SYMPOSIA IRANICA | SECOND BIENNIAL

GRADUATE CONFERENCE ON IRANIAN STUDIES

Hosted by the University of Cambridge at Downing and Pembroke Colleges, 8-9 April 2015

***Deadline for proposals: 05 December 2014***

Applications are warmly invited for papers that relate to any aspect of Iranian studies in any discipline within the arts, humanities and social sciences, while comparative themes and interdisciplinary approaches are also very welcome. Sponsored best paper prizes and honorary mentions will be awarded in the following categories: cultural heritage or conservation; history; contemporary Iranian art; international relations and political science; art and architecture history; and literature. All proposals undergo double blind peer review.

BURSARIES

Bursaries sponsored by the Barakat Trust are available for proposals on Islamic art, architecture or archaeology. To qualify for this award, you must be matriculated at a university in the Middle East or Asia. For conditions of the award, see our Call for Papers or to check whether this bursary applies to a specific country, see our FAQs for a map.

An accommodation bursary sponsored by the British Epigraphy Society will be awarded for a proposal relating to any of the ancient through to late-antique languages, such as Old Persian, Middle Persian/Pahlavi, Parthian, Babylonian, Chorasmian, Elamite, Sogdian, Bactrian, as well as Latin or Greek.

MORE INFORMATION

Symposia Iranica is the biennial international graduate conference on Iranian studies. We bring together students and early career scholars to celebrate, encourage and stimulate their interest and engagement with the field, and seek to deliver a rounded, academically and professionally enriching experience that will have a real impact on the thinking, output and career progression of our participants.

For details of the conference, our website is: symposia-iranica.com

Individual Proposal Form: http://symposia-iranica.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/SIranica-Individual-Papers.pdf

Pre-arranged Panel Form: http://symposia-iranica.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/SIranica-Pre-Arranged-Panels.pdf

SPONSORS

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the British Institute of Persian Studies, the Soudavar Memorial Foundation, the Barakat Trust, Iran Heritage Foundation, the Shahnama Centre for Persian Studies, and the University of Cambridge and thank the Magic of Persia Foundation, the Ancient India and Iran Trust, the Global Heritage Fund, I.B.Tauris Publishers, Brill Publishers, and the British Epigraphy Society for their sponsorship.

Armin Yavari, Founding Chair

Michael Pye, Co-Chair

Peyvand Firouzeh, Coordinator

The Biennial Graduate Conference on Iranian Studies

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