About

The Research Students' Workshop in Iranian studies aims to provide a forum for graduate students in the many disparate fields of related Iranian Studies to present their work in progress. Postgraduate students from the University of Edinburgh, a premier institution in the field of Iranology and a leader in interdisciplinary studies, are hosting this event so as to foster the development of Iranian studies, facilitate interaction between graduate students and faculty from various institutions, provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, and contribute to the professional and academic development of graduate students.

Papers from various fields will be presented, including history, art history, archaeology and literature. Session themes focus mainly on pre-Modern Iran during the early Islamic period and under the Seljuqs and Ilkhanids, Timurids and Safavids (7th-18th cent. A.D); there will also be a session on pre-Islamic Iran (Achaemenids, Sasanians). Those presenting papers are graduate students from British universities, such as Cambridge, Edinburgh, London (School of Oriental and African Studies, SOAS), Manchester and Oxford.

The workshop is organized by Mr. Evangelos Venetis (Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies) and Ms. Yuka Kadoi (History of Art), research students at the University of Edinburgh. The advisory board of the workshop consists of Professor Carole Hillenbrand (Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies), Professor Robert Hillenbrand (History of Art) and Dr. Andrew J. Newman (Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies).