| Date & Time |
Title & Description |
Venue |
| 27 September - 10 January 2009 |
Exhibition: 30 Years of Solitude Photography and Film by Iranian Women
An Asia House and Iran Heritage Foundation presentation. Showing a selection of work by some of Iran’s most talented and extraordinary women artists, this is the first exhibition in the UK featuring artists who all live and work in Iran. |
Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London, W1 www.asiahouse.org |
| 06 November 2008
18:00 - 19:00 |
Lecture: The Mosque of Sultan Hasan: Architecture and the Arts of the Book
Speaker: Professor Doris Behrens-Abouseif
School of Oriental and African Studies. Part of the Royal Asiatic Society lecture series. |
Royal Asiatic Society, 14 Stephenson Way, London, NW1 www.royalasiaticsociety.org |
| 06 November 2008
18:15 - 20:00 |
Lecture: St Francis & the Moslem World
Speaker: Dr Pamela Tudor-Craig. Venue: The Lincoln Centre. Chairman Sir Nicholas Pearson, Bt. £5 or £3.50 Members of the Temenos Academy / Concessions. |
Temenos Academy, The Lincoln Centre, 18 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, WC2 www.temenosacademy.org |
| 06 November 2008
19:30 - 21:00 |
Lecture: Rhetoric or Reality: The Iraqi Refugee Crisis
With Ali-Al Shalah, President of the PEN Centre, Iraq; Kate Allen, Director of Amnesty International UK; exhibiting photographer Geert van Kesteren and Edie Peters, consultant and photo editor. Chaired by Brigitte Lardinois, Senior Research Fellow, London College of Communication. Tickets: £3 |
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2 www.barbican.org.uk |
| 07 November 2008
17:30 - 19:00 |
Lecture: The Huxley Memorial Lecture 2008 - Professor Maurice Godelier
Professor Maurice Godelier, Directeur d'Etudes, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris will give a lecture on on "Community, Society, Culture: Three Keys to Understanding Today's Conflicted Identities". Admission free without ticket. Refreshments afterwards. |
Clore Education Centre, The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, WC1 www.therai.org.uk |
| 08 - 20 November 2008 |
Festival: UK Jewish Film Festival 2008
The UK Jewish Film Festival was inaugurated in 1997 in Brighton, home of our founder, Judy Ironside In addition to festival screenings, we have shared the diversity of Jewish experiences through:
* Visiting directors and speakers after many thought-provoking films
* Making short films documenting the heritage of Jewish Brighton
* Holocaust education in schools with talks from survivors |
Various venues www.ukjewishfilmfestival.org.uk |
| 12 November 2008
13:00 - 14:00 |
Lecture: Citizenship and Democracy: One or Two Concepts?
Citizenship
Lunchtime Lecture Series Autumn 2008. Speaker: Professor Etienne Balibar. Professor Balibar is Distinguished Professor in the School of Humanities, University of California at Irvine, and Fellow of the Birkbeck Institute of Humanities. His early works were on Marx’s Capital, then on Spinoza. Subsequently his interests have been animated by many different themes: of identity and difference, race and European identity, violence and the problem of civility, justice and equality, and, recently, the idea of war as politics and politics as war. Among his many books, an especially relevant work is We, The People of Europe?: Reflections on Transnational Citizenship (Princeton, 2003), in which he investigates the conditions for a democratic Europe. |
Birkbeck College, Malet Street, London, WC1
www.bbk.ac.uk |
| 12 November 2008
17:00 - 18:30 |
Lecture: Muscat & Oman 1962-1964 David Gwynne-James
