Symposium: LifeWriting and the Historiography of the Persianate World 1794-1989
| Dates: | 15 May 2015 |
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| Times: | 15:30 - 17:00 |
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| What is it: | Lecture |
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| Organiser: | School of Arts, Languages and Cultures |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Families, Adults, Current University students, General public, Post 16 |
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| Speaker: | Professor Yann Richard, Professor Vanessa Martin, Professor Touraj Atabaki, Professor Ali Ansari |
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3.30 – 4.30 Formal presentations (20 minutes each plus 10 minutes of dedicated discussion)
1) 3.30 – 4.00 The historical prosopography of Modern Iran (1848-1979) in the age of Digital Humanities: Presentation of the biographical database project ‘Rejal’, Professor Yann Richard (Paris 3)
2) 4.00 – 4.30 The importance of LifeWriting for the studying the history of labour in Modern Iran, Professor Touraj Atabaki (University of Leiden)
4.30 – 5.00 Round-table discussion of prospective network participants to be chaired by Professor Vanessa Martin (Royal Holloway College)
Speakers
Professor Yann Richard
Organisation: University of Paris 3
Professor Vanessa Martin
Organisation: Royal Holloway, University of London
Professor Touraj Atabaki
Organisation: University of Leiden
Professor Ali Ansari
Organisation: University of St Andrews
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Samuel Alexander Building
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