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Symposium: LifeWriting and the Historiography of the Persianate World 1794-1989

Dates:15 May 2015
Times:15:30 - 17:00
What is it:Lecture
Organiser:School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
Who is it for:University staff, Families, Adults, Current University students, General public, Post 16
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

  • http://www.univ-paris3.fr/m-richard-yann--31434.kjsp

Professor Vanessa Martin

Organisation: Royal Holloway, University of London

  • http://pure.rhul.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/vanessa-martin_7439ca5f-0aa8-4c5f-bb7b-cfc8d0314b5c.html

Professor Touraj Atabaki

Organisation: University of Leiden

  • http://atabaki.nl/

Professor Ali Ansari

Organisation: University of St Andrews

  • https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/staff/aliansari.html

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