You are invited to an illustrated talk by David Gwynne-James on Muscat & Oman 1962-1964 Sultan's Armed Forces. In the early 1960s, Sultan Said bin Taimur asked the British government to loan fifty British Officers to lead and train his army to defend his country from external aggression and calm internal unrest. David Gwynne-James served on secondment to the Sultan of Muscat's Armed Forces between 1962 and 1964 and has recently written three books, Letters from Oman (2001); For King and Country (2006); Arabian Peninsula 1958 (2008). His talk is a snapshot of a poor, divided and feudal country with no infrastructure awakening to the prospect of oil. |
School of Oriental and African Studies, Russell Square, London, WC1 www.lmei.soas.ac.uk |
| 12 November 2008
18:00 - 20:00 |
Lecture: Pednelissos: An ancient mountain city in Asia Minor
Organised by The British Institute at Ankara Lecture by Dr Lut Vandeput, BIAA Director. For further details, email: biaa@britac.ac.uk |
The British Academy, 10 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1 www.britac.ac.uk |
| 12 November 2008
18:30 - 20:00 |
Lecture: The Prospect of Democratisation in Afghanistan
Speaker: Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta is Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, a position he has held since May 2006. Foreign Minister Spanta earned a Master degree in Political Sciences, Sociology and International Relations and a PhD degree from Aachen University in Political Sciences where he also taught as a professor from 1992 to 2005. In January 2005, Dr. Spanta returned to teach at Kabul University, and later became the advisor on foreign affairs to President Hamed Karzai. His nomination as Foreign Minister was approved by the Parliament on April 20, and he was sworn in on May 2, 2006. |
London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, WC2 www.lse.ac.uk |
| 13 November 2008
19:00 - 20:30 |
Lecture: The Liberty of Appearing - Photographs of the working people of Egypt
Yasser Alwan will give a public talk about his photographs and his book, 'The Liberty of Appearing'. The book contains 80 B&W photos and portraits of working people on the streets of Egypt and a preface by Nadje Al-Ali, Reader in Gender Studies & Chair, Centre for Gender Studies, SOAS. |
Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African Studies, Russell Square, London, WC1 www.lmei.soas.ac.uk |
| 16 November - 13 December 2008 |
Exhibition: A People's Migration - The Bakhtiari Kuch
A Photographic Exhibition by Caroline Mawer. A People’s Migration is a photographic essay of an Iranian nomad family, migrating on foot over 3000m mountains in South West Iran. |
Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, London, WC1 www.soas.ac.uk |
| 18 November 2008
17:30 - 19:00 |
Lecture: Sudan: the Comprehensive Peace Agreement at Mid Term and the challenges ahead
Derek Plumbley
Chair: Charles Tripp |
SOAS, The School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS) www.lmei.soas.ac.uk |
| 19 November 2008
19:00 - 20:00 |
Lecture: Reaching New Heights: Material Culture and Ceremonial in Fatimid Egypt
Part of the Islamic Art Circle series at SOAS. Speaker: Dr Fahmida Suleman, Research Assistant, Department of the Middle East, British Museum and Research Associate, The Institute of Ismaili Studies. |
School of Oriental and African Studies, Russell Square, London, WC1B 3RA www.soas.ac.uk |
| 25 November - 07 December 2008 |
Festival: Iran: New Voices
Exploring contemporary Iranian theatre, film and video art. Organised by the Organised by the Barbican in association with Iran Heritage Foundation and Vali Mahlouji. |
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2 www.barbican.org.uk |
| 25 - 29 November 2008 |
Performing Arts: Daedalus & Icarus
Loosely based on the Greek myth, this production, both poignant and funny, explores the complexities of power through the relationship between a father and his son. Mungu Theatre Company. Part of the Iran: New Voices festival. |
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2 www.barbican.org.uk |
| 25 November 2008
17:30 - 18:30 |
Lecture: China and the Gulf: changing the horizons of Gulf politics?
