Events

Announcements

Situating Recent Iranian Modern and Contemporary Art Scholarship: Katrin Nahidi (Universität Graz) and Mohammadreza Mirzaei (UCSB)

In recent years, we have witnessed a fortunate upsurge in the publication of books dedicated to the exploration of various facets of Iranian modern and contemporary art. These publications have significantly contributed to our understanding of Iranian artistic culture. The Graduate Center for Literary Research at UCSB is pleased to host three separate events that brings together three distinguished scholars, each of whom has recently authored a work on Iranian art in the twentieth century. Please join us on Zoom for the third and final event of this series on Friday, April 19, at 9am PST. To register for this Zoom event, please use this link.

Navalny and Putin, Two Poles of Russia: A Talk by Victor Erofeiev

What do we mean when we say Russia? Russia of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky? Russia of Lenin and Stalin, or Russia of Gorbachev? There are a lot of Russias. Today we have at least two. the Russia of Putin and the Russia of Navalny. What kind of future will we have after Putin?

Please join us for a guest lecture by Victor Erofeiev, a well-known writer, television, and radio personality, and a professor of literature at Luneburg University in Germany. The event will take place on Thursday, April 25th, at 12:30 pm in HSSB 6020 on UCSB's campus.

Situating Recent Iranian Modern and Contemporary Art Scholarship: Hamid Keshmirshekan (SOAS) and Hemed Yousefi (Northwestern University)
In recent years, we have witnessed a fortunate upsurge in the publication of books dedicated to the exploration of various facets of Iranian modern and contemporary art. These publications have significantly contributed to our understanding of Iranian artistic culture. The Graduate Center for Literary Research at UCSB is pleased to host three separate events that brings together three distinguished scholars, each of whom has recently authored a work on Iranian art in the twentieth century. Please join us on Zoom for the second event of this series on Friday, April 12, at 9am PST. To register for this Zoom event, please use this link.
 
 
 
Spring Weekly Writing Group

Every quarter the GCLR hosts a weekly writing group where graduate students can carve out dedicated time to work on their papers, dissertations, or projects. While people are writing independently, this space provides an opportunity to find community and accountability in writing. Coffee and snacks are provided weekly. Come by Phelps 6206C and join us every Wednesday this Spring Quarter anytime, between 10am-1pm! All are welcome.

Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Research and Teaching

“Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Research and Teaching” is the XXII Hispanic and Lusophone Conference organized by the graduate students of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at UC Santa Barbara. This year’s event will take place in the Flying A Room at the University Center in UCSB from 9am to 5pm on April 11, 2024. This conference is open to the public and is a platform for graduate and undergraduate students to present their research. The keynote speaker this year is Dr. Omar Pimienta, Assistant Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at UCSB. We look forward to seeing you there!

Situating Recent Iranian Modern and Contemporary Art Scholarship: Pamela Karimi (UMass Dartmouth) and Maryam Athari (Northwestern University)

In recent years, we have witnessed a fortunate upsurge in the publication of books dedicated to the exploration of various facets of Iranian modern and contemporary art. These publications have significantly contributed to our understanding of Iranian artistic culture. The Graduate Center for Literary Research at UCSB is pleased to host three separate events that brings together three distinguished scholars, each of whom has recently authored a work on Iranian art in the twentieth century. Please join us on Zoom for the first event of this seriees on Friday, April 5, at 9am PST. To register for this Zoom event, please use this link.