In today's episode, Dr. Margaret Cool Root, a Professor Emerita at the University of Michigan, discusses representational iconography and the unique aspects of seals as both functional and artistic objects. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/.../legacies... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4fVSPFa...

Join us for our upcoming event! "Imperial Foundations of the Silk Road: Persian Roads and Han Walls" by Wu Xin In-Person Lecture in Royce 306 (Zoom option available) Registration Required: pourdavoud.ucla.edu/event/pourda...

Join us for our final lecture of the academic year! "The Denavar Satyrs as Time Travelers: From Ancient Persia to Greece, Rome, and 20th Century Collections" by Gunvor Lindström In-Person Lecture in Royce 306 (Zoom option available) Registration Required: pourdavoud.ucla.edu/event/pourda...

On behalf of the Pourdavoud Institute, we would like to extend our best wishes for a serene Norouz 1404, and thank our vibrant and committed audiences for the steadfast support of our research and programming.

The Pourdavoud Institute would like to thank all of the presenters, panel chairs, and attendees who made our conference "The Bible in it's Ancient Iranian Context" a great success and a wonderful experience for all.

Join us at our upcoming event! Zoroastrian Hermeneutics in Late Antiquity: The Sūdgar Nask of Dēnkard Book 9 by Yuhan Vevaina In-Person Lecture in Royce 306 (Zoom option available) Registration Required: pourdavoud.ucla.edu/event/pourda...

We are very excited for our upcoming conference "The Bible in its Ancient Iranian Context" next week on March 13-14, 2025. The full conference program & abstract booklet are available to download. Zoom info is also on our website. Link to website below! pourdavoud.ucla.edu/event/the-bi...

The Pourdavoud Institute would like to thank all of the presenters, panel chairs, and attendees who made the Third Achaemenid Workshop hosted at Columbia University in New York City a great success and a wonderful experience for all.

We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting an international conference entitled "The Bible in its Iranian Context" on March 13-14, 2025. Convened by: M. Rahim Shayegan, UCLA William Schniedewind, UCLA Catherine Bonesho, UCLA Please stay tuned for more information!

Check out our most recent episode with Dr. Eve MacDonald (@gevemac.bsky.social), an ancient historian and archaeologist at Cardiff University. She discusses the technological advancements of the Carthaginians, the Sasanian Empire, and the role of monumental structures on historical narratives.

Join us at our upcoming event on January 29th! The Rise of Persian: Understanding the Evolution of Writing in the Sasanian and Early Islamic Periods In-Person Lecture in Royce 306 (Zoom option available) Registration Required: pourdavoud.ucla.edu/event/pourda...

Earlier this fall, we celebrated the official launch of the new UCLA Yarshater Center for the Study of Iranian Literary Traditions. We are pleased to help usher in a new era for Iranian Studies both at UCLA and in the United States more broadly.

A new era for Iranian studies

“This puts UCLA at the forefront and as the epicenter of ancient Iranian studies and Persian studies in the United States — if not in the world,” said Humanities Dean Alexandra Minna Stern.

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Need something to listen to? Check out our most recent episode of Legacies of Ancient Persia! In this episode, Dr. Neville McFerrin, a professor of Art History at the University of North Texas, is interviewed by Charlotte Howley – a 3rd year PhD student in UCLA’s Program of Iranian Studies.