Speaker: Tim Niblock, University of Exeter
Chair: tbc |
School of Oriental and African Studies, Russell Square, London, WC1 www.lmei.soas.ac.uk |
| 27 November 2008
14:30 - 07:00 |
Lecture: Ethics in the Muslim Public Sphere
Professor Armando Salvatore (School of Arab-Islamic and Mediterranean Studies
University of Naples) - L’Orientale |
44 Grosvenor Gardens, London, SW1 www.iis.ac.uk |
| 29 November 2008
10:00 - 17:00 |
Seminar/Workshop: Iran: New Voices Symposium
A one-day event examining contemporary Iranian theatre, with panel discussions involving artists from the Iranian productions at the Barbican and leading figures from Iran and the arts world. |
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2 www.barbican.org.uk |
| 29 November 2008
12:45 - 13:45 |
Exhibition: Reconciling local identities and global aspirations through language use in Moroccan women's press
Dawn Marley (University of Surrey) will talk on the subject of reconciling local identities and global aspirations through language use in the Moroccan women's press. |
London
www.roehampton.ac.uk |
| 02 - 06 December 2008 |
Performing Arts: Quartet: A Journey North
This documentary-style performance takes us deep into the motivations of the human mind. Based on the chilling, true stories of two Iranian murderers, A Journey North resembles a cool, detached police investigation. Beneath television screens projecting their own faces, four actors sit back to back and address the audience from their own isolated spaces, offering interwoven accounts from the two murderers and two relatives of the victims. |
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2 www.barbican.org.uk |
| 02 December 2008
17:30 - 19:30 |
Lecture: Higher Education in the Gulf States
Speaker: Chris Davidson
Chair: Sarah Stewart, LMEI |
School of Oriental and African Studies, Russell Square, London, WC1 www.lmei.soas.ac.uk |
| 05 December 2008
19:30 - 21:00 |
Exhibition: Focus: Shirin Neshat (15*) + Q&A with the artist Shirin Neshat
An exclusive presentation of work from seminal contemporary artist Shirin Neshat. We welcome seminal contemporary artist Shirin Neshat to the Barbican for the UK premiere of three short films which form part of her inspired adaptation of Shahrnush Parsipur's novel Women Without Men (swiftly banned in Iran upon its publication). Tickets: £7.50 online (£9.50 full price), Barbican Members £6.50 online (£7.50 full price), Concessions £7.50. |
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2 www.barbican.org.uk |
| 06 December 2008
13:00 - 14:00 |
Film: bedün´? onvän´ 1 (Untitled Series 1)
The contrasting work of Avish Khebrehzadeh and Shahab Fotouhi. bedün´ ? onvän´ / Untitled Series is an unmissable opportunity to see the latest in video installations from eight of the best contemporary Iranian artists and to hear them discuss their work. Examining the contours of the global and the local, through addressing the question of identity, the series asks what does it mean to be Iranian today? |
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2 www.barbican.org.uk |
| 06 December 2008
15:30 - 17:00 |
Film: bedün´ ? onvän´ 3 (Untitled Series 3)
Short video pieces reflecting on social & gender issues in Iran. Two artists, Berlin-based Shahram Entekhabi and Tehran-based Ghazel feature as protagonists in their own short video pieces, which reflect on and expose social and gender issues in Iran. Part of Iran: New Voices. Tickets: £6. |
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2 www.barbican.org.uk |
| 06 December 2008
16:15 - 18:00 |
Film: bedün´? onvän´ 2 (Untitled Series 2)
The fantastic work of Mandana Moghaddam and Barbad Golshiri, focusing on language and communication. bedün´ ? onvän´ / Untitled Series is an unmissable opportunity to see the latest in video installations from eight of the best contemporary Iranian artists and to hear them discuss their work. Part of Iran: New Voices. Tickets: £6. |
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2 www.barbican.org.uk |
| 06 December 2008
16:45 - 18:00 |
Film: bedün´ ? onvän´ 4 (Untitled Series 4)
Investigating the relationship between politics, society and religion in a transcultural context. bedün´ ? onvän´ / Untitled Series is an unmissable opportunity to see the latest in video installations from eight of the best contemporary Iranian artists and to hear them discuss their work. Part of Iran: New Voices. Tickets: £6. |
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2 www.barbican.org.uk |
| 07 December 2008
15:00 - 17:00 |
Exhibition: Power of a Cliche
A compelling spoken word performance and slide show by writer/photographer Haleh Anvari, exploring the representation of Iranian women in the West and in Iran. Power of a Cliché focuses on the black chador as visual shorthand for Iran, and its use as an icon both inside and outside the country. Part of Iran: New Voices. Tickets: £5. |
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2 www.barbican.org.uk |
| 07 December 2008
18:30 - 21:00 |
Exhibition: Kiarostami Double Bill (U*) + intro by film critic Geoff Andrew
The UK premiere of Roads of Kiarostami and FIVE. Geoff Andrew, film critic and Kiarostami expert introduces some of the celebrated director’s most poetic works, the UK premiere of Roads of Kiarostami and FIVE. |
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2 www.barbican.org.uk |
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