place, country, and culture.

Questions?

Fall 2024 IPGS Lecture Series

Mark your calendars and join us for an exciting series of events this Fall!

IPGS Lecture Series: Tonia Sharlach

"Progressive Salinization in Iran and Iraq in the 21st Century B.C. :

What Really Happened?"

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Wes Watkins Center, room 108

5:00pm reception | 5:30pm lecture

Chai Chat - welcome back!

Join us for the first chai chat of the semester!

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Drop in anytime between 4:30 - 6:30pm

Wes Watkins Center, room 201

Symposium on the State of the Environment in Iran

What is the state of environmental change in Iran?

Seeking a holistic, data-driven view of this pressing question, the Iranian & Persian Gulf Studies Program at Oklahoma State University will host the Symposium on the State of the Environment in Iran from April 18-19, 2024. Bringing together a dozen scholars alongside IPGS faculty to present their research in diverse fields, the symposium will build a holistic view of the state of water, energy, climate, and agriculture, and the roles of economy, the media, and culture on environmental change in Iran. The first day of this two-day symposium includes a full day of in-person research presentations open to the public. Please see the schedule at the link below and join us for open sessions on April 18th.

Schedule

IPGS Lecture Series: Spring 2024

Join us for an exciting series of events this spring! Stay tuned for more details.

Questions?

Nowruz 1403 Eid Didani

OSU IPGS wishes you and your loved ones a healthy, prosperous, and joyous Nowruz! !نوروز پیروز

Join us Wednesday, March 27 as we mark Nowruz 1403 with an afternoon of “eid didani” — a tradition of visits to friends and loved ones to welcome spring and the new year. All are welcome and light refreshments will be provided!

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Wes Watkins Center room 201

Drop in anytime between 4pm - 6pm

Questions?

IPGS Chai Chat

Come join us for tea and sweets at Chai Chat!

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Wes Watkins Center room 201

Drop in anytime between 4pm - 6pm

IPGS Lecture Series: "Rethinking Charity in Modest Reception and Contemporary Iranian Cinema"

A Film Screening & Discussion with Dr. Kaveh Bassiri (Univ. of Tulsa)

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Wes Watkins Center room 110

5:00pm Reception, 5:30pm Event

IPGS Lecture Series: Dr. Talinn Grigor, UC-Davis

"The Hyphenated Architect: Minoritarian Agencies in Iranian International Style"

Thursday, February 1, 2024

Wes Watkins Center room 108

4:30pm Reception, 5:00pm Lecture

Chai Chat

Join us for tea and sweets at the first Chai Chat of the semester!

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Wes Watkins Center room 201

Drop in anytime between 4pm - 6pm

Yalda Night 2023

Shabe-Yalda co-presented by IPGS & IRSA

Yalda Night, known as Shab-e Yalda or Shab-e Chelleh, is a cherished Iranian cultural celebration that marks the longest night of the year, the winter solstice. This year, IPGS & IRSA have collaborated to celebrate this special evening (a bit early!) with our OSU community. We invite you to join us to share in recitations of Persian poetry by Iranian-American poet Kaveh Bassiri (with English translation), enjoy traditionally significant fruits like pomegranates, and share a delicious Iranian dinner.

We kindly request your RSVP at your earliest convenience.

Yalda Night

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Wes Watkins Center Room 308 6:30 PM

Dinner will be served.

IPGS Lecture Series: Dr. Adel Pezeshki

"DIET AND METABOLIC HEALTH: A FOCUS ON THE PERSIAN GULF REGION"

Join us for a lecture from Dr. Adel Pezeshki, Associate Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry at Oklahoma State University in the Department of Animal and Food Science.

Thursday, November 9

WWC Room 209

5:00pm reception

5:30pm lecture

Questions?

Save the Dates!

Fall 2023 IPGS Lecture Series (Updated)

Join us this Fall for the IPGS Lecture series! Additional details will be posted before each event. We look forward to seeing you!

Chai Chat

Join us Wednesday, October 4 for Chai Chat!
Drop in anytime between 4:00-6:00pm in Wes Watkins Center room 201.

Artistry and Activism: The Power of Art in Iran's Women, Life, Freedom Uprising

Join us on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 for a lecture from Dr. Pamela Karimi (U. Mass-Dartmouth) in Wes Watkins Center Room 108. Reception begins at 5pm, followed by the lecture and a short presentation from IRSA at 5:30.

Welcome Back Chai Chat

Join us Wednesday, August 30 for our first Chai Chat of the Fall 2023 semester!
Drop in anytime between 4:30-6:00pm in Wes Watkins Center room 201.

Join us on Wednesday, May 3 for the last Chai Chat of the semester!

Come enjoy some tea and sweets to help you study for finals, and celebrate our graduating students!
Drop in anytime between 4:00-5:30pm in WWC 201.

Environment, Water Security, and Justice in the Middle East: A Conversation with Dr. Kaveh Madani

Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Room 108, Wes Watkins Center

Reception 5:00pm, Event 5:30pm

IPGS Lecture Series:
Mediating the Politics of Gender & Environmental Change through Participatory Filmmaking in Iran

A lecture by Dr. Mariam Abazeri (Univ. of Miami)

Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | Room 209, Wes Watkins Center

Reception 4:30 pm, Lecture 5:00 pm

Nowruz Eid Didani

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Room 308, Wes Watkins Center

Drop-in from 4:30-6:30 pm
Refreshments provided!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Chai Chat

Join us on Wednesday 03/01 for our March Iranian & Persian Gulf Studies (IPGS) Chai Chat, a monthly informal gathering to get to know one another over tea and snacks!

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Room 201, Wes Watkins Center

Drop-in anytime between 4:00 – 5:30 pm!

Questions? Email us at ipgs@okstate.edu. We look forward to seeing you there!

Chai Chat

Join us for the first Iranian & Persian Gulf Studies (IPGS) Chai Chat, a monthly informal gathering to get to know one another over tea and snacks! Please let us know you plan to come by so we can be sure to have enough chai and shirini for everyone.

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023

Room 201, Wes Watkins Center

Drop-in anytime between 4:00 – 5:30 pm!

Questions? Email us at ipgs@okstate.edu. We look forward to seeing you there!

Global Briefing Series: Shi’a-Sunni Dynamics and the Geopolitics of Sectarianism in the Middle East

Dr. Payam Mohseni

November 06, 2020

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Iran's Conservative Administration and the Global Economy

Dr. Saleh S. Tabrizy

September 29th, 2021

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Upcoming Events

IPGS Lecture Series: Dr. Persis Karim

Fall 2024 IPGS Lecture Series

Recent Events

IPGS Lecture Series: Tonia Sharlach

Chai Chat - welcome back!

Symposium on the State of the Environment in Iran

IPGS Lecture Series: Spring 2024

Nowruz 1403 Eid Didani

IPGS Chai Chat

A Film Screening & Discussion with Dr. Kaveh Bassiri (Univ. of Tulsa)

IPGS Lecture Series: Dr. Talinn Grigor, UC-Davis

Chai Chat

Yalda Night 2023

IPGS Lecture Series: Dr. Adel Pezeshki

Dr. Payam Mohseni

Dr. Saleh S. Tabrizy

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